Inspiration

3 Written Questions

1. Biblical scholar and theologian. He is known for seeing three levels of meaning in scripture: literal, moral, and allegorical. He though the allegorical was more important than the literal.
2. The 18th century movement that said humans should rely on reason and empirical knowledge for truth. Thus, proponents often discounted the value and validity of divine revelation and religious tradition.
3. the belief that God was involved with the writing and/or reading of the bible

3 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a literary technique in which an extended metaphor or story draws parallels between elements in the story and nonfictional characters and events
   1. Origen
   2. allegory
   3. Inerrant
   4. Martin Luther
2. (1) in the early church, this was the view that scripture is full of meaning, so a single text has multiple meanings (literal, allegorical, and spiritual). (2) In the twentieth century, plenary inspiration refers to the view that words of the Bible come directly from God and so contain no scientific, historical, geographical, or any other sort of mistake.
   1. inspiration
   2. Plenary inspiration
   3. Martin Luther
   4. Inerrant
3. a movement that originated in the nineteenth century in opposition to the use of Enlightenment methods and though in the areas of theology and biblical studies. In the twentieth century, a conservative social agenda became part of the movement.
   1. Inerrant
   2. inspiration
   3. Fundamentalism
   4. Origen

3 True/False Questions

1. John Chrysostom → the belief that God was involved with the writing and/or reading of the bible

   True        False

2. Martin Luther → German leader of the Protestant Reformation who questioned a number of teachings of the Catholic Church at that times. After he was excommunicated, he translated the bible into German and wrote an influential commentary on Romans, as well as book on many theological topics. He argued scripture was the guide to what the church should believe.

   True        False

3. Inerrant → Biblical scholar and theologian. He is known for seeing three levels of meaning in scripture: literal, moral, and allegorical. He though the allegorical was more important than the literal.

   True        False