Prophets
Which era (pre-exilic, exilic, or post exilic) did Daniel live?
Exilic
The year that David lived
What happened around the year 1000BC
Which of the 7 eccumentical councils are affirmed by the Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox churches?
All 7
What is Heterodoxy?
A doctrine that erroneous but does not stray so far from orthodoxy that it is no long sufficent for saving faith.
The two types of Monarchianism
What are Adoptionism and Modalism?
The Lord’s judgement on Edom for aiding the Babylonians and their slaughter of the Jews, the book ends with a prophecy of the new Jerusalem.
Who is Obadiah?
A prophet
What is someone called by God to speak His words and mediate
Which council addressed Arianism?
(Extra 100pts if you know the year)
The First. Council of Nicaea; 325AD
Compare and contrast Nestorianism with Orthodox Christology.
+101 points if you know why this distinction matters
Two persons, one person
Compare and contrast Pelagianism with Semi-Pelagianism and Orthodox soteriology
All your effort, initially your effort, all God's work
His message is formatted as a series of disputes between God and Israel. He confronts Israel’s corruption, tells the faithful take comfort in the Scriptures, and predicts the coming Elijah, the messenger who prepares the way, before the day of the Lord.
Also what era did he live in? (pre, post, or exilic)
Who is Malachai
Post-exilic
The analogy of faith
What is scripture interprets scripture? The context of any one passage should be read in the context of the whole, and the context of the whole is the sum of all the parts. The unclear should be read in light of the clear.
Two part question:
A literary structure where parallel elements correspond in an inverted order (i.e., A-B-C-Cʹ-Bʹ-Aʹ).
A feature of biblical poetry where the successive lines repeat, reinforce, and expand on the previous line. (A, and what’s more, B)
What is a Chiasm
What is parallelism
What is Marcionism
YHWH is bad because he is associated with matter. Held to the first, very limited canon (only some of the NT). Christ is spiritual and saves us from YHWH. Gnositicism applied to Christianity,
Compare and contrast Docitism with Ebionism
Only divine; only human
(three answers)
1. During the time of Esther and Ezra. Joshua leads the Jews back, this prophet tells the Jews to rebuild the temple, not their fancy houses. Seeking God leads to a hopeful future.
2. Judah is in exile, this prophet interprets dreams; he, Shadrach, Meshach, & Abed-Nego suffer persecution for refusing pagan worship. He has many visions of nations to come who are finally replaced by a messianic Kingdom.
3. Judgement prophesied against Israel for being unfaithful to YHWH just has Gomer was unfaithful to this prophet. Nevertheless, God’s love is steadfast despite Israel’s unfaithfulness, and He will save her.
1. Who is Haggai
2. Who is Daniel
3. Who is Hosea
The Montantists really liked Revelation. Why was that, and should Revelation be included in the canon of scripture if heretics were excited about it? Why?
Which council addressed:
Nestorianism
Eutychianism
3rd: Council of Ephesus (431 AD): Convened by Emperor Theodosius II, this council addressed the Nestorian controversy and affirmed the title of Mary as Theotokos (God-bearer).
4th: Council of Chalcedon (451 AD): Convened by Emperor Marcian, this council addressed the Eutychian controversy and defined the two natures of Christ (divine and human).
Compare and contrast Eutchianism and Apollinarianism
Extra 100pts if you know which council wrote the definition of Chalcedon to clear all this up.
Extra 100pts if you can state the orthodox relationship betten Christ's human and divine natures.
Mixture; division
That would be the Council of Chalcedon, which took place in 451 AD. It was the fourth ecumenical council of the Christian Church and was convened by Emperor Marcian
"in two natures, without confusion, without change, without division, without separation"
List and explain any heresies or movements that could be associated with 7th Day Adventism
Montanism, pietism, and millerism
List the prophet and the era he lived in:
God comes to this prophet in a vision with judgement, destruction, and hope for restoration of Jerusalem. In the vision, God leaves his temple but comes back to a new temple, God restores a valley of dry bones, gives his people new hearts, and makes the dead sea alive.
This prophet argues with God because God is using an evil nation to destroy sinful Judah. The book ends with God explaining ultimate justice & this prophet living by faith.
God is just and destroys the evil nations to purify the world for the faithful remnant and they will rejoice.
1. Ezekiel; Exilic
2. Habbakuk; pre-exilic
3. Zephaniah; pre-exilic
What does 2 Tim 3:16-17 say?
16 All Scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness, 17 that the man of God may be complete, thoroughly equipped for every good work.
List and explain the 5 solas
Sola Scriptura—Scripture is the sole source of divine revelation, the only inspired, infallible, final, and authoritative norm of faith and practice.
Sola Fide—The justification of a believer is received by the instrument of faith alone. It was a response to the RCC teaching that justification is by Baptism, Faith, Cherity, and Hope. The RCC mixes justification (to be declared perfectly righteous) and sanctification (a change in character—a holiness demonstrated by good works) together. They treat the grace of justification as something that is poured into a believer as long as he cooperates and has enough of it, it maintains him in a justified status.
Sola Gratia—Salvation is by grace alone. It was a response to a kind of semi-pelagianism that had crept back into the Catholic Church (Remember Pelagianism had been denounced as heretical in the Third Ecumenical Council in 431AD). RCC taught that the sinner needs to cooperate with God in his salvation.
Solus Christus—Christ is the only mediator between God and man. The RCC had a complex sacramental system wherein the grace of Christ was mediated down through the church to the people. Because the RCC controlled the grace infusions (baptism, penance, extreme unction, purgatory, prayers to saints, priests, confession, etc.), they controlled the believer.
Soli Deo Gloria—Glory is for God alone. The sola describes the end of the other four solas. All of them proclaim God’s glory alone.
The heresies present in Jehovah's Wittness?
What are:
Pietism, Arianism, Donatism, Millerism, Unitariansim, Pneumatomachianism, and Pelagianism
Catharism/Bogomils-c1100AD
What is the dualistic belief system that viewed the material world as evil and rejected worldly possessions and pleasures. Followers lived simply and condemned rich foods and marriage.