Vocabulary
Which word means the study of the past?
history
Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John wrote about actual events
Internal evidence
-OR-
External evidence?
Internal
Big idea of history as a whole is....
Freedom
The biblical view of history is cyclical or linear?
linear
He marked out their ________ times in history
appointed
What word means an idea or opinion formed before enough information is available to make a valid conclusion
preconception
Archeologists finding Peter's house.
Internal evidence
-OR-
External evidence?
External
The metanarrative of the Bible has 4 main themes. What are they - in order?
Creation
The Fall
Redemption
Restoration
What was the requirement to be an apostle / disciple?
a) being unmarried
b) having spent time with Jesus
c) knowing Aramaic and Greek languages
b) having spent time with Jesus
He marked out their appointed times in history and the _____________ of their lands
boundries
What word means evidence within Scripture that corroborates biblical claims
Internal Evidence
The gospels were written by eyewitnesses of the events of Jesus.
Internal evidence
-OR-
External evidence?
Internal
Which part of the metanarrative of the Bible is about Jesus, the promised messiah coming to earth to pay the penalty of our sins and save us from God's wrath?
Redemption
Which worldview sees history as social progress through only human effort?
Secularism
He marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would _______________ him.
seek
What word means physical proof of persons or events mentioned in Scripture.
External Evidence
Historian, Josephus, wrote about Jesus.
Internal evidence
-OR-
External evidence?
External Evidence
Explain how the Fall is such an important part of the metanarrative .
Answers vary but should include how it introduced SIN into the world and now we are all born with a SIN NATURE.
Which worldview sees history as a struggle between the have and have - nots?
Marxism
He marked out their appointed times in history and boundaries of their lands God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps ________________ for him and _____________ him.
reach, find
What word means an overarching story of events that provides a structure for people's beliefs (in the Bible)
Metanarrative
Dead Sea Scrolls which are 2,000 years old have the same words of the Old Testament that our Bibles contain today.
Internal evidence
-OR-
External evidence?
External
Which part of the metanarrative of the Bible explains how "at an appointed time in the future, God will bring all humanity before Jesus for reward or punishment."
Restoration
Which worldview sees history as somewhat fictional made up by biased historians to support their positions.
Postmodernism (especially Nihilism)
He marked out their appointed times in history and the boundaries of their lands. God did this so that they would seek him and perhaps reach out for him and find him, though he is not .........
far from any one of us.