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Revelation

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  1. 1Define RevelationCommunication of knowledge to man by a divine agency
  2. 2Define General RevelationAvailable to all people in all times and all places
  3. 3Define Special RevelationAvailable to specific people in specific times and specific places
  4. 4What type of revelation do many say sacred texts are?Special
  5. 5What Bible quote from Timothy supports this?'All scripture is divinely inspired and has its use for teaching the truth and refuting error'
  6. 6Define Propositional RevelationDiscovery of god through his actions. Direct; revealed as facts; true.
  7. 7Give 3 religious examples that support Propositional Revelation-Ten Commandments= from god & not open to questioning
    -Qur'an revealed to Mohammed
    -Bible says it's true
  8. 8Summarise Aquinas' support of Propositional Revelation-Faith concerns knowledge of god who is transcendent
    -Faith is not as certain as science because it can't be proved by reason
    -Faith is better than opinion because it is based on something factual
  9. 9Summarise Packer's support for Propositional Revelation-Fundamentalist
    -Refers to the bible as 'the authoritative word of god'
    -States 'the origin of scripture is divine'
    -God controls exactly what is recorded in the bible
  10. 10Summarise Marshall's support for Propositional Revelation-The bible is infallible
    -It is inspired by god but not entirely factual
    -There may be minor errors due to human writers
    -The bible is the word of god
  11. 11What 2 conclusions does Barth come to?-Knowledge of god can only be found in Christianity
    -The New Testament is superior to the Old because it is revelation through the person of Jesus
  12. 12What 5 ideas did Barth write in 'Church Dogmatics'?-Revelation comes from god alone
    -Divine revelation is not the same as human insight/reason
    -Scripture is not the literal word of god but points to it
    -Revelation is personal disclosure of god's being/nature
    -Ordinary language is inadequate to convey this
  13. 13Define Natural TheologyLearning about god from the natural world using reason
  14. 14Who emphasised the importance of Propositional Revelation & Natural Theology?Aquinas
  15. 15Define Revealed TheologyTruths about god only knowable through Special Revelation, 'the words of god'
  16. 16What is the Roman Catholic view of revelation?-Scriptures
    -Creeds
    -Doctrines
  17. 17What is the Protestant view of revelation?-Scripture
    -Creeds
    -Confessions of the Reformers
  18. 18What is the Evangelical Christian view of revelation?Literal truth of the bible
  19. 19Define Non-Propositional RevelationDiscovery about god through experience & relationship
  20. 20Give 3 arguments used to support Non-Propositional Revelation-Religious experiences
    -Believers recognise god acting in human history/experience
    -Nature can indirectly reveal god
    -Faith is about how people experience god in everyday events
  21. 21How does Schliermacher support Non-Propositional Revelation?-Bible is result of writers reflecting on religious experiences
    -This is about faith not facts
    -Humans are free to respond to god's revelation or not since revelation is received passively
  22. 22Give & define Buber's 2 categories of relationship with god-I-it= no dialogue, questions or thoughts to the other's thoughts
    -I-thou= responding to each other, growth and understanding
  23. 23What does Buber say traditional questions about god are?I-it
  24. 24What sort of relationship with god does Buber say is best?I-thou
  25. 25How does Buber understand the bible?A guide to the word of god
  26. 26What does Buber think the word of god is?Jesus
  27. 27Give 5 types of biblical criticism-Historical
    -Literary
    -Source
    -Form
    -Redaction
    -Textual
  28. 28What did Schweitzer say about the bible?-If you take a liberal approach you read your own meaning into the story
    -Jesus came to know he was the Messiah over the course of a year
    -Jesus sacrificed himself to save his followers from the evils of the last days
  29. 29Why did Bultmann want to demythologise the bible?To reach the Kerygma (true message of Jesus)
  30. 30What did Buri want to do to the bible?Dekerygmatise it
  31. 31How is Buri's approach criticised?All you'd be left with is that Jesus lived and died
  32. 32What do fundamentalists say the 5 fundamentals of faith are?-Inspiration of the bible by the Holy Spirit/absolute accuracy of scripture
    -Virgin birth
    -Atonement
    -Resurrection
    -Jesus' miracles
  33. 33What does the bible being verbally inspired mean?Every word comes from god
  34. 34Give 3 criticisms of the bible as verbally inspired-Harsh to modern morality
    -Meaning of Genesis is disputed
    -Can the bible be disobeyed?
  35. 35Give 3 problems if the bible is divinely inspired-Disobeying biblical instructions is problematic
    -Hard to accept some moral teachings of the bible today
    -Identifying the exact nature of revelation could be problematic
  36. 36What are the 3 ways approaches to the bible can be understood?-True/cognitive
    -Message from god but biblical scholarship needed to understand
    -Human document to be interpreted in the context of our time
  37. 37What led to people viewing scripture as a myth?The Enlightenment
  38. 38What did Maquarrie say about religion & myth?-Myth is valuable in religion
    -There are many biblical myths which convey objective truths
  39. 39What does Durkheim say about revelation & myth?-Myths are societal constructs that reflect the values of the society they're from
    -This would effect views about the bible if it is viewed as mythical
  40. 40What does Bishop Robinson say about revelation & myth?-God is a myth that exists only in people's minds
    -The Bible is a human endeavour
  41. 41How does god being immutable relate to revelation?Propositional Revelation gives laws which don't change
  42. 42Give 1 positive of Non-Propositional RevelationReaders can interpret the bible actively while retaining their freedom
  43. 43Give 3 criticisms of Propositional Revelation-Can we passive when receiving revelation?
    -How do we know if receivers of revelation have remembered correctly?
    -Can we be sure of what a true proposition is?
  44. 44Give 1 criticism of Non-Propositional RevelationPuts too much emphasis on interpretation, meaning that there can't be infallible facts

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