Ufdn 3100 Quiz #4

Front 1

T/F: According to McGrath, in the Old Testament, the Israelites consider it important to describe God so that their God might be distinguishable from the gods of other peoples.

Back 1

True

Front 2

T/F: According to McGrath, analogies are useful for describing God because we cannot view or understand God directly.

Back 2

True

Front 3

T/F: According to McGrath, the analogies used for God in the Old Testament are masculine.

Back 3

False

Front 4

T/F: According to McGrath, the Old Testament uses several images and descriptions of God that include sexuality.

Back 4

False

Front 5

T/F: According to McGrath, though not a perfect analogy, it is useful to think of God as a "person" or "personal."

Back 5

True

Front 6

T/F: Martin Buber's concept of "I—Thou" relationships refers to the dialogical connection between a subject and an object.

Back 6

False

Front 7

According to McGrath, which of the following is not a theological implication of Martin Buber's philosophy of "I-Thou" personhood?

A. God cannot be a subject because God can be fully sensed and understood

B. God cannot be reduced to a conceptual formulation

C. God cannot be revealed simply through perception of information, but rather through Self-revelation of the divine Person

D. God cannot be reduced to a passive object waiting to be discovered.

Back 7

A. God cannot be a subject because God can be fully sensed and understood.

Front 8

T/F: According to McGrath, theologians have at times conceived of God as an impersonal object.

Back 8

True

Front 9

T/F: According to McGrath, the description of God as "almighty" is the one analogy that need not be understood in the context of other characteristics of God.

Back 9

False

Front 10

T/F: According to McGrath, understanding God as almighty can also mean that God relates to those who are powerless.

Back 10

True