Revelation is a form of...
Miracle
Disembodied Existence
Religious Experience
What is Propositional Revelation?
A revelation experience where God reveals knowledge (noetically) about Himself or his plans etc.
The indirect knowledge of God through, for example, his creation
Non-propositional Revelation indirectly makes himself known. It is ineffable.
Which one of the following is NOT a revelation of God
Conscience
Creation
Scripture
Business Ethics
General Revelation is that available to everyone at all times (eg. creaion) whereas Special Revelation is God's revelation to specific people at specific times (eg. visions).
For some Christians, the writer of the Bible is merely an amanuensis. What does this mean?
The Bible is only moral guidlines
The Bible should be demythologised
The Bible is written by someone when they are reflecting on a Religious Experience
The Bible is written by God through a human scribe
Friedrich Schleiermacher believed that Biblical writings come from the non-propositional revelation when the writer reflects on a religious experience.
Karl Barth objected to Natural Theology because when using miracles we only get further from true knowledge. The only way to know true knowledge about God is through revelation.
Which of the following are topics discussed in Barth's book 'Church Dogmatics'?
God is revealed at his own choice
Revelation is ineffable
God can be described through analogy
Bible only conveys revelation; it is not God's exact words
God is revealed only through conscience
God can only be understood through his intervention in the world through miracles
Psalms often speak in a human voice - this can mean that God is calling for our prayers or Christianity is only wishful-thinking written down
Which of the following suggest that we should ignore the Bible completely? (Tick Four)
If there is one God, why has he spoke through many writers instead of one? - such as four gospels instead of one (Perhaps this is God calling for us to unite in faith)
Some teachings, such as the condemning of homosexuality and the marginalising of women are not applicable in the current - non-patriarchal - society.
Some Biblical accounts are inconsistent with each other, such as the Gospel accounts of the resurrection of Jesus
Science can argue that some Biblical events are impossible, for example, Moses could not have lived to 800 years old (However, this could be symbolic for the continuing of his bloodline in his descendants. Science also suggests that the world is much older than 6000 years.
The Bible has been relied on for thousands of years
Millions of people have faith in the Biblical teachings
The Bible merely needs demythologising, as Boltman suggested, so that we can understand the true word of God.
Without the moral guidance of the Bible, morality in our world has no purpose or foundations
