Inerrancy
Name That Gap
Hermeneutics in General
Clear or Obscure
Interpretation
100
This is what the word "inerrant" means.
What is "Having no errors."
100
Hermeneutical "Gaps" keep us from knowing the intention of THIS PERSON.
Who is the author/speaker?
100
In order to gain true meaning, I must discover HIS intent.
What is the author?
100
The process of finding the author's meaning can sometimes be THIS.
What is "unclear"?
200
This position argues that God revealed Himself only in deeds, not words.
What is Neo-Orthodoxy?
200
When "Finger-Lickin' Good" became "Eat Your Fingers Off!"
What is a Language Gap?
200
Hermeneutics is a Science because God created us to communicate using this.
What is language?
200
These are two types of clarity that Luther described.
What are External and Internal clarity?
200
"Let scripture interpret scripture" is one way to describe this: The __________ of Scripture"
What is "analogy"?
300
This position argues that the Bible is only inspired like Shakespeare's writing is inspired.
What is the Liberal Christian view?
300
ου γινοσκεις εμοις οτι ου δυναμεται αναγινειν ἐλληνιστι.
What is a Linguistic/Language gap?
300
This doctrine teaches that Scripture is UNDERSTANDABLE and CLEAR - although getting there is sometimes tough.
What is Perspecuity?
300
My High School Spanish teacher confused us when she said she was having this problem.
What was "a cricket on her neck"?
300
This is what the Bible is ABOUT, first and foremost.
What is God?
400
In the Neo-Orthodox position, this is what happens to the Bible when someone reads it and gains personal meaning from it.
What is "it BECOMES the Word of God."
400
"I am a boy and a girl at the same time. Why is that hard for you to understand?"
What is a Philosophical gap?
400
"Hermeneutics" happens automatically MOST of the time - until THIS happens.
What is confusion, or blocks of understanding?
400
For "internal clarity" into the Bible, we must rely on THIS.
What is the Holy Spirit?
400
No single statement or passage should be allowed to do THIS do a doctrine.
What is "set it aside"?
500
This is what 2 Timothy 3:16 says about the Bible.
What is "it is God-breathed"?
500
"I understand your words, but you're referring to a holiday I know nothing about, so I'm confused."
What is a Cultural Gap?
500
A good guiding principle from Hermeneutics: Words _________ things!
What is 'Mean"?
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