Theism/test of reliability
What is Christ-Centered Theism? Give examples of three religions.
Theism that is centered around God. Examples include; Christianity, Judaism, and Islam.
Incarnation
The Septuigant
The Greek Translation of the Old Testament, which includes the Apocrypha.
The Ishtar Gate
Colored glazed bricks that decorated the gateway into Babylon.
Hadith and Quran
These books are from the religion of Islam. The Quran is considered the direct word from god, revealed to Muhummad, over the span of 23 years, by the angel Gabriel. The Hadith are records of the words, actions, and approvals of the Prophet Muhummad.
What is the difference between Judaism and Christianity?
Judaism only believes in the Old Testament, while Christians believe in both.
General Revelation give 2 examples.
God reveals himself to all people, at all times, in all places. Examples include; Creation and everyone being made in the image of God.
The Tanakh
The Jewish collection of the Old Testament books, which are divided into three sections: The Torah, History, and Poetry.
They were stone sculptures/statues that were from the Ancient Persian Empire in the time of King Xerxe’s rule.
Dianetics
This book is from the religion of Scientology. The book talks about the theory of the conscience and unconscious mind.
What is the difference between Islam and Christianity?
Muslims believe that Jesus is a prophet, while Christians believe that Jesus is the messiah. Also, they both have different texts (books).
Special Revelation and give 2 examples.
God reveals himself to a specific person/group, at a specific time, at a specific place. Examples include, the Bible and Jesus.
The Old Testament Apocrypha
Consists of seven books accepted by the early church fathers as biblical church Canan. Reconfirmed by the Catholic Church of Luther.
How was the Canon of Scriptures put together?
It was put together by being approved by various councils and churches.
Vedas and Upinashids
These books are from the religion of Hinduism. The Vedas are primarily focused on hymns, rituals, and prayers for worshiping various deities. There are four main collections in the Vedas. The Upanishads are a group of philosophical texts within the Vedacorpus, which focuses on spiritual knowledge, meditation, and the nature of reality.
Name the three types of Christ-Centered Theists.
2. They believe that their works get them to heaven.
3. They believe that their heritage will get them to heaven.
Explain the Kingdom of God.
Means the message. The message is God's presence through his word. This is where heaven and earth supernaturally meet.
Explain the first part of the process of writing the Scriptures as a Monk.
To begin their day, they would ceremonially clean themselves.
They mixed just enough ink for the day.
They created a grid on the scroll.
Anytime Yahweh/God appeared, they would put down his pen, rewash themself, then wrote the name in a different pen.
The letters couldn’t touch.
If a mistake was made they would bury the scroll and start over.
Sennacribs Prism
Is an ancient clay artifact that records the militaristic history of King Sennacherib of Assyria.
Tanakh and Torah
These books are from the religion of Judaism. The Tanakh is the Hebrew Bible and a canonical collection of Jewish scriptures. The Torah specifically refers to the the first five books of the Tanakh. (First five books of the Bible)
Did the Jews consider it scripture?
Does it align with other texts in Scripture?
Do other texts confirm this as Scripture?
Does it have a strong historical and Biblical basis?
Explain innearancy.
Means without error. There are two types: being proven by science or it is grammatically correct. If something is wrong this does not change the education of the authors.
Explain the second part of the process, that took place when the scribes wrote the Scriptures. (after it was written)
The other scribe would count every letter to make sure it was exact.
The other scribe would count how many times each letter was used.
The other scribe would find the middle letter and compare it to the original.
The other scribe would make sure no letters and words were touching.
The other scribe would make sure there were no ink blots or smudges.
If any of these happened they would have to restart.
The Alter of Inscence
Was an important element of worship in the ancient Israelite Tabernacle.
Sutras and Mahayana
These books are from the religion of Buddhism. The Sutras are the sacred scriptures that contain the teachings of the Buddha. The Mahayana is one of the two major branches of Buddhism.