Holy Scripture 0.0 / 5 ? Religious StudiesPhilosophyA2/A-levelOCR Created by: theblazingoptimistCreated on: 03-10-16 15:17 Define the propositional approach to scripture Content is a series of propositions (truths) given by God 1 of 26 Where is the propositional approach to scripture often used? Literalist interpretations of scripture 2 of 26 Define natural theology Truths that can be known through unaided human intellect, e.g that God exists and is the Creator, etc 3 of 26 Define revealed theology Truths that God reveals to an individual i.e. through religious experiences and through reading the Bible. 4 of 26 What did Emil Brunner say about natural theology? Proved God existed 5 of 26 How did Karl Barth disagree with Brunner? Can only gain true knowledge of God through revelation, not natural theology 6 of 26 What issues could arise from propositional revelation of scripture? Prop. rev. may not be accurate (passive), cannot know which are "true", can't verify, conflict betw. religion 7 of 26 What is amanuensis? Idea that writers of the Bible copied text from divine dictation 8 of 26 Define the non-propositional approach Scripture isn't direct word of God, but accurate account of those words from humans 9 of 26 Give one advantage of the non-propositional approach Shows how people could still be described as “believers” in Christianity in the years before the Bible’s existence 10 of 26 What are some disadvantages of a non-propositonal approach to scripture? Nodirect knowledge of God revealed, no certainty re what is revealed 11 of 26 Define interpretations of the Bible in the literal sense Simple explanations w/ focus on historical account 12 of 26 Define interpretations of the Bible in the allegorical sense Looking at spiritual meaning 13 of 26 Define interpretations of the Bible in the tropological sense Moral meaning 14 of 26 Define interpretations of the Bible in the anagogical sense Concerned w/ death, fate of soul, etc 15 of 26 Give one advantage of having these ways to interpret scripture. Allowed for sensitive interpretation of different scriptures 16 of 26 Give one disadvantage of having these ways to interpret scripture. Can be applied in a mechanical way --> Bible having more glossary than content. 17 of 26 Define higher criticism of scripture. Gaining rational understanding of Bible as literary work + product of its writers 18 of 26 Name a philosopher associated w/ higher criticism. Fredric Schleiermacher, Ludwig Feuerbach, David Friedrich Strauss 19 of 26 Define historical criticism of scripture Looks to date pieces of Biblical writing + attempting to understand the background against which it was written 20 of 26 Define literary criticism of scripture Concerned w/ form, structure, themes of text. Looks at whether passages should be considered narrative or poetic. 21 of 26 Define special revelation God revealing himself to an individual 22 of 26 Define divine inspiration God inspiring Biblical scripture 23 of 26 What are some issues with divine inspiration in scripture? How text got to humans, whether God gave it directly, what it teaches us about God 24 of 26 What did Marshall say about the Bible? Authortative, but sitll had flaws 25 of 26 What did Jim Packer say? Bible = wrd of God 26 of 26
A fundamentalist, propositional, literal approach to scripture is the most correct as it removes all risk of human error. 3.0 / 5 based on 1 rating
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