UTF Chapter 7

Front

Which of the following are mistakes people make when studying the Bible?
- Forming opinions before thoroughly understanding content and context
- Assuming the meaning of Scripture is flexible
- Assuming the Bible is about us
- All of the above

Back

All of the above

Front

To approach the Bible well, we need to first focus on what?

Back

How to deepen and enrich our understanding of God

Front

Which of the following describe Postmodernism’s view of truth?
Postmodernism denies the existence of objective truth.
Postmodernism denies that we can know the world as it truly is.
Postmodernism claims that truth changes from person to person.
All of the above
A and B only

Back

All of the above

Front

Which of the following are examples of how to properly treat the Bible allegorically?
Using the story of David and Goliath to represent how to be brave,
Using the story of Noah to represent how to fight for survival,
Using the story of Jonah to represent being “swallowed” by defiance,
All of the above,
None of the above

Back

None of the above

Front

Unique interpretations of Scripture are usually what?

Back

Wrong and born out of pride.

Front

What two things are held in tension in the Bible's message?

Back

Eternal relevance and historical particularity

Front

Which of the following are mistakes people make when studying the Bible?
1. They try to interpret the Bible based on modern moral standards.
2. They try to make the Bible fit modern standards of political correctness.
3. They try to read the Bible in its historical and literary context.
4. All of the above
5. A and B only

Back

A and B only

Front

Which of the following is a type of Bible translation listed in the chapter?
Formal equivalence translation (or literal),
Functional equivalence translation,
Free translation (or paraphrase),
All of the above,
A and B only

Back

All of the above

Front

Which of the following is not a literary style used in Scripture? Proverbs, Historical fiction, Epistles, Apocalyptic literature, Parables

Back

Historical fiction

Front

Which of the following passages is prescriptive in nature? Exodus 20:2–17 (the Ten Commandments), Matthew 5:1–16 (the Sermon on the Mount), Matthew 28:16–20 (the Great Commission), All of the above, None of the above

Back

All of the above