Terms
False teaching that denies something central to the Christian faith
Heresy
A church father who lived from 130-200 AD and wrote Against Heresies.
Irenaeus
God is greater or higher than any creature
Transcendence
Taught that there were a sequence of divine emanations
Gnosticism
The ultimate authority for theology
Scripture
The ground rules for theological study
Prolegomena
A figure who defended creatio ex nihilo to pagan philosophers
Theophilus
God is dependent on no one and is completely self-sufficient
Aseity
There are two gods, an Old Testament god of law and a New Testament god of mercy
Marcionism
The unfolding of God's redemptive plan
The divine economy
The study of Christ
Christology
Taught that there are two divisions of knowledge: knowledge of God and knowledge of ourselves
Calvin
God is without limit in relation to Himself, space, and time.
Infinity
DeYoung's four ways of approaching theology
Biblically, humbly, doxologically, and rationally
The defense of the faith
Apologetics
A medieval theologian who describe the source, content, fruit, and reception of Scripture
Bonaventure
God cannot change
Immutability
The type of language that we use to describe God
Analogical language
Theology proper
God is not made of parts
Simplicity