Mid-Term Review
Print syllabus quiz – and syllabus – counts for 5 points:
OLD TESTAMENT – MID-TERM EXAM REVIEW
SESSION ONE: (1.1.1) What are the names of the two methods of interpreting Scripture, and which of these interprets the Bible at face value?
Answer: Traditional View (accepts Bible at face value) and Modern View.
Our text book outlines two methods of interpreting Scripture, the Traditional View and the Modern View. The difference between these is that the Traditional View accepts and interprets the Bible at face value.
The Traditional View
In accepting the Traditional View of biblical interpretation, the student makes the following assumptions about the Bible: 1. Accepts the biblical documents at face value; 2. Assumes the documents are historical; 3. Synthesizes the material and weaves together; 4. Weighs and evaluates biblical documents.
Christianity teaches that the universe was created by God. There are a number of scriptures which teach that Jesus Christ Himself was actually the Creator. For example, in Colossians 1:15-18 Paul speaks of Jesus when he writes. Also, the writer to the Hebrews in 1:1-4 says much the same thing. There is the same thought again, the Creator and the Upholder.
Now, if God has created the universe and has placed mankind on this earth, the question arises as to how He would communicate with this creature. How would He make Himself known to His creature? It is unthinkable that God would create the universe, put mankind upon it, and then have nothing whatsoever to do with Him. It is inevitable that such a
Creator would communicate with His creation. How has He done so? He communicates through His inspired word—the Bible.
There are various meanings attached to the term "inspiration of Scripture" which require some explanation. Following is one definition of “inspiration of Scripture” that is supported by many biblical scholars:
God so supernaturally directed the writers of Scripture that
OLD TESTAMENT – MID-TERM EXAM REVIEW
SESSION ONE: (1.1.1) What are the names of the two methods of interpreting Scripture, and which of these interprets the Bible at face value?
Answer: Traditional View (accepts Bible at face value) and Modern View.
Our text book outlines two methods of interpreting Scripture, the Traditional View and the Modern View. The difference between these is that the Traditional View accepts and interprets the Bible at face value.
The Traditional View
In accepting the Traditional View of biblical interpretation, the student makes the following assumptions about the Bible: 1. Accepts the biblical documents at face value; 2. Assumes the documents are historical; 3. Synthesizes the material and weaves together; 4. Weighs and evaluates biblical documents.
Christianity teaches that the universe was created by God. There are a number of scriptures which teach that Jesus Christ Himself was actually the Creator. For example, in Colossians 1:15-18 Paul speaks of Jesus when he writes. Also, the writer to the Hebrews in 1:1-4 says much the same thing. There is the same thought again, the Creator and the Upholder.
Now, if God has created the universe and has placed mankind on this earth, the question arises as to how He would communicate with this creature. How would He make Himself known to His creature? It is unthinkable that God would create the universe, put mankind upon it, and then have nothing whatsoever to do with Him. It is inevitable that such a
Creator would communicate with His creation. How has He done so? He communicates through His inspired word—the Bible.
There are various meanings attached to the term "inspiration of Scripture" which require some explanation. Following is one definition of “inspiration of Scripture” that is supported by many biblical scholars:
God so supernaturally directed the writers of Scripture that