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168 Cards in this Set
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Contrast the Athanasian and Arian views: |
Athanasian- Divinity , Divine, Existed, Coeternal Arian- humanity, father’s, son’s, beginning |
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Due to the expansion of the Greek empire what did many Jews lose? |
The ability to speak and read Hebrew |
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The first bible translation occurred when what happened? |
The Hebrew Bible was translated into Koine Greek |
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The revelation of God was first given to humanity in what language? |
Hebrew |
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What does language carry with it? |
Assumptions and cultural norms |
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How long did it take for the early Christian church to cease being a Hebrew or Jewish church and instead become a Gentile church whose dominant culture and language was Greek ? |
Approximately 100 yrs |
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Who controlled and ran the Roman republic? |
The Roman senate |
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For the vast majority of their history, the Jews had been subjugated (conquered) by what? |
Various foreign nations |
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In what sort of environment was Jesus born? |
A multicultural and multilingual environment |
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You cannot truly understand the story of early Christian history unless you take into account what? |
The Greco-Roman world |
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Day-to-day commerce and activity in the Roman Empire happened in what language |
Greek |
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Day-to-day commerce and activity in the Roman Empire happened in what language |
Greek |
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The Roman Empire would allow conquered nations to practice their own religion and keep their own customs if they did what 2 things? |
Be peaceful , pay their taxes |
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Contrast the Hebrew and Greco-Roman mindsets in relation to God |
Back (Definition) |
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For what two reasons did the Pharisees develop certain extra biblical customs “fence laws”? |
- to protect the Jews - to guard against the influence of Greek culture |
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For what two reasons did the Pharisees develop certain extra biblical customs “fence laws”? |
- to protect the Jews - to guard against the influence of Greek culture |
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What is the most powerful force in this world and why? |
Truth. Because God is truth. |
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For what two reasons did the Pharisees develop certain extra biblical customs “fence laws”? |
- to protect the Jews - to guard against the influence of Greek culture |
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What is the most powerful force in this world and why? |
Truth. Because God is truth. |
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We should be patient with those who struggle with the Oneness of God because we live in a culture that is pervaded by what? |
The langurs and the concepts of tritheism and trinity |
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For what two reasons did the Pharisees develop certain extra biblical customs “fence laws”? |
- to protect the Jews - to guard against the influence of Greek culture |
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What is the most powerful force in this world and why? |
Truth. Because God is truth. |
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We should be patient with those who struggle with the Oneness of God because we live in a culture that is pervaded by what? |
The langurs and the concepts of tritheism and trinity |
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Jesus’ challenge was not to convince the Jews that there was one God; the challenge was for Him to convince them of what? |
That he was that one God manifest in the flesh |
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Why did so many God-festers accept Paul’s message? |
They had already accepted many of the central tenets of Judaism (including monotheism) |
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Why did so many God-festers accept Paul’s message? |
They had already accepted many of the central tenets of Judaism (including monotheism) |
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The language of Trinity can’t be found in scriptures because the writers and audiences of the Nee Testament were all either what? |
Jews or God-fearers |
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Why did so many God-festers accept Paul’s message? |
They had already accepted many of the central tenets of Judaism (including monotheism) |
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The language of Trinity can’t be found in scriptures because the writers and audiences of the Nee Testament were all either what? |
Jews or God-fearers |
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What nationality were almost all of the first Christians? |
Jewish |
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The language of Trinity can’t be found in scriptures because the writers and audiences of the Nee Testament were all either what? |
Jews or God-fearers |
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What two places were fundamental to the Jewish religion and nation ? |
Jerusalem The temple |
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The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple caused the nation of Israel to reconstitute what it meant to be a Jew. When did this occur ? |
AD 70 |
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The destruction of Jerusalem and the Temple caused the nation of Israel to reconstitute what it meant to be a Jew. When did this occur ? |
AD 70 |
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By what time was the church almost entirely Gentile ? |
AD 150-200 |
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Who were the Apostolic Fathers ? |
Early second-century believers immediately following the apostles |
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Who were the Apostolic Fathers ? |
Early second-century believers immediately following the apostles |
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Name 3 apostolic fathers |
Clement of Rome Ignatius Polycarp |
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Who were the Apostolic Fathers ? |
Early second-century believers immediately following the apostles |
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Name 3 apostolic fathers |
Clement of Rome Ignatius Polycarp |
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The writings of the Apostolic Fathers sound very similar to the Hebrew Scriptures and the writings of Paul because they were still Ingleburn fed by what? |
The Jewish interpretive lenses passed down on to them by their Hebrew teachers |
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Who were the Apostolic Fathers ? |
Early second-century believers immediately following the apostles |
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Name 3 apostolic fathers |
Clement of Rome Ignatius Polycarp |
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The writings of the Apostolic Fathers sound very similar to the Hebrew Scriptures and the writings of Paul because they were still Ingleburn fed by what? |
The Jewish interpretive lenses passed down on to them by their Hebrew teachers |
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What is henotheism ? |
The worship of a single god while not denying the existence or possible existence of other deities |
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Who were the Apostolic Fathers ? |
Early second-century believers immediately following the apostles |
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Name 3 apostolic fathers |
Clement of Rome Ignatius Polycarp |
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The writings of the Apostolic Fathers sound very similar to the Hebrew Scriptures and the writings of Paul because they were still Ingleburn fed by what? |
The Jewish interpretive lenses passed down on to them by their Hebrew teachers |
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What is henotheism ? |
The worship of a single god while not denying the existence or possible existence of other deities |
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Who were the apologists ? |
First-generation Gentile believers |
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Who were the Apostolic Fathers ? |
Early second-century believers immediately following the apostles |
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Name 3 apostolic fathers |
Clement of Rome Ignatius Polycarp |
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The writings of the Apostolic Fathers sound very similar to the Hebrew Scriptures and the writings of Paul because they were still Ingleburn fed by what? |
The Jewish interpretive lenses passed down on to them by their Hebrew teachers |
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What is henotheism ? |
The worship of a single god while not denying the existence or possible existence of other deities |
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Who were the apologists ? |
First-generation Gentile believers |
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All honest biblical scholars will admit to what two things about the doctrine of the trinity? |
- it is a historical development - it is not present within the New Testament |
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Who were the Apostolic Fathers ? |
Early second-century believers immediately following the apostles |
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The writings of the Apostolic Fathers sound very similar to the Hebrew Scriptures and the writings of Paul because they were still Ingleburn fed by what? |
The Jewish interpretive lenses passed down on to them by their Hebrew teachers |
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Who were the apologists ? |
First-generation Gentile believers |
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All honest biblical scholars will admit to what two things about the doctrine of the trinity? |
- it is a historical development - it is not present within the New Testament |
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The persecution of the early Christians was local in nature; it was NOT what? |
An Empire-wide imperial policy |
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Who were the Apostolic Fathers ? |
Early second-century believers immediately following the apostles |
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Name 3 apostolic fathers |
Clement of Rome Ignatius Polycarp |
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The writings of the Apostolic Fathers sound very similar to the Hebrew Scriptures and the writings of Paul because they were still Ingleburn fed by what? |
The Jewish interpretive lenses passed down on to them by their Hebrew teachers |
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What is henotheism ? |
The worship of a single god while not denying the existence or possible existence of other deities |
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Who were the apologists ? |
First-generation Gentile believers |
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All honest biblical scholars will admit to what two things about the doctrine of the trinity? |
- it is a historical development - it is not present within the New Testament |
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The persecution of the early Christians was local in nature; it was NOT what? |
An Empire-wide imperial policy |
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Nero blamed the Christian’s for the fire at Rome in AD 64, rather than the Jews (the traditional scapegoats), because his mistress, Poppaea, did what? |
Sympathised with the Jews |
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Under what three first and second-century emperors did persecution occur ? |
Nero Domitian Trajan |
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What is the Imperial Cult? |
A form of state religion in which the emperors were worshipped as gods |
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What is the Imperial Cult? |
A form of state religion in which the emperors were worshipped as gods |
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In the Greco-Roman world, what was religion interwoven with? |
All of life |
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What is the Imperial Cult? |
A form of state religion in which the emperors were worshipped as gods |
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In the Greco-Roman world, what was religion interwoven with? |
All of life |
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The Roman’s allowed the Jews to continue to worship their God but forced the Christians to take parts in the Imperial Cult. why? |
This was because the Romans respected ancient religions, but perceived Christianity to be a new religion |
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What is the Imperial Cult? |
A form of state religion in which the emperors were worshipped as gods |
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In the Greco-Roman world, what was religion interwoven with? |
All of life |
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The Roman’s allowed the Jews to continue to worship their God but forced the Christians to take parts in the Imperial Cult. why? |
This was because the Romans respected ancient religions, but perceived Christianity to be a new religion |
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The apologists wrote defences (often addressed to the emperor) to explain what three things? |
Who they were What they believed Why they were not a threat to the Roman Empire |
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What is the Imperial Cult? |
A form of state religion in which the emperors were worshipped as gods |
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In the Greco-Roman world, what was religion interwoven with? |
All of life |
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The Roman’s allowed the Jews to continue to worship their God but forced the Christians to take parts in the Imperial Cult. why? |
This was because the Romans respected ancient religions, but perceived Christianity to be a new religion |
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The apologists wrote defences (often addressed to the emperor) to explain what three things? |
Who they were What they believed Why they were not a threat to the Roman Empire |
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What is all of history based on? |
What survived. These accounts are typically written by the victors |
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What is the Imperial Cult? |
A form of state religion in which the emperors were worshipped as gods |
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In the Greco-Roman world, what was religion interwoven with? |
All of life |
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The Roman’s allowed the Jews to continue to worship their God but forced the Christians to take parts in the Imperial Cult. why? |
This was because the Romans respected ancient religions, but perceived Christianity to be a new religion |
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The apologists wrote defences (often addressed to the emperor) to explain what three things? |
Who they were What they believed Why they were not a threat to the Roman Empire |
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What is all of history based on? |
What survived. These accounts are typically written by the victors |
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Why do scholars refer to the doctrine of the Trinity as a “Christian Doctrine”? |
It was developed by the Christian fathers |
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When and where did the largest discovery of biblical manuscripts manuscripts in modern times occur? |
In 1947 at Qumran |
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When do the Dead Sea Scrolls date from |
Mid third century BC until the mid first century AD |
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Who were the most probable original owners of the Dead Sea Scrolls ? |
The Essenes |
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Who were the most probable original owners of the Dead Sea Scrolls ? |
The Essenes |
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Before the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls, what were the oldest Hebrew language manuscripts of the Bible called and when were they dated ? |
The Masoretic texts, dating to the ninth and tenth centuries AD |
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A study of the Dead Sea scrolls led Old Testament scholars to what conclusion? |
The current Old Testament texts are reliable copies of the original works |
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A study of the Dead Sea scrolls led Old Testament scholars to what conclusion? |
The current Old Testament texts are reliable copies of the original works |
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The discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls revealed that two parties were involved in the process of preserving the Word of God, name them: |
God Humans |
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The Dead Sea scrolls are an amazing find because they us to do what? |
Scientifically prove that the scriptures are true |
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Give two examples of other writings found along with the biblical scrolls at Qumran |
Biblical commentaries Various religious documents |
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The themes and ideas represented in the Dead Sea scrolls underline what? |
The diversity of religious thought at the time |
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What is the source of our revelation of who God is? |
Scripture |
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What is the source of our revelation of who God is? |
Scripture |
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The New Testament not only represents Gods revelation, but also…? |
What the early Christian church understood about God |
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What is the source of our revelation of who God is? |
Scripture |
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The New Testament not only represents Gods revelation, but also…? |
What the early Christian church understood about God |
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To whole did God first clearly articulate who He was? |
Moses |
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What is the source of our revelation of who God is? |
Scripture |
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The New Testament not only represents Gods revelation, but also…? |
What the early Christian church understood about God |
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To whole did God first clearly articulate who He was? |
Moses |
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Since God is a Spirit, what doesn’t apply to him? |
Limitations of time, space, knowledge and power. |
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What is the source of our revelation of who God is? |
Scripture |
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The New Testament not only represents Gods revelation, but also…? |
What the early Christian church understood about God |
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To whole did God first clearly articulate who He was? |
Moses |
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Since God is a Spirit, what doesn’t apply to him? |
Limitations of time, space, knowledge and power. |
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In which passage does God make it clear that He is the only God and the only Saviour ? |
Isaiah 43:10-11 |
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What is the source of our revelation of who God is? |
Scripture |
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The New Testament not only represents Gods revelation, but also…? |
What the early Christian church understood about God |
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To whole did God first clearly articulate who He was? |
Moses |
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Since God is a Spirit, what doesn’t apply to him? |
Limitations of time, space, knowledge and power. |
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In which passage does God make it clear that He is the only God and the only Saviour ? |
Isaiah 43:10-11 |
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Which verse shows that the Holy Spirit was the Father of Jesus |
Matthew 1:18 |
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What is the source of our revelation of who God is? |
Scripture |
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The New Testament not only represents Gods revelation, but also…? |
What the early Christian church understood about God |
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To whole did God first clearly articulate who He was? |
Moses |
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Since God is a Spirit, what doesn’t apply to him? |
Limitations of time, space, knowledge and power. |
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In which passage does God make it clear that He is the only God and the only Saviour ? |
Isaiah 43:10-11 |
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Which verse shows that the Holy Spirit was the Father of Jesus |
Matthew 1:18 |
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In Colossians what is ascribed to Christ |
All sorts of things ascribed to God in the Old Testament |
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What is the source of our revelation of who God is? |
Scripture |
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The New Testament not only represents Gods revelation, but also…? |
What the early Christian church understood about God |
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To whole did God first clearly articulate who He was? |
Moses |
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Since God is a Spirit, what doesn’t apply to him? |
Limitations of time, space, knowledge and power. |
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In which passage does God make it clear that He is the only God and the only Saviour ? |
Isaiah 43:10-11 |
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Which verse shows that the Holy Spirit was the Father of Jesus |
Matthew 1:18 |
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In Colossians what is ascribed to Christ |
All sorts of things ascribed to God in the Old Testament |
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Why was God manifesting himself in the flesh not a major problem for the Hebrew mindset ? |
God had been manifesting himself as a theophany all throughout their history |
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What is the source of our revelation of who God is? |
Scripture |
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The New Testament not only represents Gods revelation, but also…? |
What the early Christian church understood about God |
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To whole did God first clearly articulate who He was? |
Moses |
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Since God is a Spirit, what doesn’t apply to him? |
Limitations of time, space, knowledge and power. |
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In which passage does God make it clear that He is the only God and the only Saviour ? |
Isaiah 43:10-11 |
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Which verse shows that the Holy Spirit was the Father of Jesus |
Matthew 1:18 |
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In Colossians what is ascribed to Christ |
All sorts of things ascribed to God in the Old Testament |
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Why was God manifesting himself in the flesh not a major problem for the Hebrew mindset ? |
God had been manifesting himself as a theophany all throughout their history |
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Jesus is different to a theophany (a temporary manifestation of God) because He is ..? |
A permanent manifestation of God |
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What does the name “Jesus” mean? |
Jehovah has become our salvation |
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What does the name “Jesus” mean? |
Jehovah has become our salvation |
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In John 14:16-18 when Jesus talked to his disciples about the Helper/ Comforter whom the Father would send, He said “ you know Him for he dwells with you” who was dwelling with the disciples? |
Jesus |
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How does Matthew 1:23 describe Jesus ? |
Emmanuel God with us |
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What did philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato do instead of getting rid of the Gods? |
They contextualised them in a different framework |
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Who was Philo of Alexandria ? |
A Jewish write who fused Hebrew and Greek thought |
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Who was Philo of Alexandria ? |
A Jewish write who fused Hebrew and Greek thought |
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What did Philo try to Square Old Testament theology with? |
Greek philosophical tradition |
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Who was Philo of Alexandria ? |
A Jewish write who fused Hebrew and Greek thought |
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What did Philo try to Square Old Testament theology with? |
Greek philosophical tradition |
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The idea that God is radically transcendent and cannot interact with the material world is in direct conflict with what? |
The Hebrew Scriptures and the New Testament |
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Standard platonic thought concerning our world declared what? That our world was what? |
Our world was… A copy of the purely intellectual realm |
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Standard platonic thought concerning our world declared what? That our world was what? |
Our world was… A copy of the purely intellectual realm |
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Platonic thinking led to talking about God in terms of separation (as multiple persons or expressions or beings). How did the scriptures talk about God? |
In terms of unity (as being one) |
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Standard platonic thought concerning our world declared what? That our world was what? |
Our world was… A copy of the purely intellectual realm |
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Platonic thinking led to talking about God in terms of separation (as multiple persons or expressions or beings). How did the scriptures talk about God? |
In terms of unity (as being one) |
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John 1:1, when viewed through the lens of Greek thought, introduces a tiny crack of separation. List two scriptures that show that God Himself was born a human (and that Jesus was not just something “divine-like” produced by God). |
John 1:14 John 1:18 |
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Standard platonic thought concerning our world declared what? That our world was what? |
Our world was… A copy of the purely intellectual realm |
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Platonic thinking led to talking about God in terms of separation (as multiple persons or expressions or beings). How did the scriptures talk about God? |
In terms of unity (as being one) |
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John 1:1, when viewed through the lens of Greek thought, introduces a tiny crack of separation. List two scriptures that show that God Himself was born a human (and that Jesus was not just something “divine-like” produced by God). |
John 1:14 John 1:18 |
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What two things occurred as a result of the apologists not sticking to the scriptures and allowing other thoughts, language and ways of articulating to arise? |
A. They introduced into the gospel assumptions that were not inspired by God B. They started talking about God in ways that God did not talk about himself. |
