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Understanding the Faith Chapter 7 Study Guide
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1
How do you catch a whole school of fish?
With Crickets
With Bookworms
2
What mistake do people make when they apply Matthew 18:20 to their own circumstances?
Trying to discover new truth or treating a passage allegorically.
Interpreting a passage based on contemporary moral standards.
Focusing on what a passage means to them
Taking the passage out of context.
3
The Bible inspired people to learn to read, and the printing press gave them something to practice reading.
False
True
4
Which of the following passages is prescriptive in nature?
Matthew 28:16-20 (the Great Commission)
Matthew 5:1-16 (the Sermon on the Mount)
Exodus 20:2-17 (the Ten Commandments)
All of them
5
Which of the following describe Postmodernism's view of truth?
Postmodernism claims that truth changes from person to person.
Postmodernism denies that we can know the world as it truly is.
All of the above.
Postmodernism denies the existence of objective truth.
6
Which of the following are mistakes people make when studying the Bible?
Forming opinions before thoroughly understanding content and context.
Assuming the meaning of Scripture is flexible
All of them
Assuming the Bible is about us
7
What bone will a dog never eat?
Chicken Bone
A Trombone
8
____:Fictional narrative where characters & events are symbols for moral & spiritual truths, not explicitly obvious text
Systematic Theology
Allegory
Deconstruction
Exegesis
9
______: the process of devising the best methods for understanding and interpreting Scripture.
Hermeneutics
Allegory
Literary Context
Historical Context
10
A text can mean what its author never intended it to mean.
True
False
11
Most believers over the centuries did not own a Bible.
False
True
12
Which of the following are good principles for studying the Bible?
Reading Bible verses in isolation, not whole chapters or books.
Reading scholarly books about the Bible, not the Bible itself.
None of them
Reading the entire Bible descriptively and prescriptively.
13
Which of the following is a good principle for studying the Bible?
Use a Bible commentary
All of them
Use several Bible translations
Use a theological dictionary
14
Which of the following are examples of how to properly treat the Bible allegorically?
Using the story of Jonah to represent being "swallowed" by defiance.
Using the sotry of David and Goliath to represent how to be brave.
None of them
Using the story of Noah to represent how to fight for survival.
15
You can apply a biblical text to your life before you know what it means.
False
True
16
__________ is the exposition or explanation of a biblical text based on careful study and analysis.
Allegory
Exegesis
Deconstructionism
None of them
17
Which of the following is not a literary style used in Scripture?
Epistles & Apocalyptic Literature
Historical fiction
Proverbs
Parables
18
______: the genre, structure, and grammar of a text.
Biblical genre
None of them
Historical Context
Literary Context
19
_______ says we cannot know ultimate truth & claims that those who say they can are trying to gain power over others.
Modernism
None of them
Relativism
Postmodernism
20
Which of the following are mistakes people make when studying the Bible?
They try to read the Bible in its historical and literary context.
All of them
They try to make the bible fit modern standards of political correctness.
They try to interpret the Bible based on modern moral standards.
21
What do you call a cow that eats your grass?
Fat
A lawn moo-er
22
________: The meaning of words or passages; the subject matter of a written work.
hermeneutics
context
content
allegory
23
Which of the following is a type of Bible translation listed in the chapter?
All of them
Functional equivalence translation
Formal equivalence translation (or literal).
Free translation (or paraphrase).
24
Which of the following are mistakes people make when studying the Bible?
They ask, "What does this text mean to me?"
They ask, "What is the overall context of this text?"
They ask, "What did this text mean to the person who wrote it?"
All of them
25
It is best to read scholarly books about the Bible, instead of the Bible itself.
False
True
26
Which of the following are good principles for studying the Bible?
Striving to create a unique interpretation of the texts.
All of them
Learning to ask the right questions of the text.
Learning to read the text carefully.
27
In order to better understand context, what questions should we ask when reading Scripture?
What is the purpose of the writing?
What is the text saying to me?
What occasioned the writing?
All of them
28
Postmodernism says texts claiming to communicate truth about the world must be _____ to reveal their underlying truth.
exegesis
deconstruction
all of them
hermeneutics
29
The Bible speaks to all, yet it was written at a particular time to a particular people. What 2 things are in tension?
Historical narrative & fictional narrative
Modernism & Postmodernism
Eternal relevance and historical particularity.
God's sovereignty & Christ's authority
30
What do you call a bear with no teeth?
A gummy bear
Old
31
_____: classification of literary styles, including poetry, historical narratives, legal prescriptions, prophesies, etc.
Exegesis
Historical Context
Literary Context
Biblical genre
32
Unique interpretations of Scripture are usually what?
None of them
Born out of humility.
Wrong and born out of pride
Direct communication with the Holy Spirit
33
It is best to read Bible verses in isolation apart from their overall context.
True
False
34
____ : form of theological inquiry aiming to arrange & categorize religious truths into an internally consistent system.
Systematic Theology
Allegory
Exegesis
None of them
35
What is invisible and smells like carrots?
A Garden
A Rabbit Passing Gas
36
Which of the following are mistakes people make when studying the Bible?
Ignoring passages that don't fit their overall theology.
All of them
Trying to interpret the Bible instead of just reading it.
Looking at the full context of a passage
37
The Bible needs to be read but not interpreted.
True
False
38
_____: is the time, place, culture, and audience of a text.
Systematic Theology
Historical context
Exegesis
Literary context
39
What should you do with doubts?
Remember we all have doubts.
Share our doubts with a pastor, teacher, or mentor.
Ignore our doubts.
none of them
40
Where do you learn to make banana splits?
Baskin Robins
At Sundae School
41
Prayer is the essential starting point for any Bible study.
False
True
42
The Bible is part of God's plan for restoring creation.
False
True
43
Every passage in the Bible is not meant to be read as a command.
False
True
44
Postmodernists claim that we can really only know our descriptions of the world, not the world itself.
True
False
45
Most of the Bible is descriptive in nature.
True
False
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To approach the Bible well, we need to first focus on what?
Our current circumstances
How to deepen and enrich our understanding of God.
Ourselves
How to apply the txt to our lives
