Exam 2 Flashcards by Analyn Thompson

consubstantial

deriving from the Greek term homoousios, meaning “of the same substance”. Affirms the full divinity of Christ

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consubstantiation

refers to the theory of the real presence, especially associated with Martin Luther. Holds that the eucharistic bread and wine are given together with the substance of the body and blood of Christ

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creed

a formal definition or summary of the Christian faith, held in common by all Christians

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deism

refers to a view of God which recognizes the divine creatorship, yet which rejects the notion of a continuing divine involvement with the world

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docetism

treated Jesus as a purely divine being who only had the “appearance” of being human

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ebionitism

treated Christ as a purely human figure, although recognizing that he was endowed with particular charismatic gifts which distinguished him from other humans

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eucharist

refers to the sacrament variously known as the “Mass”, the “Lord’s supper”, and “holy communion”

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evangelical

places especial emphasis upon the supreme authority of scripture and the atoning death of Christ

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five ways

standard term for the five “arguments for the existence of God” associated with Thomas Aquinas

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fundamentalism

a form of American Protestant Christianity, which lays special emphasis on the authority of an inerrant Bible

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Moltmann challenged the idea that God is incapable of suffering in THIS book

The Crucified God

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Moltmann says one who is incapable of suffering is incapable of THIS

love

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According to Moltmann, God suffers in the same way that creatures suffer

false

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for Moltmann, what did the Father suffer when Christ was on the cross?

the loss of the Son

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with whom does Moltmann identify the “giving up” that unites the Father and the Son

the Father

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Paley was influenced by THIS person’s discoveries about the regularity of the universe

Isaac Newton

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Paley wrote during THIS period of England’s history

industrial revolution

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what two objects does Paley compare and contrast at the beginning of the reading

a stone and a watch

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reveal

uncovering of something unknown; refers to God’s self-disclosure to humans

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author of revelation

God

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author of theology

humans

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the objective aspect of revelation

content of revelation

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subjective aspect of revelation

one’s interpretation of revelation’s content

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calls for human response, can be a shocking event

characteristics of revelation

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general revelation

available to humans at all times

sources of general revelation

creation, history, humanity

natural theology

theology based on general revelation; it is possible to have genuine knowledge fo God apart from Christian faith

can general revelation save? does God being revealed as creator equal God's being revealed as savior and redeemer?

questions for general revelation

martin luther on revelation in nature

heidelburg disputation, should not seek for the invisible things of God in creation, should seek the visible things of God in Christ's suffering on the cross

special revelation

supports Christianity's claims, not available to humans at all times

characteristics of special revelation

progressive (occurs over time), saving

models of special revelation

revelation as propositions, person, and promise

clear, intelligible statements about God, only in the Bible, information about God, mental act from God's mind to human minds

revelation as propositions, Carl Henry

more concerned with God himself; God's person is revealed in the person of Jesus Christ

revelation as person, Karl Barth

special revelation is personal; God makes promises when he reveals himself; implies future and keeps revelation connected to history

revelation and promise, jurgen moltmann

cosmological, teleological, ontological

arguments for God's existence

a priori reasoning

reasoning before sensory experience

a posteriori reasoning

reasoning after sensory experience

cosmological argument

thomas aquinas, cause and effect; there cannot be an infinite regression of causes, so there must be an original "uncaused cause" that is responsible for causes and effects

teleological argument

william paley, argument from design; world operates like a machine, and there must be a designer

ontological argument

anslem of canterbury; because a God who exists in the real world is greater than a god who is only a figment of imagination, God must actually exist

old testament names for God

elohim, adonai, yahweh

elohim

"plural form of majesty" meaning it is majestic

adonai

more of a title than a name (such as sir)

yahweh

LORD usually in capital letters to distinguish from Adonai; Jews don't pronounce it, YHWH is the tetragrammation

names combined with yahweh

jireh, nissi, shalom, sabaoth, shammah

yahweh-jireh

lord who provides

yahweh-nissi

lord my banner

yahweh-shalom

lord of peace

yahweh-sabaoth

lord of hosts

yahweh-shammah

lord who is present

new testament names for God

theos, kurios, pater

theos

God

kurios

sir or master

pater

father

communicable attributes of God

attributes shared with humanity such as holiness, righteousness, faithfulness, etc.

incommunicable attributes of God

not shared with humanity: asiety, eternity, immutability, omnipresence, omniscience, omnipotence

asiety

a se - "from himself"; God's self-existence; God is without cause

immutability

God's lack of changing in relation to his being, purposes, and will, God's detachment from any process of change for the better or worse (Genesis 6:5-6; Jonah; Charles Hodge)

omnipresence

God's being present everywhere at once; God is not bound by space or physical limitations

omniscience

God perfectly and completely knows all things, whether actual or possible

omnipotence

God's ability to do anything, based on his unlimited power do we really mean that God can do literally anything?

how can we call God omnipotent if there are things God cannot do like violate his character; the word "can" is misleading, it actually makes a statement about his lack of power; God is more powerful because there are things he cannot do

anslem's meditation on divine omnipotence

God's two kinds of power: absolute & ordained

william of ockham on omnipotence

power before creation, the ability to do anything that does not violate character, power of choice

absolute power

power after creation; by choosing to create, other potential choices are eliminated; another world cannot be created in place of this one or "uncreated"; limitations are self-imposed

ordained power

Old Testament references to the Trinity

Spirit of God, "two powers in heaven", Ancient of Days

new testament references to the trinity

Jesus' baptism, promise of the Spirit, stoning of Stephen

two ways of describing God's triune nature

economic and immanent trinity

three persons as revealed in the economy of salvation; what we know through special revelation

economic trinity

three persons as they are in themselves in relation to each other

immanent trinity

Sabellius; God is revealed in three different modes of being/wears three different "masks"

modalism

rejected due to lack of distinction

modalism

hierarchy within the trinity rather than complete equality; God is the highest with Father and Son being inferior

subordinationism

rejected due to too much distinction

subordinationism

emphasizes individuality while stating that each person shares in the life of the other two "mutual participation"; each person maintains identity but indwells the others

perichoresis

opera trinitatis ad extra sunt indivisa

the works of the trinity outwards are undivided

to be created in the image of God is to be created in the image of the Trinity; there are "vestiges" (traces) of the trinity in humanity (ex. humans have memory, intellect, and will)

vestiges of the trinity; augustine of hippo

doctrine of trinity is essential to Christian belief (crucified Jesus); the crucifixion only makes sense in trinitarian terms; there must be some distinction

jurgen moltmann The Crucified God

logical, existential, gratuitous

three forms of the problem of evil

God is omnipotent, omniscient, and perfectly good, yet evil exists

classical theism

defense: denies a contradiction and plausibility theodicy: takes the offensive and offers explanations to justify God in spite of evil's existence

responses for classical theism

Exam 2 Flashcards

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