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God's Creation (Religion (Polytheism (The belief that there are many…
God's Creation
Religion
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Deism
Through the use of reason alone, the logical conclusion that “a god” exists
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Creation Accounts
First Creation Story
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Bodies of light - sun, moon, stars
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Second Creation Story
Adam
Eve
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Original Holiness
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God’s very nature is self-giving and, therefore, is relational
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When God creates, all of creation is in perfect union with God
Original Justice
The doctrine which teaches that the state of Adam and Eve before they sinned was one of holiness and justice
The Fall
The account of the fall in Genesis 3 uses figurative language, but affirms a primeval event, a deed that took place at the beginning of the history of man. Revelation gives us the certainty of faith that the whole of human history is marked by the original fault freely committed by our first parents.
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Divine Revelation
Prophets
Jerimiah
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Emphasized hope, redemption, and endurance
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Isaiah
Deutero-Isaiah
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Was, perhaps, a poet sometime during the Babylonian Exile, this author foretold the collapse of Babylon
Preaches consolation, hope, redemption and the might of God
Third Isaiah
The “Disciple of Isaiah is relatively unknown, wrote the last chapters (56-66)
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Preached the coming of something even greater than the Promised Land, Servant Songs
Isaiah
First of three authors of the Book of Isaiah, the only one actually named “Isaiah”
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Emphasized repentance, but also preached hope
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Ezekiel
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Prior to the Exile, he warned of imminent destruction, after he preached of hope and restoration
Amos
Preaches in the Northern Kingdom, circa 750 BC
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Unless the people repented and changed, the kingdom would be destroyed
Exegesis
The utilization of various analytical tools to interpret or understand a particular word phrase or book of the Bible
Eisegesis
The utilization of Biblical text to prove a predisposition or interpret the text to fit personal needs
The Kingdom of God
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Because of sin, we have damaged this union of God and creation
The Kingdom is constantly being presented to us, when we place out pride and self-interest first, we reject the Kingdom
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Source Criticism
Historical Criticism
Seeks to understand cultures, peoples and other historical realities that went into the shaping of words, phrases and culturally based stories that shape Scripture
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