THEO 201 Quiz 1,2,3,4
THEO 201 Quiz 1
THEO 201 Quiz: Introduction to Theology
Set 1
- Correct doctrinal beliefs are essential to the relationship between the believer and God.
- _________ Theology focuses on the study of God through the use of reason and logic based on the world man experiences.
- ___________ Theology is the systematic and structured study of both God’s Word and God’s world.
- According to Erickson, when doing theology, one can simply find 21stcentury equivalents for 1st century doctrine.
- While the study of God’s creation can provide additional insight when doing theology, God’s Word is primarily what constitutes the content of theology.
- Much of the diversity in the contemporary theological environment derives from the rapidly changing ________.
- The study of theology is inferior to the other scientific disciplines.
- The word theologycome from the words theos meaning ______ and logos, meaning ______.
- This theologian argued that theologians should correlate the permanent content of Biblical doctrine in an expression that is accessible by people today.
- There are ___ divisions of theology?
- Biblical Theology is:
- According to Erickson, a good example of using other sources to illuminate Biblical doctrine is ______.
- The term orthopraxy refers to right living produced because of right doctrine .
- This theological group has avoided decline due to its’ use of the Bible as being the primary source of influence.
- Which of the following is a study method used by a theologian to determine the meaning and use of a particular Biblical term or phrase.
- The Bible originated with human authors and then led to the start of the church and Christian doctrine.
- Erickson indicated that the permanent element of Christianity is most likely found in ____________.
- The study of theology is a science.
- Which of the following is not one of the criteria for permanence in doctrine?
- A tool of theology used to examine contemporary Biblical interpretation in the context of how a particular doctrine was interpreted in the past.
Set 2
- According to Erickson, when doing theology, one can simply find 21stcentury equivalents for 1st century doctrine.
- One of the more challenging types of passages from the Bible to interpret are narrative passages because they ______.
- Erickson indicated that the permanent element of Christianity is most likely found in ____________.
- The Bible originated with human authors and then led to the start of the church and Christian doctrine.
- A tool of theology used to examine contemporary Biblical interpretation in the context of how a particular doctrine was interpreted in the past.
- Our theological views affect and influence our daily decisions.
- ___________ Theology is the systematic and structured study of both God’s Word and God’s world.
- The theologian’s most pressing question when doing theology?
- According to Erickson, a good example of using other sources to illuminate Biblical doctrine is ______.
- Erickson maintains that a person must retain the essential meaning of the biblical teaching while applying it to a contemporary setting when contextualizing a Biblical concept .
- This theological group has avoided decline due to its’ use of the Bible as being the primary source of influence.
- The study of theology is inferior to the other scientific disciplines.
- The term orthopraxy refers to right living produced because of right doctrine .
- This theologian argued that theologians should correlate the permanent content of Biblical doctrine in an expression that is accessible by people today.
- Baptism could be used as an example for a doctrine that is intended to be applied universally.
- The Erickson text holds which of the following beliefs about the relationship between science and theology:
- The purpose of studying theology is not just to know more about God, but to learn to love God and love others in the process.
- The study of theology is characterized as being __________.
- “Correctly understood, our theological views affect our relationship(s) with __________________.
- Erickson used this word to describe the contextualizing the Bible’s message by only presenting Biblical concepts in Biblical terminology.
Set 3
- The word theology come from the words theos meaning and logos, meaning
- A tool of theology used to examine contemporary Biblical interpretation in the context of how a particular doctrine was interpreted in the past.
- Our theological views affect and influence our daily decisions.
- The Bible is written as a unified document and should be interpreted in light of its unified nature.
- Erickson maintains that a person must retain the essential meaning of the biblical teaching while applying it to a contemporary setting when contextualizing a Biblical concept.
- Theology is an independent endeavor that primarily begins and ends with one’s personal interpretation of a particular doctrine.
- Erickson indicated that the permanent element of Christianity is most likely found in
- The study of theology is characterized as being
- The dimension of “height” referring to the different levels of complexity that a doctrinal truth can be presented is related to the term
- While the study of God’s creation can provide additional insight when doing theology, God’s Word is primarily what constitutes the content of theology.
- Much of the diversity in the contemporary theological environment derives from the rapidly changing
- The theologian’s most pressing question when doing theology?
- This theologian argued that the permanent nature should be found in the doctrines of Scripture and lived out in our lives.
- The study of theology is a science.
- According to Erickson, when doing theology, one can simply find 21stcentury equivalents for 1st century doctrine.
- There are ___ divisions of theology?
- Both texts share that every person has thoughts about God, but to arrive at correct understanding of God, one must correctly study and apply theology.
- Correct doctrinal beliefs are essential to the relationship between the believer and God.
- The study of theology is inferior to the other scientific disciplines.
- The term orthodoxy means right action produced because of right doctrine .
THEO 201 Quiz 2
THEO 201 Quiz 2 God’s General Revelation
- A core passage of Scripture that reveals knowledge of God is available through the experience of God’s created order.
- According to Erickson, special revelation was necessary because humans lost the relationship of favor they had with God prior to the fall.
- Special revelation can be described as “remedial” with respect to?
- General revelation builds evangelistic bridges from Christianity to other world religions. IBD – 26
- Since the gospel and creation are coherent revelations of God, there is harmony between the two and reinforcement of each other.
- The Bible teaches that man is given evidence of God’s existence outside of Bible.
- The three modes that show man the general revelation of God:
- God is incomprehensible to man, because man does not have any knowledge of God.
- The observed order, design, and purpose in our world would be used as support for the following argument for the existence of God.
- This worldview elevates creation to a god by claiming that the only reality that exists can be perceived by the 5 senses.
- The _______________ argument for the existence of God shares that God is the primary or first cause to the universe ?
- This Medieval theologian argued that faith and reason are mutually complementary.
- Which apostle confronts philosophers and points them to the gospel using general revelation in the City of Athens?
- Reason involves which of the following as it relates to the human and truth.
- General revelation is the self-disclosure of God to all rational being.
- This Theologian rejected natural theology and believed that God’s revelation is exclusively in the person Jesus Christ.
- Jesus Christ is an example of which style of special revelation?
- General revelation is sufficient to save a person.
- According to Erickson, special revelation of God is necessary because
- According to Erickson, natural theology seeks to construct a valid theological framework through the study of nature, history, and human personality.
Set 1
- Special revelation does not require general revelation.
- The human conscience would be used as proof for the existence of God in the following argument.
- The _______________ argument for the existence of God shares that God is the primary or first cause to the universe ?
- Which apostle confronts philosophers and points them to the gospel using general revelation in the City of Athens?
- According to Erickson, special revelation was necessary because humans lost the relationship of favor they had with God prior to the fall.
- General revelation is God’s particular revelation of Himself to specific people and particular times.
- General revelation is sufficient to save a person.
- According to Romans 2:1-16, man is given general knowledge of God and thus are accountable for that knowledge.
- The Bible teaches us that there is both general revelation and special revelation.
- God is incomprehensible to man, because man does not have any knowledge of God.
- The observed order, design, and purpose in our world would be used as support for the following argument for the existence of God.
- This worldview elevates creation to a god by claiming that the only reality that exists can be perceived by the 5 senses.
- John Calvin only supported special revelation, not general revelation.
- Reason involves which of the following as it relates to the human and truth.
- General revelation builds evangelistic bridges from Christianity to other world religions. IBD – 26
- The three modes that show man the general revelation of God:
- This Theologian rejected natural theology and believed that God’s revelation is exclusively in the person Jesus Christ.
- According to Erickson, which of the following is not one of the modes of special revelation?
- Since the gospel and creation are coherent revelations of God, there is harmony between the two and reinforcement of each other.
- A core passage of Scripture that reveals knowledge of God is available through the experience of God’s created order.
Set 2
- According to Erickson, natural theology seeks to construct a valid theological framework through the study of nature, history, and human personality.
- Special revelation does not require general revelation.
- The human conscience would be used as proof for the existence of God in the following argument.
- General revelation is most clearly evidenced in human creatures in:
- The Bible teaches us that there is both general revelation and special revelation.
- An argument for the existence of God that argues that the human understanding of morality or “right and wrong” is evidence for the existence of God.
- According to Erickson, neo-orthodoxy is an incorrect view of special revelation.
- According to Erickson, which of the following is not one of the modes of special revelation?
- This Medieval theologian argued that faith and reason are mutually complementary.
- Since the gospel and creation are coherent revelations of God, there is harmony between the two and reinforcement of each other.
- Jesus Christ is an example of which style of special revelation?
- According to Erickson, the Bible is a place of common ground and a point of contact between a believer and unbeliever.
- According to Erickson, special revelation of God is necessary because
- Because God is unlimited in knowledge and power, God must define Himself and make Himself known to man through man’s language and categories of understanding.
- The observed order, design, and purpose in our world would be used as support for the following argument for the existence of God.
- Reason involves which of the following as it relates to the human and truth.
- The Bible say that you can see proof for God outside of Bible.
- God is incomprehensible to man, because man does not have any knowledge of God.
- General revelation is God’s particular revelation of Himself to specific people and particular times.
- Which apostle confronts philosophers and points them to the gospel using general revelation in the City of Athens?
THEO 201 Quiz 3
THEO 201 Quiz 3 God’s Special Revelation
Set 1
- Which of these was not an early church father:
- According to Jewish tradition, the Old Testament writings were completed by 400 BC and there is evidence to support that the Old Testament was completed as early as 300 BC.
- Which of the following is not one of three main sections of the Old Testament discussed in the textbook?
- Which of these passages does not refer to the inspiration of the Scriptures by God?
- One should differentiate between historical and normative authority as it relates to the Bible.
- The Chicago Statement of Inerrancy is one of the most thorough treatments of the doctrine of inerrancy.
- Which of the following is not one of the three important implications that Millard Erickson considers concerning the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture.
- The earliest council to recognize the canon of the New Testament was the Council of Carthage in 397.
- Which of the following is not part of the “chain” of God’s communication to man?
- Refers to the discipline of analyzing the manuscripts of Scripture to insure its’ accuracy to the original inspired autographs.
- Hermeneutics refers to the methods of interpretation.
- Conception of Inerrancy that holds that the Bible isn’t intended to be a science or history textbook, though all its’ assertions on such subjects are true.
- Erickson holds that the extent of inspiration can be extended to all Scripture, meaning all Scripture is inspired, not just portions.
- While the Bible doesn’t claim explicitly to be inerrant, it apparent that the writers of Scripture held that the Bible was completely true and
- The theory insists that the Holy Spirit’s influence extends beyond the direction of thoughts to the selection of words used to convey Scripture.
- Scripture does not assume itself to have a divine origin. –
- Which of the following verifies the truthfulness of God’s character in His revelation through Scripture?
- All of the books except for ________ appear among the copies of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
- According to Erickson, the term “inerrancy” is a more complete term than accuracy.
- Refers to the influence of the Holy Spirit on the human writers of Scripture.
Set 2
- Which of the following recognized the Old Testament as the Words of God?
- Hermeneutics refers to the methods of interpretation.
- The Gospels of the New Testament are eyewitness accounts of the ministry of Jesus written just a few decades after Jesus’ earthly ministry.
- Refers to the influence of the Holy Spirit on the human writers of Scripture.
- Conception of Inerrancy that holds that the Bible isn’t intended to be a science or history textbook, though all its’ assertions on such subjects are true.
- According to Erickson, the term “inerrancy” is a more complete term than accuracy.
- Conception of Inerrancy that holds that the Bible is fully true in all matters of science, history, and theology.
- Because the Bible is God’s Word, it carries the same weight as if God was speaking to us directly.
- The name given to the agreements that govern our relationship to God is:
- Erickson holds that the extent of inspiration can be extended to all Scripture, meaning all Scripture is inspired, not just portions.
- Refers to the discipline of analyzing the manuscripts of Scripture to insure its’ accuracy to the original inspired autographs.
- Refers to the Holy Spirit’s role in a person’s comprehension of the Word of God.
- Which of these passages does not refer to the inspiration of the Scriptures by God?
- While the Bible doesn’t claim explicitly to be inerrant, it apparent that the writers of Scripture held that the Bible was completely true and dependable.
- Which of the following is not one of the three important implications that Millard Erickson considers concerning the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture.
- Which of the following is not one of the reasons for the internal working of the Holy Spirit?
- The New Testament is comprised of 27 books written primarily in Greek from approximately AD 45–AD 100.
- According to Erickson, this theory of inspiration refers to inspiration as being accomplished through only a high degree of insight from the author.
- The Holy Spirit is also called the Spirit of Truth which relates to the Holy Spirit’s work in inspiration and illumination.
- This passage supports the concept of illumination.
Set 3
- Difficulties in explaining the Biblical text should first indicate the probability in Scriptural error to the interpreter.
- The theory that teaches that God gave the words of Scripture much like a boss would dictate a letter to an administrative assistant is known as
- Which of the following evidences the truthfulness of God’s character in His revelation through Scripture?
- Which of the following is not one of the three main criteria used for determining the New Testament canon?
- According to Erickson, reason does not have a place in interpreting Scripture.
- Refers to the discipline of analyzing the manuscripts of Scripture to insure its’ accuracy to the original inspired autographs.
- Which of the following is not one of three main sections of the Old Testament discussed in the textbook?
- All of the books except for ________ appear among the copies of the Dead Sea Scrolls.
- The earliest council to recognize the canon of the New Testament was the Council of Carthage in 397.
- The theory that teaches that God inspired the words of Scripture, yet directed the writer’s thoughts in word choice.
- According to Erickson, the reporting of false statements by ungodly persons should be considered true for the Bible to be inerrant.
- Which of the following is not one of the three important implications that Millard Erickson considers concerning the inspiration and inerrancy of Scripture.
- Because the Bible is God’s Word, it carries the same weight as if God was speaking to us directly.
- According to Erickson, the term “inerrancy” is a more complete term than accuracy.
- Conception of Inerrancy that holds that the Bible isn’t intended to be a science or history textbook, though all its’ assertions on such subjects are true.
- The Chicago Statement of Inerrancy is one of the most thorough treatments of the doctrine of inerrancy.
- Refers to the influence of the Holy Spirit on the human writers of Scripture.
- Refers to the Holy Spirit’s role in a person’s comprehension of the Word of God.
- The earliest evidence that we have suggests the Old Testament was accepted as the Words of God as early as 500 years after it’s’ completion.
- The Gospels of the New Testament are eyewitness accounts of the ministry of Jesus written just a few decades after Jesus’ earthly ministry.
THEO 201 Quiz 4
THEO 201 Quiz 4 The Nature of God
- The name of God that is best translated “I AM” and refers to the independent existence of God.
- This theologian first held that the Trinity is defined as one substance, in three persons.
- When God says “My thoughts are not your thoughts” in Isaiah 55: 8-9, this refers to man’s inability to approach God.
- The study of God’s nature should result in____.
- God’s personal ___________ refers to God’s personal holiness applied to His relationships with other beings and that His actions are in accordance with His law.
- God’s existence transcends this world and is dependent upon this world.
- Which of the following are reasons to support the Biblical teaching of the Trinity?
- is the name for God given to denote power and might, used mostly in Scripture in association with God’s creation and the Trinity.
- _ refers to the active and present nature of God in relation to God’s creation.
- According to Erickson, because God is all powerful, there is nothing that He cannot do, including things contrary to His nature.
- The passage “But you remain the same, and your years will never end” best refers to which attribute of God:
- Term used by theologians to describe the qualities that establish the nature of God in language.
- This heresy taught the Trinity is really just three different modes that God operates in.
- The Knowledge of God refers to God’s complete knowledge of ____.
- According to Erickson, actions of any one of the persons of the Trinity are actually actions in which all three persons participate.
- Which of the following moral attributes are believers expected to emulate?
- The concept of the Trinity is found in other world religions in addition to Christianity.
- According to Erickson, Albert Einstein’s Theory of Relativity gives insight to God’s relationship to time and space in the universe.
- According to Erickson, God’s immanence and transcendence are not synonymous.
- This theologian said that the Trinity is divinely revealed, not humanly constructed.
Set 1
- The law of God is an extension of His nature.
- The Bible often uses the phrase “high and exalted” in reference to God’s transcendence, but this should not be interpreted as God only being in the heavens.
- Which of these would be classified as a moral/goodness attribute of God:
- The study of God’s nature should result in____.
- According to Erickson, our view of God only affects the way we construct our theology.
- God’s personal ___________ refers to God’s personal holiness applied to His relationships with other beings and that His actions are in accordance with His law.
- The word Trinity is found throughout the pages of both the Old and New Testaments.
- According to Erickson, God’s immanence and transcendence are not synonymous.
- The name of God that is best translated “I AM” and refers to the independent existence of God.
- God’s __________ is His absolute moral perfection.
- Deuteronomy 6 is a core passage of Scripture that best describes the ______________.
- Term used by theologians to describe the qualities that establish the nature of God in language.
- This theologian first held that the Trinity is defined as one substance, in three persons.
- Which early theologian held to an economic view of the Trinity?
- Erickson shared this illustration to understand both the transcendence and immanence of God to His creation.
- Our personal measure of holiness is best understood when contrasting ourselves with other human levels of goodness.
- The passage “But you remain the same, and your years will never end” best refers to which attribute of God:
- The Trinity supports the Old Testament’s polytheistic theological framework.
- Some theologians argue that ________________ is both a possible attribute and definition for God?
- This theologian said that the Trinity is divinely revealed, not humanly constructed.