These manuscripts were discovered in 1947 and contain fragments from books of the Old Testament, allowing scholars to compare much older copies with later Hebrew manuscripts.
What are the Dead Sea Scrolls
This term means that the Bible is without error.
Inerrancy
This belief states that everything that happens has a natural cause and explanation.
What is Naturalism
This worldview insists that the scientific method is the only way to find objective truth—making the claim itself completely self-refuting, since the statement cannot be scientifically tested.
What is Scientism
True or False:
Christians are considered subjective relativists
FALSE ... (based on objectivity 😉)
According to the text, which of the following is a good reason to study the Bible? List at least two of the four:
Reveals who God is
Provides wisdom for living
Changed Western civilization
Is an important part of world literature
In chapter 2, the authors describe the Bible most closely to which of the following?
A. A love letter
B. A story about God and what He has done
C. Purely a historical text
D. A & B
A story about God and what He has done
This theory states that a statement is true when it accurately describes reality.
The Correspondence Theory of Truth
The belief that truth, knowledge, or morality is relative to an individual, society, or historical context.
Relativism
When looking at the "interpretive order," this specific step must always come first to prevent us from reading our own biases into the text.
What is "What does the text say?"
According to the text, knowledge is commonly described as
Justified true belief
Objective Truth claims what?
An independent fact about the world.
This statement cannot possibly be true - and per the author, commits suicide. You may hear a statement similar to "there is no truth."
Self-refuting claim
Which passages in the Bible reflect the general revelation of God?
Psalms 19:1; Romans 1:20
If a statement fails to align with reality, it violates this component of knowledge, meaning you can believe it and feel justified, but you still do not "know" it.
What is truth.
The method of investigating the physical world through observation, testing, and evidence ...
Science
According to Luke's Gospel, Luke's testimony is based on what?
What is careful investigation.
The following are part of what?
What does the text say? / What did it mean in its context? / What does it reveal about God? / How should we respond?
The Interpretative Order of Scripture
Which verse speaks to Special Revelation?
A. Psalm 19:1-4
B. Hebrews 1:1-2
C. 2 Timothy 3:16
B. Hebrews 1:1-2
Proclaiming "You should never judge anyone's moral choices" is a self-defeating statement because it is doing exactly this.
What is judging someone? (or What is making a moral judgment?)
The text mentioned a handful of religions and their holy texts. Name at least two holy texts for other religions besides the Bible that were in the text.

According to classical philosophy, what three components must come together to define knowledge?
Belief, truth, justification
In classical epistemology, a hunch or a lucky guess cannot count as knowledge because it lacks this third, evidence-based criteria.
What is justification
Which verse speaks to the Bible being inspired?
2 Tim. 3:16
If you believe a bank is open, and the bank is actually open, this is still just a lucky guess—not knowledge—if you lack this specific grounding.
What is justification or what is a good reason/evidence?