Cultural Apologetics 1
Finite and limited, could not withstand the pressures of life
What were the roman gods?
The people became decadent and apathetic
What is one of the reasons for the decline of Rome?
Resurrection is a myth, disciples stole the body, they had hallucinations, and it's just impossible
What are various frequent denials to the resurrection?
Number one form of currency among teens and twenties
What is cool?
Becoming a Rabbi, teens would drop everything to study under a Rabbi
What was the ultimate career during Jesus' days?
Try and discover his main thesis in the chapter and how it relates to previous chapters.
What is the way we are supposed to read Schaeffer?
(During the middle ages) this guaranteed entrance into society.
What was baptism during the middle ages?
Super common, so inevitable, personal; yet it seems so wrong
What is death?
The inner core of a human being from which all actions flow
What is the heart?
Vision, intention, and means
What does the acronym VIM stand for?
Christians were called this in Rome
What is an atheist?
A rebirth about an idea of man
What is the definition of Renaissance?
Christian sources, Roman sources (Tacitus), and Jewish sources (Josephus)
What are some of the sources we have that speak of Jesus?
Feelings that dominate a life being inwardly transformed to be like Christ, there are five
What are love, joy, peace, faith, and hope?
Thoughts, feelings, heart, body, social context, and a soul
What are the six elements of a person?
An expression of the current worldview
What is art?
1. An interest in culture
2. A true form of freedom in society and government
3. A twisted view of race
4. An uncompassionate use of wealth
What are four outcomes of the reformation?
1. Declaration against interest
2. Corraboration
3. Chronological Spread
What is the historical criteria?
Bet Safar, Bet Talmud, and Bet Midrash
What are the three sections of Jewish Education?
One way we determine Inspiration.
What is considering the character of God (other possible responses: is it true in all it says, does it deal with the fundamental principles of life, does it describe life as transforming)?
The 6 approaches to culture
What are consuming, copying, cultivating, creating, condemning, and critiquing?
Something people call a myth, general term, something people live by
What is a meta narrative?
Crucifixion, the disciples claim Jesus rose from the dead, the disciples believed it unto death, the conversion of James and Paul, and the empty tomb
What is the minimum facts approach?
Cultural pressures, peer pressures, internal pressures, spiritual pressures, economic pressures, and political pressures
What are the various pressures (reasons) why we don't read the bible?
We are lost in a sea of competing interests, vying for the truth, and a grip on our lives.
What happens when the Bible is undermined?