Unit 1

Question 0

Apologetics

Answer 0

the discipline that seeks to provide a defense of the truthfulness of the Christian faith for the purpose of convincing unbelievers.

Question 1

Anthropology

Answer 1

the study of man

Question 2

Bibliology

Answer 2

the study of the Bible

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Christocentrism

Answer 3

placing Jesus Christ as the central or dominant theme of Christian theology

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Christology

Answer 4

the study of Christ

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Covenant

Answer 5

the act of God in freely establishing a mutually binding relationship with humankind; an unchangeable, divinely imposed legal agreement between God and man that stipulates the conditions of their relationship

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Doctrine

Answer 6

what the whole Bible teaches us today about some particular topic

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Dogma

Answer 7

another term for ‘doctrine’. This word is often used to refer more specifically to doctrines that have official church endorsement

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Ecclesiology

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the study of the nature and function of the church

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Ecumenical

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the attempt to seek a worldwide unity and cooperation among all churches that confess Jesus Christ as Lord

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Eschatology

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the study of ‘last things’ or of future events

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Evangelical

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being characterized by a concern for the essential core of the Christian message, which proclaims the possibility of salvation through the person and work of Jesus Christ

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Exegesis

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the process of interpreting a text of Scripture

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Hamartiology

Answer 13

the study of sin

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Heresy

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any teaching rejected by the Christian community as contrary to Scripture and orthodox doctrine. Most of the teachings that have been declared heretical have to do with either the nature of God or the person of Jesus Christ

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Major Doctrine (Essential Doctrine)

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a doctrine that has a significant impact on our thinking about other doctrines, or that has a significant impact on how we live the Christian life

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Minor Doctrine (Peripheral Doctrine)

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a doctrine that has very little impact on how we think about other doctrines, and that has very impact on how we live the Christian life

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Pneumatology

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the study of the Holy Spirit

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Soteriology

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the study of salvation

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Syncretism

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the attempt to combine differing or opposite doctrines and practices that results in a new system altogether in which the fundamental structure and tenets of each have been changed. Syncretism of the gospel occurs when its essential character is confused with the elements from the culture.

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Theology

Answer 20

the study of God