Theology Quarter 2

An extract from a text, especially a passage from the Bible that is viewed in isolation

When we read stuff into Scripture according to outside notions

The aspect of God's nature describing his unlimited power

A word used to describe an event that cannot be properly understood using the historical-critical method

Our ability to understand moral nature of the universe is by contrast of good and evil, according to this book

View of atonement that sees Jesus as taking our place on the cross and and taking upon himself our punishment

Very early non-Christian sources that offer independent evidence for the life of Jesus.

Name used for God in Genesis 1-2:3, translated as God in modern Bibles

A theory of atonement that gives Satan all the leverage to make a deal

The bishop whose chronology of the Old Testament is used to date the earth as young

Inventor of the Anno Domini era placing the birth of Jesus at 0 AD

Christian theory that claims the earth, though created by God, is likely as old as science suggests (billions of years)

A simple story used to illustrate a moral or spiritual lesson, as told by Jesus in the Gospels.

Theory of atonement that sees Jesus' work on the cross as morally transformative; a living and active force in our lives

The aspect of God's nature describing his knowledge of all things

Any history that can be accessed using the historical-critical method

A study to discover the text's primitive or original meaning in its original, historical context and literal sense

How human beings are made at-one or reconciled with God

Spiritual phenomena that include tongues, prophecy, and miraculous healing and is heavily debated in denominations

A view of atonement that sees Jesus' work on the cross as satisfying the debt we owe God for our sin.

dramatic theory of atonement that sees Jesus' work on the cross as a majestic triumph over sin and death

Historical rule that states no historical event can be viewed in isolation but properly understood by preceding events.

Theory of atonement that states Jesus likely did not exist his entire life and his legacy is based off previous myths

to interpret a text through analysis of its content; what we get out of the text, not what we put into it.

A Hebrew phrase in Genesis 1 meaning "formless and empty"

The doctrine that states God exists as 3 persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Miraculous gifts do exist but not in the same way as during the early years of Christianity, not a normative function

A method used to take away details and ideas to express theological goals

miraculous gifts completely stopped after the age of the apostles

Who is this???? Please tell me I have no idea...

A rule when studying history that the setting is analogous to our present setting

YHWH, the divine name and translated as LORD in modern English Bibles

An idea or concept assumed beforehand when entering a line of reasoning

Theopnuestos definition

A Christian theory that claims the earth is likely very young

Mythological characters in history claimed by fringe theorists to have inspired the Jesus narrative

We can only know things provisionally; we can only make statements of probability with respect to historical events

A statement or proposition that is regarded as being established, accepted, or self-evidently true.

What we use to describe God

miraculous gifts are a normative function of the church (speaking in tongues, prophecy, and healing)

the belief that emphasizes God as 1 person in direct contrast to doctrine that states God as 3 persons

a modalistic belief that sees the threeness of God existing only in human perception

A Latin term that refers to the Holy Spirit proceeding from both the Father and the Son

The science of interpretation; the lens which we use to view/interpret the Bible and other literary texts