Test 2 Flashcards
The highest authority in one’s life; an authority that cannot be disproved by appeal to any higher authority.
Absolute authority
An argument that seeks to prove its conclusion by appealing to a claim that depends on the truth of the conclusion.
Circular argument
The idea that God expressly spoke every word of scripture to the human author.
Dictation
A translation of the Greek theopneustos,which the Bible uses metaphorically to describe the words of scripture as being spoken by God.
God-breathed
Inspired by God
Theopneustos
A term referring to the fact that the words of Scripture are spoken by God . Because of the weak sense of this word in ordinary usage, this text prefers the term “God breathed” to indicate that the words of Scripture are spoken by God.
Inspiration
The idea that all the words of Scripture are God’s words, plenary meaning “full”
Plenary inspiration
The writings (Greek graphe’, rendered in latin by scriptura) of the Old and New Testaments which have historically been recognized as Gods words in written form. Another term for the Bible.
Scripture
The original copy of a biblical document (from autho- “self” and graph- “writing”
Autograph
A term used by some people, who, denying the inerrancy of the Bible, claim that the Bible’s purpose is only to tell us about these two subjects.
Faith and practice
International Council of Biblical Inerrancy. This organization drafted the Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy in 1978 that affirmed the inerrancy of Scripture and defined what most evangelicals understand by the term inerrancy.
ICBI
The idea that Scriptures in the original manuscripts does not affirm anything that is contrary to fact.
Inerrant
The idea that Scripture is not able to lead us astray in matters of faith and practice.
Infallible
Occurrances of different words in different ancient copies of the same verse of Scripture.
Textual variant
The study of correct methods of interpreting texts.
Hermenutics
