Theology 9: Chapter 2

The doctrine that the Bible's books are free from error regarding the truth God wishes to reveal

• Biblical Inerrancy
• Fundamentalism
• Contextualism
• Biblical Exegesis

The divine assistance the Holy Spirit gave the authors of the books of the Bible so they could write the message of salvation God wanted to communicate

• Divine Inspiration
• Spiritual Sense
• Literal Sense
• Biblical Exegesis

The process used by scholars to discover and interpret the meaning of biblical texts

• Biblical Exegesis
• Biblical Inerrancy
• Divine Inspiration
• Biblical Authorship

Interpreting Scripture according to a literalist understanding of biblical text

• Fundamentalism
• Contextualism
• Biblical Inerrancy
• Divine Inspiration

Interpreting Scripture according to both the literal and the symbolic meanings of biblical text

• Contextualism
• Fundamentalism
• Biblical Inerrancy
• Divine Inspiration

The plain meaning of a Scripture passage intended by the author

• Literal Sense
• Spiritual Sense
• Biblical Inerrancy
• Divine Inspiration

Analyzing different literary genres, forms, and styles used in the Bible

• Form Criticism
• Historical Criticism
• Source Criticism
• Redaction Criticism

Analyzing the historical context of biblical texts

• Historical Criticism
• Form Criticism
• Source Criticism
• Redaction Criticism

Analyzing the sources of biblical text composed in different historical periods

• Source Criticism
• Historical Criticism
• Form Criticism
• Redaction Criticism

Analyzing how biblical authors edited, or redacted, biblical texts until they reached their final form

• Redaction Criticism
• Historical Criticism
• Source Criticism
• Form Criticism