General Theology
Early Christians were forced to do theology from the beginning of the written Canon because ancient manuscripts lacked _______.
Spaces and Punctuation!
The three main branches of Christian theology are, in order of size ____ _____ ______
Roman Catholic, Protestant, Orthodox
In adopting the Canon, the early theology applied to discern true writings was called the Rule of ____.
Faith
Knowledge of God from Scripture is referred to as _____ _____
Special Revelation
A benefit of systematic theology is _____
Protects us from misinterpreting portions of Scripture in isolation
Knowledge of God form creation is referred to as _____ ______
General revelation
A weakness of systematic theology is _____
Ignores differing historical views and can lead us to eisegesis - reading our theology into the text.
The five sources of truth for theology are
General revelation, special revelation, experience, tradition, reason
The Westminster Confession, Institutes of the Christian Religion, and even the Apostles Creed are examples of ______ ______.
Systematic Theology
Special revelation, tradition, reason, general revelation, experience