Unit 4 Revelation

Question 1

Definition of revelation

Answer 1

God shows himself to believers this is the way people know about god

Question 2

Immanence

Answer 2

God is present in and involved with life on earth

Question 3

Definition of transcendence

Answer 3

God is beyond earth, doesn’t interfere

Question 4

General revelation

Answer 4

God making himself known through ordinary experiences such as the beauty of nature

Question 5

Special revelation

Answer 5

God making himself known through a direct experience or unusual even such as the milk statue in Hindu

Question 6

Vision

Answer 6

Seeing something that proves god to you, usually in a dream or a trance.

Question 7

Supremacy

Answer 7

Supreme power or authority

Question 8

Omnipotence

Answer 8

Almighty and unlimited power, all powerful

Question 9

Omniscience

Answer 9

All knowing

Question 10

Benevolence

Answer 10

Goodness and being all loving

Question 11

Personal nature of God

Answer 11

God is an individual being who people are able to have a relationship and feel close to

Question 12

Impersonal nature of God

Answer 12

The idea that god isn’t human and is like a mysterious force

Question 13

Reality

Answer 13

The quality or state of being actual and true

Question 14

Illusion

Answer 14

Something that isn’t real, a different perception of reality

Question 15

Islamic teachings on revelation

Answer 15

Revelations are created through Allah’s permission
They aren’t given by him directly but through a veil or a messenger
The Quran is a revelation that guides muslims
Allah gives them to show he is high and wise

Question 16

Jewish teachings on revelations

Answer 16

God reveals himself in visions and dreams “when a prophet of the lord is among you. I real myself to him in visions, I speak to him in dreams” Numbers 12:6
Visions are special revelations in which you can see holy angels and angels from god

Question 17

How can seeing god in nature be general revelation

Answer 17

The beauty and power of nature such as the complexity of the human body gives evidence of god being immanent. This can create feelings of awe and wonder

Question 18

How can a religious text be gen real revelation

Answer 18

They are usually the words or messages from god, this can give the reader a better understanding and a stronger connection to god

Question 19

How can the life and work of others be a general revelation

Answer 19

The way people have lived their life and the work they have created can make some theists believe they were guided by god so they study their life and try to follow their paths

Question 20

How can our mind be general revelation

Answer 20

Theists believe our knowledge of right and wrong and feelings of guilt are due to god teaching us these morals. This mindset is seen as evidence of god

Question 21

How can prayer be revelation

Answer 21

The feelings created in prayer can be considered general revelation and sometimes a personal connection with god can be felt, making it special revelation

Question 22

How can enlightenment be special revelation

Answer 22

For buddhists, they don’t believe in god so revelation is different for them. They go through the cycle of death and rebirth until the reach perfection and break the cycle. They do this by breaking the providing happiness and ending suffering. The breaking of this cycle is special revelation for buddhists