Mid Term 2

Question 1

Dicto Probantia

Answer 1

statements or texts traditionally taken to prove a doctrinal
commitment (Proof

Question 2

Historical-critical

Answer 2

study of the Bible –
an attempt to determine the historical origins,
development, and transmission of the Bible,
typically under the assumption that the Bible’s
own descriptions of history are not entirely
accurate

Question 3

Critical and Constructive response

Answer 3

(1) Learn from the fathers and medieval
writers.

	(2) 	Prioritize the literal sense.

		(3) 	Recognize the complexity of the 
				literal sense itself
(4)	Recognize but don’t exaggerate the 
				distance between us and the original 
				human audience.

	(5) 	Learn from historical studies, but trust 
			the word of God and focus on the 
			final form of Scripture.

Question 4

Steps of interpreting context

Answer 4

 immediate context (surrounding verses)

	 broader context (surrounding chapters)

		 whole book

			 whole corpus of the human author

				 whole Testament

					 whole canon

Question 5

Misuses of historical background

Answer 5

• over-confident “mirror-reading”
  - using poor historical studies
  - undermining the sufficiency of Scripture
  - overemphasizing historical uniqueness
  - “hyper-occasionalism”

Question 6

Fallacies to avoid

Answer 6

i. Root Fallacy
ii. Obsolete Meaning
iii. Later Meaning
iv. Technical Meaning
v. “Illegitimate Totality Transfer”
vi. Use of Selective Evidence

Question 7

Morphology

Answer 7

the study of how words change form in order to convey meaning

Question 8

Syntax

Answer 8

a languages system of combining its various parts in order to convey meaning

Question 9

Article

Answer 9

definite (Eng. “the”) or indefinite (“a”); indicates something about a noun or phrase

Question 10

Preposition

Answer 10

signifies a connection or

relationship between other words or phrases

Question 11

Prepositional phrase

Answer 11

Preposition plus what follows

Question 12

Adverb types

Answer 12

time
frequency
location
manner
degree

Question 13

Pronoun

Answer 13

stands in place of noun and refers back to it

Question 14

Pronoun types

Answer 14

Personal
demonstrative
relative
interrogative

Question 15

Moods

Answer 15

Indicative- describes reality
subjunctive- contemplates or projects reality
imperative- issues commands or prohibitions

Question 16

Non-finite verbs

Answer 16

infinitive- to run

participate- running

Question 17

types of clauses

Answer 17

temporal (when, whille, after)
Locative (where)
Causal (because, for)
purpose (so that, in order that)
Result (so that)
Conditional (if)
Concessive (although)
Comparative (Just as, likewise)
relative (Who, which)