INTRODUCTION TO THEOLOGY
Exam 1 Review:

This is a guide to help you with the preparation for your exam. To be sure, this does not mean that the exam will only draw from this review. But this review should help you as you prepare for the test. I would also review your lecture notes, and required readings. Look for the main ideas, the central issues, and primary debates.

From Shockley’s Lecture Notes:

  1. Angelology
  2. Anthropology
  3. Apologetics
  4. Bibliology
  5. Christology
  6. Demonology
  7. Ecclesiology
  8. Eschatology
  9. Exegetical Theology
  10. Hamartiology
  11. Hermeneutics
  12. Historical Theology
  13. Israelology
  14. Natural Theology
  15. Pneumatology
  16. Practical Theology
  17. Prolegomena
  18. Religion
  19. Sanctification
  20. Satanology
  21. Soteriology
  22. Systematic Theology
  23. Theology Proper

From your reading of Prolegomena:

  1. Why has systematic theology fallen upon evil days? (pg. 5)
  2. Understand the nature of intuitive knowledge (pp. 130-31).
  3. Understand the role of tradition (pg. 132).
  4. Understand the nature, role, and value of reason (pg. 133).
  5. Why do you think God acts in perfect reason? (Pg. 133)
  6. Know the definition of argumentum a posteriori (pg. 141; 187)
  7. Know the definition of a priori and why it is different from a posteriori (pg. 141)
  8. God has spoken to man through what means? (pg. 135-136).

From Shockley’s Lecture Notes:

1. What role does logic play in Shockley’s account of a “balanced theology?”

2.What role does systematic theology play in Shockley’s account of a “balanced theology”?

3.What role does historical theology provide to a “balanced theology”?

4. Know the major categories of why we believe what we believe (e.g., sociological, psychological, religious, philosophical, and biblical).

5. Understand the differences and significance of being a lover of truth vs. being indoctrinated.

6. What is preunderstandings?

7. What is a presupposition?

8. What does the “noetic effects of sin” mean?

9. Know the sine qua non of dispensationalism.

11. Why is “systematizing” doctrine important?

12. What is Covenant Theology?

12. What is Liberation Theology?

13. What is Catholic Theology?

14. What is Wesleyan Theology?

15. What is Liberal Theology?

16. What are the sources of theology? Understand the concepts of Natural Revelation and Special Revelation.

17. What are the six steps of how to do theology?

In preparation of mid-term consider the following:

1.You may be asked to understand the differences between Covenant Theology and Dispensationalism.

2.Know the First Principles of Logic (Law of Identity, Law of Non-Contradiction, and Law of Excluded Middle).

3.You may be asked to explain the value of Systematic Theology.

NEED SCANTRON & # 2 Pencil. Purchase scantron in bookstore.

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