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GSEM 510-001

Revelation, Inspiration, and Hermeneutics

Book Reports: Weekly on Wednesday

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2 Exams:

4 Sections:

I.Definitions
II.Concepts
III.Texts
IV.Potential Essays/Case Studies

Aug. 25

Video: Richard Dawkins: If I meet god when I die

Does God reveal himself in the Bible?

Is the Bible true?

Is the Bible the Word of God or is it merely a witness to the Word of God?

Is Scripture inerrant, how is the Bible inspired?

What is the role of natural theology, or general revelation?

How should Scripture be interpreted?

What is the relationship of Scripture to theology?

“Dogmatic” =

What are the most important Doctrinal/Practical Issues?

*Not everyone agrees on what is important


*Not everyone even takes doctrine seriously
*How do we determine doctrine and practice? How can various understandings be
discussed and how can one come to a personal/corporate understanding?
Does RIH Matter?

Pillars of Adventism
Questioned inside and outside the church
Authority of Scripture and Hermeneutics
Doctrinal/Practical Questions
Creation vs Evolution
Doctrine of God
The Sanctuary
State of the dead, human anthropology
Sinful nature? If not, no need of Savior
Immortal soul?
Law, Covenant, and Sabbath
Lifestyle/Health
Should women be ordained? What does it even mean to be ordained?
Second Coming
Presuppositions

Epistemology – the study of knowledge

Why believe anything at all?

Why do you believe what you believe?

How do you know what you know?

What makes something a true and/or justified belief?

Illustration of the Kids interpreting Grandmother’s painting where she had 6


fingers.

Presuppositions of Macroevolution

Uniformitarianism (the principle of analogy)


Scientific laws and processes are constant throughout space and time

Methodological naturalism
Hypotheses must be explained and tested only by reference to natural causes
and events.

Postmoderns – we all believe we carry a baggage of knowledge


Rationalism and Empiricism

Rationalism is the view that reason alone is a source of knowledge, independent of


experience
A priori
Knowledge is expressible in self-evident propositions or their consequences

Empiricism is the view that sensory experience alone is a source of knowledge


A posteriori
All knowledge is derived from sense experience

Postmodern Epistemology – Up for grabs!

Presuppositions about Revelation

Macrohermeneutical Presuppositions

Revelation, Inspiration, and Hermeneutics

Revelation-Inspiration – the Origin and Nature of Scripture

What and Why is Revelation?

What is Revelation?

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