APOL Unit 3 Christian Apologetics - CCHS. Verified Exam Questions and Answers 2024.

APOL Unit 3 Christian Apologetics - CCHS. Verified Exam Questions and Answers 2024. Christian Apologetics - correct answer The level of apologetics focused on the personhood and divinity of Christ. It uses Scripture, history, and reason in its dialogue with non-Christian theists (Jews, Muslims, Buddhists, Deists, etc) Mythicism - correct answer The denial of the existence of the historical Jesus. Refutation of Mythicism - correct answer 1) The historic credibility of the Gospels, 2) Consensus among Jesus scholars as to His existence, 3) extra-biblical sources concerning Jesus, 4) late arrival Mythicism (18th century), 5) success of Christianity, 6) Jesus is too morally demanding to be a "made up" God. Marcionism - correct answer The Gnostic viewpoint that rejects the Old Testament as revelation from a false, evil god. Christians reject this view and accept the OT because Jesus did and because God is loving and merciful in both. His rewards and punishments in the OT are more manifest/concrete to demonstrate His power. Mythology - correct answer Invented attempts to explain reality that are not rooted in real historical events. Gospels - correct answer The biographies of Christ that consist of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. They are referred to as "canonical" since they are included in Scripture. Lost Gospels - correct answer Also known as the Gnostic Gospels which were written later than the canonical Gospels, were rejected by the Church, and describe Jesus as more of a Gnostic philosopher than a Jewish rabbi. Jesus Quintilemma - correct answer It is illogical to conclude that Jesus was a good moral teacher and nothing more. Instead, He is either Lord, liar, lunatic, legend, or guru