Bible: Chapter 2 Test (10/3)
What are the (3) models of how inspiration works?
1) secretary 2) eyewitness 3) prophet
What are the (4) types of inspiration?
1) verbal 2) inerrancy 3) infallibility 4) plenary
What verse explains how the writing process of Scripture occurred? (Inspiration)
2 Peter 1:21 "for prophecy never came by the will of man, but holy men of God spoke as they were moved by the Holy Spirit."
How many canons does the Bible have?
2- Old and New Testament
What is plenary inspiration?
All of Scripture is inspired by God (Full)
What is specific revelation?
Available only to certain people at certain times
What is general revelation?
Available to people everywhere
When was the Jewish canon established?
By the end of the 2nd century
When was the Christian canon established?
By the end of the 4th century
What is the secretary model?
Divine dictation (Used sometimes)
What was the primary motivation for establishing the Christian (New Test.) canon?
Emergence of heretical groups publishing their own canons, which included writings favorable to their views and excluded writings that did not support them
What is revelation? (Slideshow definition)
God communicated truth to humans that was ant known before
What is preparation?
God shaped the characters and circumstances of the Bible writers
What language was the New Testament written in?
Greek
Has it been received?
Have believers throughout the church recognized it as inspired? Has it been recognized for a long time?
What did God do more often? (Inspiration)
He used the writers minds, vocabulary, and experiences to produce His own perfect word
What language was the Old Testament written in?
Hebrew
What is the eyewitness model?
Human authors observe and record This model neglected the divine aspects of inspiration (not divine)
What is the prophet model?
Incorporates both the divine and human factors Human writer receives a revelation and actively participates in its writing, while God gives the revelation and observes the writing
Is it authentic?
Is it free of known errors in geography, history, etc.
What does the word apocalypse mean?
It is a Greek word, meaning "an unveiling or uncovering" or "a revelation"
What is unveiled/uncovered in Revelation?
Jesus' 2nd coming and what will happen
What is canon?
Lost of writings accepted as sacred
What was the last book written in the Old Testament and when was it written?
Malachi 400 BC
In 2 Peter 1:21 what image does the word move give you? (Inspiration)
Moved means to be carried along like a sailboat God (the wind) carried each writer (sailboat) along as he wrote so that the message was kept intact
What does inspiration apply to?
Only the original manuscripts of Scripture, not the Bible writers There are no inspired Scripture writers, only inspired Scripture
EXAMPLES
PG 15
EXAMPLES
PG 17
What is the last book of the Bible?
Revelation
What was the last book written in the New Testament and when was it written?
Revelation 95 AD
What is inspiration?
Spirit-led and Spirit-breathed writings were accurate in their original form
What would God sometimes do? (Inspiration)
Tell the Bible writers the exact words to say
What does society sat about the Bible? (Inspiration)
That is imperfect man wrote the Bible then it must be imperfect
What is canonization?
The 66 inspired books that are acknowledged to make up the Bible
What is infallibility?
The Scripture cannot fail
What is inerrancy?
The Scripture is without error
What is revelation? (Woorkbook definition)
The disclosure of something previously unknown
What is verbal inspiration?
The very words of Scripture were inspired (Words not just ideas)
How were the canons finalized?
They used tests to recognize the inspired writings
Is it authoritative?
Was it written by a prophet of apostle? Do the people of God submit to its authority by governing their lives according to its teachings?
What are the 7 means that God has revealed truth to us with?
1) Scripture 2) Christ (the Incarnation) 3) conscience 4) history/miracles 5) face-to-face (theophany) 6) nature 7) the prophets (including visions and dreams)
What (5) means are in the specific category?
1) Scripture 2) Christ (the Incarnation) 3) history/miracles 4) face-to-face (theophany) 5) the prophets (including visions and dreams)
What were the (7) motivations for establishing the Hebrew (Old Test.) canon?
1) fall of Jerusalem 2) Jewish people scattered throughout the Roman Empire 3) temple ritual ceased 4) persecution of a Jews increased 5) the need to know which writings are considered "sacred" and to protect them at all costs 6) rise of Christianity: no longer a Jewish sect but now a major multinational religious force 7) the need to distinguish Jewish writings from Christian writings
What are the 2 categories of revelation?
1) general/unlimited revelation 2) specific/limited revelation
What are the (3) tests/questions they used to recognize inspired writings?
1) is it authoritative? 2) is it authentic? 3) has it been received?
Which (2) means are in the general category?
1) nature 2) conscience
