CHST 112 Exam 1 CSU Questions with
Complete Solutions
Idea of being revealed, God wants to be known so he revealed himself - Answer-
Doctrine of Revelation
What are two categories of the doctrine of revelation? - Answer-general revelation and
special revelation
revelation of available to all people in general, everyone has access to this revelation
and gets people thinking about God. some examples are nature, blessings, and
childbirth. - Answer-general revelation
Can general revelation lead to salvation? - Answer-no it does not tell anything about
God's answers (sin, salvation) just inspires
revelation of God to special people or person in special ways. An example is God's
encounter with Moses. this revelation is necessary for salvation and has several
characteristics. - Answer-special revelation
God has revealed himself in special way because he wants to be known personally -
Answer-Personal characteristic of SR
god reveals himself in human language in other words, in a way that humans can
understand. Through scripture. - Answer-Anthropic characteristic of SR
Idea that god gives you a little bit then gives you more. for example he gives the old
testament then builds on it and gives the new testament that explains why stuff was
important - Answer-Progressive characteristic of SR
all that god is gonna give us in this revelation is done. this is because the new
testament is all you need to know - Answer-Closed characteristic of SR
What are the 4 characteristics of special revelation? - Answer-Personal, progressive,
anthropic, and closed
God has breathed into scripture which means he inspired the writers of scripture -
Answer-Doctrine of inspiration
What are the 3 theories of the doctrine of inspiration or how god inspired or wrote the
scripture? - Answer-Doctrine of dictation, dynamic theory, and verbal theory or verbal
pienary
, God literally dictated every word the writers wrote word for word. sometimes this theory
doesn't work because when some books in the bible were written at the same time why
is there such different vocabulary and different styles. - Answer-Doctrine of dictation
God gave the authors the ideas and concepts he wanted communicated but not the
words but then how do I know that writers wrote everything god wanted us to know -
Answer-Dynamic theory
God prepared each author in such a way that prepared them to write everyway that god
wanted it written in terms of verbiage vocabulary - Answer-Verbal theory or verbal
pienary
what are the 7 evidences that prove the New Testament you're reading is accurate? -
Answer-1) short time period between when the events happened and when they were
written (therefore there was still witnesses alive)
2) The authors memorized what they wrote down, it must've been important enough to
know so well that it was memorized
3) There are modern parallels from story telling today of how people memorize family
stories
4) The authorial intent was meant for it to be accurate, they talked to eyewitnesses and
interviewed people
5) Eyewitnesses were still alive
6) There are similarities between between books that overlap, none contradict
7) Would they really die for a lie? They knew it wasn't a lie that is why they risked their
lives
What is canonization? - Answer-discussion of how did we get the books we got and not
others
What is a Canon? - Answer-"measuring stick or reed"- collection of books that measure
up which means they did not contradict each other and they were accepted by the
church (or fitted the requirements)
What were the 3 criteria for measurement of the new testament books? or why were the
"lost gospels" not included in the NT canon? - Answer-Apostolic association , apostolic
doctrine, accepted by the church
written by apostle or someone in association with an apostle - Answer-Apostolic
association
Books won't contradict each other, all work together - Answer-Apostolic doctrine
Not universally accepted because people weren't sure - Answer-Not accepted by the
church
Some books were rejected - Answer-true
Complete Solutions
Idea of being revealed, God wants to be known so he revealed himself - Answer-
Doctrine of Revelation
What are two categories of the doctrine of revelation? - Answer-general revelation and
special revelation
revelation of available to all people in general, everyone has access to this revelation
and gets people thinking about God. some examples are nature, blessings, and
childbirth. - Answer-general revelation
Can general revelation lead to salvation? - Answer-no it does not tell anything about
God's answers (sin, salvation) just inspires
revelation of God to special people or person in special ways. An example is God's
encounter with Moses. this revelation is necessary for salvation and has several
characteristics. - Answer-special revelation
God has revealed himself in special way because he wants to be known personally -
Answer-Personal characteristic of SR
god reveals himself in human language in other words, in a way that humans can
understand. Through scripture. - Answer-Anthropic characteristic of SR
Idea that god gives you a little bit then gives you more. for example he gives the old
testament then builds on it and gives the new testament that explains why stuff was
important - Answer-Progressive characteristic of SR
all that god is gonna give us in this revelation is done. this is because the new
testament is all you need to know - Answer-Closed characteristic of SR
What are the 4 characteristics of special revelation? - Answer-Personal, progressive,
anthropic, and closed
God has breathed into scripture which means he inspired the writers of scripture -
Answer-Doctrine of inspiration
What are the 3 theories of the doctrine of inspiration or how god inspired or wrote the
scripture? - Answer-Doctrine of dictation, dynamic theory, and verbal theory or verbal
pienary
, God literally dictated every word the writers wrote word for word. sometimes this theory
doesn't work because when some books in the bible were written at the same time why
is there such different vocabulary and different styles. - Answer-Doctrine of dictation
God gave the authors the ideas and concepts he wanted communicated but not the
words but then how do I know that writers wrote everything god wanted us to know -
Answer-Dynamic theory
God prepared each author in such a way that prepared them to write everyway that god
wanted it written in terms of verbiage vocabulary - Answer-Verbal theory or verbal
pienary
what are the 7 evidences that prove the New Testament you're reading is accurate? -
Answer-1) short time period between when the events happened and when they were
written (therefore there was still witnesses alive)
2) The authors memorized what they wrote down, it must've been important enough to
know so well that it was memorized
3) There are modern parallels from story telling today of how people memorize family
stories
4) The authorial intent was meant for it to be accurate, they talked to eyewitnesses and
interviewed people
5) Eyewitnesses were still alive
6) There are similarities between between books that overlap, none contradict
7) Would they really die for a lie? They knew it wasn't a lie that is why they risked their
lives
What is canonization? - Answer-discussion of how did we get the books we got and not
others
What is a Canon? - Answer-"measuring stick or reed"- collection of books that measure
up which means they did not contradict each other and they were accepted by the
church (or fitted the requirements)
What were the 3 criteria for measurement of the new testament books? or why were the
"lost gospels" not included in the NT canon? - Answer-Apostolic association , apostolic
doctrine, accepted by the church
written by apostle or someone in association with an apostle - Answer-Apostolic
association
Books won't contradict each other, all work together - Answer-Apostolic doctrine
Not universally accepted because people weren't sure - Answer-Not accepted by the
church
Some books were rejected - Answer-true
