Revealed Theology

Question 1

Revealed theology

Answer 1

Knowledge about god which has been directly given to humans by god himself

Question 2

Immediate revelation

Answer 2

When god makes himself directly known to a person eg burning bush

Question 3

Mediate revelation

Answer 3

When the person who has the immediate revelation passes this knowledge onto others (less direct) eg Moses passes on 10 commandments

Question 4

Verbally inspired (Bible)

Answer 4

Bible is literally word for word from god, directly told writers what to write

Question 5

Divinely inspired (Bible)

Answer 5

Bible writers may have been inspired by god or faith but they wrote the word themselves

Question 6

The incarnation

Answer 6

God in human form (Jesus)

Question 7

The final revelation

Answer 7

Jesus, means there’s no need for anymore prophets as god revels himself fully to humanity through him

Question 8

The word of god

Answer 8

Jesus (gods words)

Question 9

‘Mirror and mediator’ (Calvin)

Answer 9

Jesus reflects qualities of god that are hidden and acts as mediator between humans and god

Question 10

Jesus as point of contact (Barth)

Answer 10

Jesus is point at which gods world meets our world, the moment in history where the two worlds intersect

Question 11

Faith

Answer 11

Belief in religion based on spiritual conviction + reason rather than proof

Question 12

Gods grace

Answer 12

God’s unconditional giving to humanity

Question 13

The fall

Answer 13

Story of how Adam + eve fell from gods grace