CWV 101 TOPIC 4 UPDATED EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● New Testament
Answer: 27 books of the Bible written in the decades after the life of
Jesus. Originally, written in Greek.
●● Names for the first five books of the OT
Answer: The first five foundational books are variously called:
Pentateuch, Torah, the Law, the Books of Moses
●● Textual Criticism
Answer: The scholarly discipline of restoring ancient texts as close as is
possible to their original form through the analysis and comparison of
available manuscripts.
●● Canonization
Answer: From a Hebrew term meaning measure or rule. Used to
describe the texts recognized as sacred and authoritative scripture.
●● Translations
Answer: Also referred to as versions. The various translations of the
Greek and Hebrew texts into English (or other native languages).
,Translations fall along a continuum from literal translations to
paraphrases.
●● Sovereignty
Answer: (in theology) As creator, God is thus the ultimate authority over
creation (i.e., his governance). His purpose and will is the ultimate and
final norm for the creation.
●● God's freedom
Answer: (in theology) The belief that God is free from any external or
internal constraints.
●● General Revelation
Answer: (in epistemology) The belief that God has revealed or made
himself known to all people everywhere through the creation itself.
Things like design, order, morality, consciousness are seen as signs that
give some knowledge of the existence and nature of God.
●● Special Revelation
Answer: (in epistemology) The belief that God has revealed or made
himself known more specifically to certain people in history. Things like
prophecy, dreams, scripture, and even Jesus are understood to be specific
ways God has made himself known.
●● Trinity
,Answer: The term used to describe God as being three persons (i.e.,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one divine essence or nature.
●● Dominion
Answer: The biblical description of humanity's work and role as image
bearers.
●● The Image of God
Answer: The concept from Genesis 1 that humankind was created in
God's image and likeness. While there are various understandings of all
that this means, it most generally means that humankind was created to
be representative of God in the world and to fulfill the work
bringing/keeping order in the world. Unique human faculties like
morality, spirituality, intelligence, creativity, etc. are generally associated
with this.
●● Four Acts of Biblical Story
Answer: Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration
●● Creation
Answer: (Genesis 1-2) Important to the Christian worldview is the belief
that God has created the world and all that is in it, that he created
humankind in his image to fill and have dominion over creation, and that
he looked up on it as "very good."
, ●● Fall
Answer: (Genesis 3) The account of Adam and Eve's temptation and sin,
which results in a curse upon creation and the entrance of death.
●● Redemption
Answer: Important to the Christian worldview is the belief that God is
working out at plan of redemption promised in the covenants,
proclaimed by the prophets, and fulfilled in Christ.
●● Restoration/New Creation
Answer: The belief and hope that God's redemptive plan includes the
whole of creation. The world subjected to the curse will itself be
restored. Sin and death will be overcome. All things will be made new
(See Revelation 21:1-5).
●● Young Earth View
Answer: Earth made in the course of six 24 hour days, God created
everything
●● Old Earth View
Answer: Creation happened over many years and the Earth is very old
and God commanded it all
●● Theistic Evolution View
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● New Testament
Answer: 27 books of the Bible written in the decades after the life of
Jesus. Originally, written in Greek.
●● Names for the first five books of the OT
Answer: The first five foundational books are variously called:
Pentateuch, Torah, the Law, the Books of Moses
●● Textual Criticism
Answer: The scholarly discipline of restoring ancient texts as close as is
possible to their original form through the analysis and comparison of
available manuscripts.
●● Canonization
Answer: From a Hebrew term meaning measure or rule. Used to
describe the texts recognized as sacred and authoritative scripture.
●● Translations
Answer: Also referred to as versions. The various translations of the
Greek and Hebrew texts into English (or other native languages).
,Translations fall along a continuum from literal translations to
paraphrases.
●● Sovereignty
Answer: (in theology) As creator, God is thus the ultimate authority over
creation (i.e., his governance). His purpose and will is the ultimate and
final norm for the creation.
●● God's freedom
Answer: (in theology) The belief that God is free from any external or
internal constraints.
●● General Revelation
Answer: (in epistemology) The belief that God has revealed or made
himself known to all people everywhere through the creation itself.
Things like design, order, morality, consciousness are seen as signs that
give some knowledge of the existence and nature of God.
●● Special Revelation
Answer: (in epistemology) The belief that God has revealed or made
himself known more specifically to certain people in history. Things like
prophecy, dreams, scripture, and even Jesus are understood to be specific
ways God has made himself known.
●● Trinity
,Answer: The term used to describe God as being three persons (i.e.,
Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) in one divine essence or nature.
●● Dominion
Answer: The biblical description of humanity's work and role as image
bearers.
●● The Image of God
Answer: The concept from Genesis 1 that humankind was created in
God's image and likeness. While there are various understandings of all
that this means, it most generally means that humankind was created to
be representative of God in the world and to fulfill the work
bringing/keeping order in the world. Unique human faculties like
morality, spirituality, intelligence, creativity, etc. are generally associated
with this.
●● Four Acts of Biblical Story
Answer: Creation, Fall, Redemption, Restoration
●● Creation
Answer: (Genesis 1-2) Important to the Christian worldview is the belief
that God has created the world and all that is in it, that he created
humankind in his image to fill and have dominion over creation, and that
he looked up on it as "very good."
, ●● Fall
Answer: (Genesis 3) The account of Adam and Eve's temptation and sin,
which results in a curse upon creation and the entrance of death.
●● Redemption
Answer: Important to the Christian worldview is the belief that God is
working out at plan of redemption promised in the covenants,
proclaimed by the prophets, and fulfilled in Christ.
●● Restoration/New Creation
Answer: The belief and hope that God's redemptive plan includes the
whole of creation. The world subjected to the curse will itself be
restored. Sin and death will be overcome. All things will be made new
(See Revelation 21:1-5).
●● Young Earth View
Answer: Earth made in the course of six 24 hour days, God created
everything
●● Old Earth View
Answer: Creation happened over many years and the Earth is very old
and God commanded it all
●● Theistic Evolution View
