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The Bible Flashcards

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How do Evangelical Protestants interpret the Bible?

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God literally dictated the books of the Bible.

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What does inerrant mean? (EP)

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That which comes from God must be without error.

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True or False
Evangelicals believe the text of the Bible is literally true.

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True

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What do Evangelical Protestants believe about Genesis?

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It’s historically and scientifically accurate in all its details.

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What does ‘verbal plenary inspiration’ mean? (EP)

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God inspired all of Scripture, from Genesis to Revelation.

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True or False
Catholicism believes that the Bible is inspired by God.

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True

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What is The Apostolic Tradition?

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The tradition that stems from Jesus’ Apostles.
Jesus commanded them to preach the Gospel to all men.

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What is The Apostolic Succession?

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Jesus’ apostles appointed bishops to be their successors, and the bishops were given teaching authority, and this established a continuous line of succession that would last till the end of time.

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Why do Catholic tradition and scripture share the same divine authority?

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They spring from the same divine source.

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True or False
For Catholics, new truths cannot be discovered in Scripture.

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False
It remains eternally dynamic and alive because Tradition
finds new interpretations of Scripture to address modern situations and needs.

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Do Catholics believe scripture is human word?

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No
It is the word of God, written under the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.

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What do Catholics believe about the human authors of the Bible?

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God chose the human authors and inspired them but allowed them full use of their own faculties to write what he wanted and no more.

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What do Catholics believe about the Old and New Testament?

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They are without error and contain the saving truth.

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What do Catholics believe has happened to the Bible overtime?

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Mistakes have arisen through imperfect copying.

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3 requirements for Catholics to interpret scripture

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1) must be seen as a unity.
2) must be read within the living tradition of the church.
3) interpreter must be attentive to the ‘analogy of faith’.

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Why does neo-orthodoxy reject the belief in biblical inerrancy?

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Modern forms of studying the Bible suggest that parts of the Bible are not true because there are many historical and scientific errors.

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What does Barth believe about the Bible? (N-O)

A

The Bible is not the word of God.
Instead it contains the word of God.

18
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For neo-orthodox, how does God reveal himself?

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God reveals himself in Jesus, who is the Word who becomes flesh for the salvation of humanity, and who should be worshipped.

19
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What do neo-orthodox believe is the outcome of reading the Bible?

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We become aware that we are sinners in need of forgiveness and we feel the presence of God the forgiver of Jesus.

20
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What does Barth mean by ‘scripture is a vehicle through which God may be experienced’? (N-O)

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At the moment that the presence of God is experienced, the text becomes personally meaningful, and the experience is authoritative for the believer.

21
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What did the Social Gospel Movement do?

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Use Christian ethical principles to address social issues - e.g. poverty, crime, racism and war.

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What does the SGM believe about the Bible?

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It is authoritative for recommending how we should live.
But the social actions are more important than worrying about which doctrines are true.

23
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What is Process Theology?

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A form of Christianity which fully takes on board discrepancies between some of the claims made in the Bible and what we know to be true from science.

24
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What is PT’s view on God as the creator?

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God is not the creator, ‘he’ exists panentheistically with the physical universe.

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What does PT believe about the power of God?

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God is not all-powerful.
He can do no more than to ‘persuade’ matter into more complex arrangements.
Cannot remove the problem of evil.

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For PT, does God intervene with the world?

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No
There are no miracles, Jesus was not God incarnate and God doesn’t answer prayer.

27
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True or False
For PT, the Bible is a entirely human document.

A

True
It is inspired only in the sense that it contains passages that people might find uplifting.

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