On Christian Doctrine Quiz

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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What is the most important step Augustine's students must take to avoid the trap he sees in interpretation? (from Book Three)

Students need to submit themselves to the scrutiny of a wise teacher who can dissuade them from becoming prideful.

Students need to submit themselves to the process of purging their selfish desires.

Students need to differentiate the love for God from the love for things common among the pagans.

Students need to devote themselves to studying the subjects Augustine recommended in Book Two.

2.

What form do these grammar types take? (from Book Three)

Prose, poem, dissertation, and story.

Poem, metaphor, sarcasm, and hyperbole.

Allegory, enigma, parable, and catachresis.

Hyperbole, riddle, song, and parable.

3.

What does Augustine say the Christian speaker should always seek eagerly? (from Book Four)

Learning.

The inner eye.

A special gift.

The Holy Spirit.

4.

Whose sermons does Augustine investigate to give illustrations of the application of the rules of delivering sermons? (from Book Four)

St. Paul and the prophet Elijah.

Christ and Andrew.

Cyprian and Ambrose.

St. Peter and Samuel.

5.

Why does Augustine claim this knowledge is required to understand what Scripture teaches? (from Book Two)

Because knowing the demands of the law of Israel helps to understand the freedom that Christians have through the atoning death of Christ.

Because knowing the dietary and moral laws of the Nazarites aids in understanding the life and miracles of Christ.

Because knowing the language, culture, and settings of the Scriptural record guides in making correct interpretations of Scripture.

Because knowing the history of Israel and the prophecies concerning Christ makes a full connection between Israelite and Christian Scriptures.

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