Unit Test Cp. 7-12 Flashcards

1
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An action is said to be normative when…

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Other biblical passages confirm and repeat it

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2
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Regarding the meaning of a scripture passage, we should understand that…

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The passage means what it was intended to mean by the original author

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3
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The interpretation of a passage of Scripture…

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Is singular, though it may be a source for many principles and applications

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4
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The principles drawn from a passage of scripture are…

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Based directly on the authors original intent

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5
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What is a covenant?

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An agreement between two parties, with duties that each party agrees to

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6
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The new covenant and old covenant are alike as both…

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Require and are based on the faith of believers

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7
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What is meant by progressive revelation?

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Revelations progressed from partial to complete

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8
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How should we interpret the verse “show no pity: life for life, eye for eye” (Deuteronomy 19:21)?

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This provision was to be used by judges who were in office at the time of the original writing.

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9
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Christian’s obey Old Testament commandments if they are…

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Renewed in the New Covenant

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10
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“Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they display knowledge” (Psalm 19:2) is an example of

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Synonymous parallelism

Synonymous parallelism involves the repetition in the second part of what has already been expressed in the first, while simply varying the words.

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11
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“The righteous will flourish like a palm tree” (Psalm 92:12) is an example of…

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A simile

Simile: a figure of speech involving the comparison of one thing with another thing of a different kind, used to make a description more emphatic or vivid

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12
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An imprecatory Psalm is one in which the Psalmist…

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Appeals God to take vengeance on his enemies

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13
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A Proverb that includes the same thought in parallel lines is said to be…

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Synonymous

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14
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The statement that best describes a proverb is…

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A general statement that does not consider exceptions

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15
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The meaning of the word vanity in the books of Ecclesiastes is…

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Emptiness

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16
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The inspired declaration of divine will and purpose is known as…

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Prophecy

17
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Prophecy that foretells future events is the hardest to understand because…

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The time element in prophecy is unclear

18
Q

A prophecy that groups together future events that in reality extend over millennia is called…

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Telescopic fulfillment

19
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Apocalypse comes from a Greek word meaning…

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To unveil

20
Q

The Gospels give the big picture through a series of smaller literary units called

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Pericopes

21
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What is the common theme of all pericopes?

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The king and his kingdom

22
Q

The most important function of the accounts of miracles in the gospels is to show…

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Breaking in of the kingdom of God through the ministry of Jesus

23
Q

To think horizontally about the Gospels is to…

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Compare the parallel ways in which the evangelists treat the same story or saying

24
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The Epistles are referred to as occasional letters because they were written…

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In response to particular situations

25
Q

How should twenty-first century Christian’s apply instructions that were given to the early church?

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If the instruction is descriptive, we must look for the underlying truth it contains