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27 Cards in this Set
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Who is the Bible inspired by?
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By God, 2 Timothy 3:16-17
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How many books are in the Bible
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66 books, 39 in the Old, 27 in the New
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How much time did it take for the Bible
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1600 years, by more than 40 kings, prophets, leaders, followers of Jesus
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What was the OT written in?
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Hebrew, some Aramaic
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What was the NT written in?
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Greek
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What was the first book printed on the printing press and in what year?
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Bible, 1455, Gutenberg Press, Latin Bible
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How many Greek manuscripts do we have today?
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5300, better preserved than the writings of Caesar, Plato, Aristotle
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What is the definition of christian doctrine?
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deals with what the Bible says about any subject
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Original sin
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sinful nature every person inherits, it is not the first sin, but the results of Adam's sin
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Sola Scriptura
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Scripture alone has the final authority, Calvin, Luther, men from the 14th century
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Pantheism
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god is the substance of all things, nature is one with god, not a Christian belief
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Deism
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the early founders of America, god created the world, he took a step back and let it run on its own
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Josephus
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Jewish historian, recorded mainly about the death of Jesus
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Tertullian
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African theologian, the first person that got credit for using the word trinity
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Council of Carthage
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deemed 27 books of the NT as authentic
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The Vulgate
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first Latin Bible, took Gerome 22 years to complete this
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The Apocrypha
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14 books, included in the Catholic Bible, included in the original KJV
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King James Bible
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took 54 scholars, original English translation, King James 1 put this together
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Hypostatic Union
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Jesus was 100% God and 100% human
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Essentials of the Trinity
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God is one, not several
The deity of each must be affirmed There is no contradiction when we say God is one, not three The Trinity is eternal The function of one may be subordinate to one or both of other members The trinity is incomprehensible Each of the three should be worshipped as the Triune God |
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Instances of Angels in relation to the Life of Christ
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Garden of Gethsemane, Incarnation, Resurrection, Temptation in the wilderness
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Four purposes of Man prior to the fall
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image bearer, worship, righteousness, work
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TULIP
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Total depravity, unconditional election, limited atonement, irresistible grace, perseverance of the saints
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Three metaphors for death
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going on a journey, sleeping, going home
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3 theological views regarding man's ability to respond to God's grace
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Pelagianism, Semi-Pelagianism, Augustinianism
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The criteria for canonization process
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1. Apostolic authorship - was it written by an apostle... Paul and John
2. Was the book accepted by the local Church and community - the reformers said "we receive" |
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Reason why canonization took so long
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oral culture, no printing press, could write on papyrus leaves, gathering together took really long, Lord's return was very near,
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