Gnosticism Study guides, Class notes & Summaries

CHURCH OF GOD ORDAINED MINISTER STUDY GUIDE, COMPLETE SOLUTION GROWING REVELATION The Bible is a _______ of God and His plan of salvation for humanity. Moses _______ authored the Pentateuch. visible and invisible universe Creation is the act of God whereby He brought forth the _____ and _____ without the use of preexisting materials a.d. 70's The book of Matthew was written sometime around _____. Zechariah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel These three men where both priests and prophets. Hagga...

intertestamental period - correct answer about 400 BC to 1 AD 2nd temple period - correct answer 530 BC to 70AD Gnosticism - correct answer material word is evil and said Jesus could not have been a person - correct answer taught that pleasure (in the sense of happiness, not necessarily sensual pleasure) was the chief good in life. This led to an advocacy of "hedonism," the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle. Stoicism - correct answer taught the dutiful a...

Pseudonymous - pseudepigrapha is made of two words, from pseudos meaning false and graphein meaning write Righteousness/righteousness of god - (1) the righteousness that god produces (subjective genitive), transforms believer; (2) god's own attribute of righteousness (possessive genitive), refers to his divine justice in eschatological judgment; (3) the righteousness imputed by god (genitive of source), god declaring sinners righteous on the basis on their faith Justification - the actio...

NBST 515-001 Exam Questions And Answers intertestamental period - ANS about 400 BC to 1 AD 2nd temple period - ANS 530 BC to 70AD Gnosticism - ANS material word is evil and said Jesus could not have been a person - ANS taught that pleasure (in the sense of happiness, not necessarily sensual pleasure) was the chief good in life. This led to an advocacy of "hedonism," the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle. Stoicism - ANS taught the dutiful accepta...

CHURCH OF GOD ORDAINED MINISTER STUDY GUIDE, COMPLETE SOLUTION GROWING REVELATION The Bible is a _______ of God and His plan of salvation for humanity. Moses _______ authored the Pentateuch. visible and invisible universe Creation is the act of God whereby He brought forth the _____ and _____ without the use of preexisting materials a.d. 70's The book of Matthew was written sometime around _____. Zechariah, Jeremiah, and Ezekiel These three men where both priests and prophets. Hagg...

NBST 520-001 Exam 2 Questions and answers. 100% Accurate. pseudonymous - pseudepigrapha is made of two words, from pseudos meaning false and graphein meaning write righteousness/righteousness of God - (1) the righteousness that God produces (subjective genitive), transforms believer; (2) God's own attribute of righteousness (possessive genitive), refers to his divine justice in eschatological judgment; (3) the righteousness imputed by God (genitive of source), God declaring sinners rig...

HCB Exam 1 Multiple Choice/Matching Questions and Answers 2023 Christology The branch of Christian theology that studies the nature, Person, and works of Jesus Christ. Alexander the Great King of Macedonia who conquered Greece, Egypt, and Persia, he united the Greek city-states Hellenization The spread of Greek culture, began during the time of Alexander the Great Essenes A group of pious, ultraconservative Jews who left the Temple of Jerusalem and lived apart in commun...

The Book of Acts and the KerygmaWhat is the Kerygma Greek term for 'preaching' proclamation of an event within Acts 2 and 3- word Kerygma is used by Luke: 'he sent me to proclaim the release of the captives and recovery of the sight of the blind' C.H.Dodd view on the kerygma - should not confuse the kerygma with teaching or with historical facts (though is can include both of these) 'the Gospel is not a statement of the general truths of religion, but an interpretation of that w...

Know the 3 'objective factors' or criteria that guide Christian theological reflection. Know what Christians mean when they say the Bible is 'inspired'? 1. Jesus Christ 2. The Bible 3. The Church ("inspired" means the Biblical text is authoritative) Know the 'six widely accepted rules' for the interpretation of the Bible. 1. Scripture is to be interpreted in light of its OWN purpose. (We need to read it expecting it to tell us about the ultimate origin, meaning, and goal of h...

paleolithic period 2.5 Million years ago - The stone age Hunters and gatherers neolithic period The new stone age - 10,000BC True Farmiing - permanent settlements (villages, tribes) domestication of animals The Rosetta Stone Egyptian artifact provided translations of the hieroglyphics for modern understanding of the symbols Responsibility of a US citizen Volunteering in a community The scarcity of Chinese arable farmland led to... Early development of intensi...