Explain Cara's point that a Reformed hermeneutic is both: (1) antithetical to views that
do not acknowledge JC for ultimate issues and (2) potentially accommodating to all
views for proximate issues. - ️️Ultimate arguments are based on SR, but may
include GR within the SR framework
Proximat...
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Explain Cara's point that a Reformed hermeneutic is both: (1) antithetical to views that
do not acknowledge JC for ultimate issues and (2) potentially accommodating to all
views for proximate issues. - ✔️✔️Ultimate arguments are based on SR, but may
include GR within the SR framework
Proximate (secondary) arguments are based only on GR or only put within a common
grace framework.
He means that if you were arguing about divorce for example the ULTIMATE answer is
JC says don't. But there are proximate arguments like (bad for kids, hard for finances,
etc.)
So we can be accommodating to proximate issues as long as they aren't in conflict with
SR and therefore aren't in conflict with an ultimate issue.
How do the conceptual (think), emotional (feel), and behavioral (do) dimensions of
sanctification affect the interpretation of Scripture? - ✔️✔️Our conceptual/think is off in
that we are always inconsistent in some ways, and don't apply scripture evenly to our
thoughts. The more we follow the mindset of the flesh, the more we are off in our
interpretation.
Behavior/Do affects us both in that as we step out in faith and do 'good works' it causes
us to ask new questions of the Word and God (praxis). Our evil behavior also affects
how we come to the Word. For example the economic oppressor won't read the OT
stories correctly when it comes to economic oppression.
How we feel will affect how we read and understand the word. Above all we must feel a
reverent fear of God. Also love. How we feel also shapes what we chose to read
(lament Psalms when sad).
What is meant by the term presuppositionalism? And how does this affect an
individual's theology? - ✔️✔️the starting point, the ultimate one - the triune God
speaking through his Word. And no other presupposition can go first by definition.
Relate the following terms: 1) Special Revelation, 2) General Revelation, and 3)
Common Grace insight with 1) John Calvin's "seed of religion", 2) non-Christians
knowing surface truth, and 3) Scripture. - ✔️✔️Special Revelation is like scripture
General Revelation is like John Calvin's seed of religion
Common Grace is like non-Christians knowing surface truth
Label the following as either Modernism or Post-Modernism: emotion good, form follows
function, computer hyperlinks bad, all things are relative. - ✔️✔️Emotion Good =
Postmodern
Form Follows Function = Modern
Computer Hyperlinks Bad = Modern
,All things are relative - Postmodern
Concerning the nightly news, give two examples of Modernism and two examples of
Post-Modernism in a typical broadcast - ✔️✔️Modernism - we only tell the truth, not
what the readers/listeners want. We don't do a bias at all.
Just reporting fact level things (i.e. Here is how many people died from Irma)
We don't have biases.
Postmodernism - looks at motives of legislation and not merit.
Activist journalism - something written in order to cause change of heart/mind/action.
Community based or neighborhood journalism - news that readers could use
Reporting with an angle (i.e. Here is why these people died in Irma (i.e. Bad
policy/regulation on nursing homes).
In Pratt's view, does "hermeneutics" include influences on the interpreter? - ✔️✔️Yes,
influences on the interpreter are part of his view.
Explain how the authority aspect of the "authority-dialogue model" produces a
hermeneutical spiral, not simply a hermeneutical circle? - ✔️✔️God has the greater
'weight' or power of voice or authority if you will. So it is not merely a give and take (as
in between equals) but it is a dialogue with one having authority over another. So it is
not circular but rather moves forward or spirals toward a point.
Give an example (not one of Cara's) of how one's personal sanctification might
influence interpretation. - ✔️✔️If you are in college hooking up with your girlfriend you
might not read passages about a biblical sexual ethic correctly.
Why should a pastor be knowledgeable of his existential weaknesses? - ✔️✔️Because
of a pastor's calling, he must lean into his weaknesses in order to better preach the
whole counsel of God. So if he doesn't do poetry well (not high on the 'feel scale') than
he has to lean in and learn more to be better at that.
Give two ways that the Reformed Theology heritage covenant-community should
positively affect Reformed pastors. - ✔️✔️You can see the interconnectivity of doctrine
- and you can see the foundations as they build. We also have great systematic
theologies. Also having agreed upon words is good too - like 'Trinity' - you can use it
within reformed circles and know that you mean the same thing.
Don't need to re-invent the wheel.
All theological traditions have many General Revelation insights into practice as related
to theology.
Books of Church Order are amazingly helpful
Your heritage's agreement in its worship order, elements, circumstances, and hymnody
solves a lot of problems.
Noting your heritage's variations gives you ideas for change.
Standard agreed-upon definitions for theological terms are advantageous.
, Which of the following are not Reformed Theology schools or creeds? Dutch school,
Scotch Confession, Council of Trent, Old Princeton, New Penn State, Thirty-Nine
Articles? - ✔️✔️Dutch School - Reformed
Scotch Confession - Reformed
Council of Trent - Catholic
Old Princeton - Reformed
New Penn State - Joke
Thirty Nine Articles - Reformed
Describe the philosophical background of objectivism AND subjectivism in formal
hermeneutics. What are some dangers of each approach? - ✔️✔️Subjectivism traces
back to the tensions between Kant and Hume. Kant postulated that the human mind
brought categories of experience to knowledge, and essentially viewed it through these
lenses. We can't know a thing in itself, but always through some filter.Schleiermacher,
Dilthey and Husserl, built on this. The biggest after was Heidegger who said we are
always bringing our presuppositions to the table.
Gadamer built on this in hermeneutics.
The danger in this is that some have gone to extreme lengths, as if we can't ever know
a thing at all, but just know what we bring to a text (extreme liberation theologians fall in
this category). And it also puts the reader on the level of scripture.
Objectivism takes it cues from Descartes, Bacon, and Thomas Reid who all approached
knowledge with the desire to have a clear system that delivered truth (self evident,
comparable to other known facts, or common sense).
The danger here is that we can think that we can create enough rules and methods to
complete get away from our subjectivity and just be 'totally objective.' We can't. And if
we don't recognize our angles/biases than we will allow them to 'rule us' without being
aware.
How do gifting and callings affect our interpretation of Scripture? Why must we be
aware of these influences upon hermeneutics? - ✔️✔️Giftings/Endowments give us
different lenses by which we look upon the text (i.e. micro or macro, hard/soft).
Our different roles can cause us to approach things differently - this usually happens on
deeper levels of understanding (not surface - let there be light means there was a
command for light) - example from Judges and the rape of the Levite's concubine -
taught to seminary students - not taught to 8 year old daughter. But same major goal -
teach them that the people needed a king by the end of Judges.
Give one advantage for interpretation that the present covenant community has that the
heritage covenant community does not have. - ✔️✔️It is the only community that is
dealing with truly modern problems (i.e. People on vegetative states - should Christians
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