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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Augustine reason is the consequence to human teaching if learning comes from Divine gifts?
2. What was the first type of criticism Augustine suggests his work "On Christian Doctrine" would face?
3. What is Augustine's perception of God's dispensation of "special gifts" of interpreting Scripture?
4. What is the first important distinction that Augustine makes in Book One?
5. What is the main difference between the system of learning that Augustine advocates and that advocated by the critics he focuses on in the Preface?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is a technique that Augustine uses to determine the meaning of a passage that cannot be discovered by simply reading the passage?
2. What is the illustration Augustine uses to show the difference between things "enjoyed" and things "used"?
3. What are the tasks of the orator according to Cicero?
4. To what sect of Christianity did Tyconius belong and and why is it ironic that Augustine references his rules of interpretation?
5. What categories does Augustine use to define spheres of natural knowledge?
6. Why does Augustine begin his differentiation of the items that students must learn in the fashion which he does?
7. What inference can be made from the extensive training that Augustine recommends to interpret Scripture?
8. What are three things that Augustine writes that humans can do with one of the items of his focus in Book One?
9. What does Augustine identifies as three things that students need to use to develop responsible interpretations of Scripture?
10. What is the source if an individual knows more than they actually know and how does that impact Augustine's effort?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Augustine claims that reading Scripture by itself is sufficient to tea scripture. If this is so, please defend reasons for a student devoting themselves to the time for study to learn to interpret Scripture. Does Augustine's claim about the self-sufficiency of Scripture support those who claim "special gifts" are needed to interpret Scripture? In your opinion is the type of work Augustine requires to interpret Scripture more necessary today than in Augustine's time or less so? Why?
Essay Topic 2
Augustine demands his students to pursue moral purification. As modern students, you are required to adhere to institutional rules at home, school and jobs. Compare obedience to rules to the standards Augustine sets for moral purification. How does obedience to rules help to bring one to seek moral purification? Can moral purification contribute to someone being more obedient to institutional rules? How? Can moral purification lead someone to be defiant of institutional rules? Why or why not?
Essay Topic 3
Augustine requires his students to learn history and ancient languages in order to properly interpret Scripture. Identify and detail three reasons he makes this requirement and explain how his expectations could serve a student looking into other areas of study. Plan an order for learning the skills that Augustine recommends for responsible Scriptural interpretation and explain why you would follow the courses in that order.
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