Final Exam

The lesson mentions examples of word revelations given either prospectively, simultaneously, or retrospectively to an act revelation. Using these new examples below, select the appropriate term to describe how the word revelation relates to the act revelation.

According to the lesson, which of the following words best describes the kind of connection that exists between the periods and events of history as recorded in the Bible?

Which of the following theologians accepted the authority of Scripture and the historicity of the events recorded in Scripture? Mark each correct answer.

Match each theologian with his views of Biblical Theology.

According to Dr. Pratt, which of the following theologians has had the greatest influence on contemporary Evangelical study of Biblical Theology?

How does Dr. Pratt speak of the goal of all history?

According to Romans 11:36, what is the ultimate goal of all of history?

Which of the following are “high points” in divine revelation? Mark each correct answer.

Biblical Theology is a response to which intellectual movement that became prominent in the modern period?

Which of the following is the contemporary example given in the lesson to show why we need word revelation?

Which of the following philosophers proposed that every aspect of reality is caught up in a rational historical process?

The Westminster Confession of Faith states that God normally governs the world through miraculous supernatural acts.

What lies in the background of everything God did and said in the Old Testament, according to the lesson? Choose the best phrase as used in the lesson.

Pratt argues that the Old Testament narratives strictly conform to the standards of modern historical writing.

Which of the following statements describe Dr. Pratt’s view of Old Testament historical narratives? Mark all correct answers.

Dr. Pratt states that the writer of 2 Chronicles 1-9 purposefully omitted negative facts about King Solomon.

Which of the following illustrations does Dr. Pratt use to explain how Biblical Theology approaches the study of the Bible?

According to the lesson, what was the argument that some twentieth century critical theologians used in order to deny the logical character of the Old Testament?

What does “synchronic” mean?

Dr. Pratt argues that the only valid source of revelation for understanding theological structures is what is expressly written in the Scriptures.

Which of the following are characteristics of the Old Testament theology, according to Dr. Pratt? Mark each correct answer.

Which of the following statements best explains why we need to use great care in discerning historical information from a passage of the Old Testament as we do Biblical Theology?

Dr. Pratt insists that there is a vital difference between precision and truth.

What are the three basic elements that are included in ALL divine covenants? Mark each correct answer.

Dr. Pratt considers even coincidental aspects, such as the fact that Abraham has two hands and two eyes, as biblical types.

Match the names Dr. Pratt gives to each covenant:

According to Dr. Pratt, did the Old Testament writers know that the types were pointing to a future reality? Select the best answer.

Which of the following is a typical question that a Biblical Theologian might ask when he is using the approach of analyzing "diachronic developments" in the Scriptures?

According to Romans 5:14, Adam was ______ of Christ.

Reflecting on the statement, “That skyscraper is tall, like a mountain,” which of the following best describes how the statement is an illustration that helps understand biblical typologies?

What illustration does the lesson give to explain how much could be known from a biblical “type” about the “antitype” to which it points?

Which of the following illustrations does Dr. Pratt give to explain how a covenant has extended application?

Which of the following statements are true regarding the relationship between the different covenants as they develop throughout Bible history? Mark each correct answer.

Which of the following statements best describes the difference in the way Biblical Theology and Systematic Theology study theological topics?

What example does the lesson give of how typologies often appear in series?

Identify each covenant according to its key aspects:

Dr. Pratt says that nothing is outside of God’s control, but that from a human point of view, some of God’s actions depend on decisions that people make.

Which of the following characteristics does New Testament Biblical Theology have in common with Old Testament Biblical Theology? Mark each correct answer as given in the lesson.

Dr. Pratt says, “The coherent system of the entire New Testament can be summed up under the rubric of ___________________.” Choose the phrase used in the lesson.

Ezekiel 37:26 refers to the new covenant as the covenant of ________.

Match the Bible reference with its use of the phrase “last days”.

What theological perspective is found either explicitly or implicitly on every page of the New Testament, according to the lesson?

Identify the covenant that corresponds to its unique contribution to Old Testament eschatology.

Which of the following are differences between the Old Testament and the New Testament that affect the way the biblical writers do diachronic analysis? (These may be considered “obstacles.”)

Match the Bible reference with the corresponding description of its contents.

What is the meaning of “ordo salutis” in theological studies?

How did the first century Jews generally understand “this age” when they spoke of eschatology?

Which of the following illustrations does Dr. Pratt use to explain that the arrival of the last days was more complex than it appeared from the Old Testament perspective?

According to the lesson, John the Baptist was not sure that Jesus was the Messiah because he didn’t see the blessings he was expecting.

The phrase “New Testament” is synonymous with “New _______.”

Match each theologian with his views of Biblical Theology.