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Biblical Scripture
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- 1What is revelation?the disclosure forms he divine, especially something previously hidden
- 2What is amanuensis?a literary or artistic assistant, in particular one who takes dictation or copies manuscripts. A scribe who copies down someone else's words
- 3What are the three interpretations of the Bible?1. fundamentalist; treat every sentence as true and cognitive
2. conservative; accept the general message as from God, doesn't treat each word as true but believes the message is authentic
3. liberal; a human document to be interpreted in the light of our times - 4What do religious texts do for the believers?reveal God to the world
- 5What two types of revelation are recognised by theology?1. natural theology/general revelation
2. revealed theology/special revelation - 6Who believed explicitly in both types of revelation?Aquinas and the Catholic Church
- 7What can be a problem even if we believe scripture is the Word of God?we cannot straightforwardly say that it's meaning will be plain. The danger of doing so - in religious terms - would be idolatry, in the sense of making God in our own image
- 8In the middle ages and post-reformation times what technique did scholars use to interpret the Bible?the four-fold technique
- 9What is the four-fold technique?1. the literal sense; simply explained the text especially historical accounts
2. the allegorical sense; referred tot he true spiritual meaning
3. the tropological sense; brought out the moral and pastoral meaning
4. the anagogic sense; dealt with eschatology and the nature of heavenly things - 10What does the four-fold technique hope to do?bring out the full meaning of the Bible
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- Revelation FlashCards sobre Biblical Scripture , criado por Zoe Bone em 17-01-2017.
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