regarding interpretation of the Bible? 2. AUTHORITATIVE CRITERIA What are the norms or standards beyond the Bible recognized in my tradition to indicate how the Bible is the word of God? This may include a founder of the denomination‚ a church body‚ a confession‚ a creed‚ a set of customs‚ a type of personal experience‚ a social commitment‚ as well as other possibilities. 3. WORKING THEOLOGY What is my actual working theology regarding interpretation of the Bible? To what extent is this the
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When people say that Bible is the word of God‚ they mean that the words in the Bible were influenced to the human authors by God which was written down as the word of God. In other words‚ it means that the word of God was inspired which means “God-breathed”. If the word of the Bible was God-breathed‚ then we can justify that the word of God is valid and authoritative and most of all that the bible is the word of God. An essential component of the Word of God is that the Bible is referred to as verbal
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authority of the Bible is something that has been discussed by many people and for thousands of years. Our generation has a problem about authority. In church and in state we use the word ‘authority’ in different ways‚ some positive‚ and some negative. We use it in secular senses. We say of a great footballer that he stamped his authority on the game. (Wright) The Bible itself teaches about God and His dealing with human beings and the rest of creation. Determining the authority of the Bible has existed
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THL111 – Introduction to Christian Theology Introduction Often it is heard that the Bible is a made up of stories and others say that the Bible lacks scientific knowledge. The Bible has a purpose‚ and that purpose is to teach salvation‚ and not science. The Bible is aimed as a spiritual inspiration. We are asked the following question. How is the Bible authoritative for Christian theology? If the Bible is authoritative‚ we may also assume it is inerrant and the word of God. Inspiration‚ inerrancy
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Assignment 2: The Bible among the Myths: Religion 101 By: Khristine OBST 510 Professor X November 9 2013 Table of Contents: Introduction Chapter1. The Bible in Its World Chapter2. The Bible and Myths: A problem of Definition Chapter3. Continuity: The basis of Mythical Thinking Chapter4. Transcendence: Basis of Biblical Thinking Chapter5. The Bible versus Myth Chapter6. The Bible and History: A
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scientifically proven to be correct‚ completely opposed the underlying structure of the universe and heavens as originally stated in the Holy Bible. In his “Letter to the Grand Duchess Christina‚” Galileo explained to his subject how what was found true through physical findings were not in fact directly coincided with matters of faith. Unlike what was stated in the Bible‚ Galileo felt as though faith and science were two separate entities‚ and should be kept apart. Naturally‚ Galileo’s scientific findings
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Martin Luther’s ideas of the Reformation. William also believed that Bible works and literature should be given to the people‚ and not be restricted by the Church. William wished to translate the Bible into English. He was an excellent scholar‚ and linguist‚ and wanted to study theology. While he was very skeptical of how long it took to be able to study the Bible‚ he completed the training and was able to study the Bible. In order to set his plan to action‚ he went to Cambridge in 1521‚ and
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Latin of western Roman civilization. For nearly one thousand years no new translations of the Bible appeared even as new European languages developed through the dark ages of the medieval period. The Vulgate remains the official Bible of The Roman Catholic Church (Harris 31-32). The protestant canon differs from the Roman Catholic canon. The protestant Bible is seven books shorter that the Roman Catholic Bible. Martin Luther removed the seven books and placed them in the appendix during the reformation
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How Can We Know the Bible Is the Word of God? A Religion Profile from International Students‚ Inc. The Question Posed Characteristics That Must Be True of God’s Word‚ But Could Also Be True of a Human Book Christians claim the Bible is God’s Word. That means that they believe the Bible is a verbal revelation from God that makes it unique from every other book. But how can such a claim be verified? 1. The Bible Claims to Be God’s Word A. The Authors Claimed to Speak God’s Words
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February 19‚ 2013 In 1925 John Scopes challenged the Tennessee school system and the law when he decided to continue to teach Darwin’s theory of evolution although it had been banned to teach since it had went against thing written in the bible. This drew the attention of two men Clarence Darrow and William Jennings. Jennings stated that the theory of evolution isn’t fact and made students doubt their Christian faith while Darrow argued that the children should have intellectual and religious
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