Lesson 1 Flashcards
Theology is…
what people say about God and the interpretation of what they believe are God’s intentions for humankind.
often in absolutes
reductionism is…
an insufficient treatment, coverage, or analysis of a topic or task;
reducing a complex issue to a simple issue
State the missionary problem.
the problem of communication, especially communication of Christ to a lost world
According to Hesselgrave, God confused the language of early humanity because He…
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was afraid they would rebel against Him
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saw their potential for uniting the forces of evil
3
felt that Adam had given wrong names to the animals
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saw them building a great city
2
Hesselgrave uses God’s actions at the city of Babel (Gen 11:9) to teach the…
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hopelessness of humankind
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doctrine of original sin
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complexity of culture and communication
4
final end of all large cities
3
State the relationship of Pentecost to Babel.
When the full power of the Holy Spirit reigns, the divine-human dialogue is restored, confusion of language disappears, and full communication is again possible.
How does the cross of Christ illustrate the nonuniversality of the meaning of symbols?
The cross is a symbol of life for the believer, but not for the unbeliever.
Which (multiple) are TRUE statements?
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the message exists by itself apart from the sender or receiver.
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Before the source encodes the message, it has existed within him or her as ideas or impulses.
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Messages are in words or symbols.
4
Messages are in people.
5
Transmitting the message involves the utilization of mind by the source.
2,4,5
the 3 elements for the source to consider before he sends an encoded message:
subject matter, respondent, situation
The respondent is…
the person who decodes a message
similarities between encoding and decoding
both involve mental selection
differences between encoding and decoding
Encoding helps the source prepare to send a message out,
decoding helps the respondent understand the message, which he feeds back to the sender.
T/F: Meaning is in words themselves.
false. Meaning is in people.
State how the source should react when he sends out the encoded message, “Trust in the Lord,” and the respondent decodes the message and then frowns.
He should adjust by encoding it again in a modified way
(matching) Exists in the source in encoded form
message
(matching) information from respondent to source
feedback
(matching) communication other than words
nonverbal code
(matching) mental selection process of source
encoding
(matching) sentences that surround the phrase in question
context
(matching) mental selection process of respondent
decoding
(matching) unintended factors that adversely affect communication
noise
Intentional communication is…
a process involving a conscious selecting of information from the mind’s storage slots for sending symbols. It is done in such a way as to help another person find from his own stored information and experience a meaning similar to that intended by the sender.
T/F: It is impossible to have perfect understanding between 2 humans.
True, because communication requires commonness.
How can communicators of Christ increase overlapping of understanding between themselves and their respondents?
Identify items of difference between them.
Modify the encoded message in a manner that will cause the respondent’s understanding to overlap in greater measure (i.e. what’s in common - native language, exposed to same values, have shared home lives, similar educational experiences, etc.)
When overlapping of understanding between source and respondent in cross-cultural communication of Christ increases, it…
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enlarges the success of such communication
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decreases the success of such communication
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has little effect on the success of such communication
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has no effect on the success of such communication
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