HCB Exam 1 Multiple Choice/Matching Questions and Answers

What is pneumatology? - CORRECT ANSWER-The study of the Person and work of the Holy Spirit. What does the Greek word "pneuma" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-Spirit. What does the Hebrew word "ruach" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-Spirit, wind, breath, charism. What does the term "charismatic" refer to? - CORRECT ANSWER-The movement within modern Christianity which places great emphasis on the works of the Holy Spirit within the believer's personal life and the church at large. What is binitarianism? - CORRECT ANSWER-The early Christian heresy that affirmed the divinity of the Father and Son but not the Sprit. What was Montanism? - CORRECT ANSWER-The early Christian cult, led by Montanus, that emphasized the works of the Holy Spirit, but was deemed heretical due to Montanus' belief in his own divinity. Which early church father spoke of the roles of the Persons of the Trinity prior to the clarification of trinitarian vocabulary? - CORRECT ANSWER-Irenaeus of Lyons. What does the term "regula fidei" mean? - CORRECT ANSWER-Rule of faith. What is the economy of salvation? - CORRECT ANSWER-The distinct roles of the Father, Son,