Theology - Vocab 5

Question 1

bibliology

Answer 1

study of the Bible

Question 2

blessed hope

Answer 2

the biblical phrase used to refer to the second coming of Christ as the fulfillment of our longings

Question 3

call

Answer 3

the act by which God extends to humans an invitation to enter into a saving relationship

Question 4

Calvinism

Answer 4

Institutes of the Christian Religion

Question 5

canon

Answer 5

literally meaning “standard” or “rule”, the term is most closely associated with the collection of books that the church has recognized as the written Word of God (Scripture)

Question 6

catechism

Answer 6

the process of teaching the basis of Christian beliefs and the contents of Scripture either to a child who is raised in the church or to a new convert to Christianity

Question 7

catholic

Answer 7

literally meaning “universal” or “worldwide”

Question 8

canonical criticism

Answer 8

an approach used to interpret the Bible in light of its final form as a theologically unified collection of books

Question 9

Chalcedonian formula

Answer 9

this formula confesses “one and the same Christ, Son, Lord, Only-begotten, made known in two natures without confusion, change, division…”

Question 10

charismatic

Answer 10

Charismatic literally means having to do with the charismata, or “gifts,” of the Holy Spirit as delineated in several Pauline texts