Mod 2 Terms

Question 1

Doctrine

Answer 1

A term referring in general to what the church believes and teaches, and specifically to summary statements of scriptural teaching on a particular topic.

Question 2

Inerrancy

Answer 2

The belief that the Bible is free from falsehood or mistake.

Question 3

Infallibility

Answer 3

The belief that the Bible never fails to tell the truth and is therefore reliable in all matters it addresses.

Question 4

Inspiration

Answer 4

The belief that God enabled the biblical authors to write what he intended

Question 5

Co-authorship

Answer 5

The assertion that both the Old and New Testaments were produced collaboratively by both divine and human agents.

Question 6

Non-competitive

Answer 6

The belief that God’s transcendence makes available the possibility that both God and humans can both be active agents simultaneously.

Question 7

Hermeneutic

Answer 7

The theory and methods of interpreting texts