Test 2 Flashcards by Mark Dyson

How many copies of the New Testament exist from the Ancient World?

25,000

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5th Covenant

Covenant with David that establishes the Messiah

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Parable that shows that all will be invited to Christ’s salvation

Parable of the Great Banquet

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Parable that shows we must become a new creation

Parable of the New/Old Coat/Wineskins

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Incarnation

The Word Became Flesh or God the Son becoming human

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According to Buddhism, how are we saved?

We are enlightened and cease to exist.

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Romans 5:19

“For just as through the disobedience of the one man the many were made sinners, so also through the obedience of the one man the many will be made righteous.”

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4th Covenant

“I will be your God and You will be my people.”

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Jesus is taken to heaven body and soul

Ascension

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Mary is taken to heaven body and soul.

Assumption

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If Christianity is true, then what does it mean about all the other religions?

At least some of their beliefs are false, but they don’t have to be completely false.

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Hindu gods who became human

Avatars

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Physical life

Bios

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Hindu name for Ultimate Reality

Brahman

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Nirvana

Buddhist state of enlightenment; the extinguishing of the soul.

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Generic term for a type of unbreakable promise.

Covenant

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1st Covenant

Covenant with Noah that foreshadows baptism

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2nd and 3rd Covenants

Covenants with Abraham where God promised him descendants and the land.

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Hindu word for divine duty

Dharma

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The way in which Christ is substantially united to us.

Eucharist

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CS Lewis says there are only three possibilities to Christ if He claims to be God:

He is either insane, evil, or God.

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How is Christ the Perfect Penitent

He is God so He is perfect, and he is Penitent because He is obedient.

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According to Hinduism, how are we saved?

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If we follow our duty, We melt back into ultimate reality.

How Jesus took on human suffering even though he was without sin.

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Kenosis

Where the transfiguration took place

Mt. Tabor

According to Atheism, why are we broken?

Nature

Is Jesus' claim the same as a Hindu Avatar?

According to Judaism, why are we broken?

Original Sin

According to Christianity, why are we broken?

Original Sin

According to Islam, why are we broken?

Poor human choices

The first foreshadowing of the Gospel

Protoevangelium

According to Islam, how are we saved?

Submission to Allah

Comparing the similarities and difference of a writing to test their authenticity

Textual Criticism

Primary details of the Resurrection

The Empty Tomb, the Appearances to the Disciples

The permanent link between humanity and divinity

The Hypostatic Union

Shows that Christ meets people's needs

The miracle of the wedding at Cana

Secondary details of the Resurrection

The Names of the women at the tomb; the presence of angels.

According to Judaism, how are we saved?

The nation is collectively saved by following God.

Event that shows the obedience of Joseph and Mary

The Nativity

How Jesus really didn't die on the cross

The Swoon Theory

Is the only strong witness that the disciples could give to truth that they saw the Resurrected Jesus

They gave their lives

According to Atheism, how are we saved?

We are not.

According to Christianity, how are we saved?

We are transformed by the death and resurrection of God's son.

According to Hinduism, why are we broken?

We live in the illusion that we are individuals.

According to Buddhism, why are we broken?

We live in the illusion that we exist.

Is the Resurrection an historical fact?

Yes.

Is the Resurrection a transcendent event?

Yes

Parable that shows that Christ will seek out the lost

Parable of the Lost Sheep

Parable that shows that Christ will restore us to children of God

Parable of the Prodigal Son

Parable that shows Christ will be rejected by the Jewish Elders

Parable of the Tenants

Type of life Christ gives

Zoe

Explain the Socratic Argument that Good is stronger than Evil

- You can be good for the sake of good - No one is evil for the sake of evil - Evil is always done for a (perceived) good - Socrates - No one wants what is bad for oneself, ony what is good - Evil can't motivate - Evil = absence of goodness.

Explain the three things that God gave us to prepare for the Incarnation, according to CS Lewis

1. The Conscience = Inherent sense of right and wrong in all humans. - Accessible to everyone - Properly shaped when conformed to Natural Law. 2. "Good Dreams" - CS Lewis - Every Culture understands the connection between love/dead/rebirth 3. The Jews - God chose one nation of all humanity to be His chosen people. - He reveals to them the sort of God He is: One, good, almighty, and all-knowing.

Explain the three ways Christ claimed He was divine.

Jesus' Claims of Divinity: 1. Forgives sins - Only forgive someone if you have been wounded by them. - Only God can forgive all sins because all sins are offenses to God. 2. Miracles - Signs of his Divinity - Other people have performed miracles by God's power. - Christ performs miracles by His own power. 3. His Own Words - "Before Abraham came to be, I AM." John 8:58

Explain the two things the Cross of Christ reveals and why according to Pope Benedict XVI

What God is and love is. ``` Love = "Goes all the way." God = "Love." Went all the wa. ```

Explain how the resurrection could not have been a mass hallucination

1. Chemical Alteration (Poison) - Variety of locations makes this improbable. 2. State of expectation or emotional excitement prior to vision - Disciples weren't excited, but depressed. 3. Tend to happen in large crowds - Jesus appears to crowds and individuals. 4. Generally do not change people's lives - Hundreds of witnesses changed their lives. 5. Often are recanted - No evidence for any witness recanting.

Test 2 Flashcards

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