FOCL exam #1

The process of explaining a Bible text by analysis, context, and the customs andcultures of the time is referred to as?

The belief that there is no such thing as god is?

The parables of Jesus fit into the _____________ element of a Christian worldview.

Term used to describe a worldview that believes in an impersonal god that hascreated the world but is disengaged from it

Polytheism is defined as___________________.

Revelation means __________ .

Revelation that occurs in the form of Scripture is referred to as ____________.

The notion that the very words were inspired by God as is the text in its wholeness or completeness.

When something occurs only once in scripture it is referred to as a __________.

What area(s) are important to the shaping of a Christian worldview in the EarlyChurch history period?

Person in the early church period who argued that Jesus was the son of God, but that he was somehow less than God.

Which of the following figures is considered the summit of Christian learning inthe High Middle ages?

This worldview sees everything as being God.

Term generally defined as “core belief”

The term that is used in reference to the study of God is ________.

This way of life is described as a rigorous separation from the world in order to live a life of devotion to God

The idea that the bible should be interpreted one theme at a time one book at atime is called...

This way of life strives to engage both faith and reason, demonstrating that a person of faith can also be an intellect

The church fits into the ____________ element of a Christian worldview.

The persecution of the Christians by Emperor Diocletian took place in whatperiod of church history?

Sola Fides refers to Luther’s idea of ___________________.

First great Awakening, the Azusa Street Revival and Charismaticmovement are all part of which period of church history

Term that signifies that “the scriptures are without fault.”

Term defined as “standards by which we judge what is beautiful, pleasant, or sublime.”

Water baptism would be part of the ___________ element of a Christian worldview.

An interpretive method that investigates that distinctions between the Old Testament and the New Testament

This worldview considers the creation to be an accidental product of time, andhas no need for a divine being.

Who is responsible for the beginning of the reformation with the writing of the95 Thesis on the Efficacy of Indulgences?

When comparing different biblical manuscripts to one another there are sometimes difference or discrepancies.

A way of life that was created by a Monk who became a saint in the middle ages. His idea: “Prayer and Work”, doing ever

What group is identified by their seeking of a direct unmediated experience or encounter with God during medieval church

Sola Scriptura refers to Luther’s idea of ______________.

Evidence of the validity of the bible that is found outside of the bible is calledwhat?

Aesthetics fits under the ___________ element of worldview.

A term defined as “a prescribed ceremony; in theology, those commanded by Christ.”

Greek word used to designate the collected books of the Bible as a “standard” or “measure of truth”

Latin term meaning Father and used in reference to the early church history period

A set of beliefs and practices that shape a person’s approach to the mostimportant issues in life is a?

A creed would be part of the ___________ element of worldview

A term defined as a “narrative in which the divine plays some role.” Originally it made no distinction

Person in modern church history who is “the single most important Christian Theologian of the twentieth century.”

Which one of the following is not a criterion for being included in the N.T.?

The Eucharist is more commonly referred to as ________.

A term defined as is “a ceremonial act performed periodically on specific occasions.”

God revealing Himself through nature is referred to as ____________

Term defined as “the interpretation of scripture.”

Figure in the middle ages who helped to end the Great Papal Schism, returning the Papacy to Rome

Baptism in the Holy Spirit would be part of the ___________ element of aChristian worldview

Which one of the following was not a contribution of the medieval period ofchurch history?

What are the three stages of Church History?