On Christian Doctrine Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 199 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

On Christian Doctrine Test | Final Test - Hard

This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 199 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Book Three, what is the cause of Christians who are not diligent in separating themselves from pagans?

2. Based on the academic demands that Augustine places on his students, it is clear that Augustine believes what?

3. According to Augustine, of the different forms through which the grammar types show themselves, which is, by definition, the most difficult to interpret?

4. Why does Augustine claim that words as signs are difficult to understand?

5. What type of language from Scriptural characters must be taken literally, according to Augustine?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Book Two, Augustine identifies seven virtues that lead to the development of wisdom. Analyze how the seven virtues contribute to the strengthening of each other and how they build toward gaining what Augustine defines as wisdom.

Essay Topic 2

Augustine writes that God uses, rather than enjoys, humans and that the extent of His use of each human is based upon the depth of love those humans have for God. Detail how a student can translate their love of God to commitment to the study course that Augustine lays out. Explain how a student motivated by the love for God will respond to guidance from the sources for learning that Augustine recommends and how doing such can prepare a student to guide a community to seek proper and intelligent Scriptural interpretation.

Essay Topic 3

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?

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