BTheol Christian Apologetics

Question 1

Which Greek word is the origin of the term 'apologetics'?

Accepted Answer

apologia

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agathos

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apokalypsis

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apostasia

Question 2

Which approach to apologetics argues that Christian theism must be presupposed as the precondition for all knowledge?

Accepted Answer

Presuppositional apologetics

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Evidential apologetics

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Classical apologetics

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Cumulative case apologetics

Question 3

The Cosmological Argument for the existence of God primarily reasons from:

Accepted Answer

The existence of the universe to a First Cause

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The complexity of living organisms

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The universal sense of morality

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The reliability of Scripture

Question 4

Which apologist is most closely associated with the Moral Argument for God's existence, arguing that objective moral values require a divine lawgiver?

Accepted Answer

C.S. Lewis

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Blaise Pascal

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Anselm of Canterbury

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Justin Martyr

Question 5

The Ontological Argument for God's existence was first formulated by:

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Anselm of Canterbury

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Thomas Aquinas

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William Paley

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Alvin Plantinga

Question 6

The Teleological Argument (Design Argument) was famously illustrated by William Paley using the analogy of:

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A watchmaker

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A burning bush

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A potter and clay

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A father and son

Question 7

In classical apologetics, the 'two-step' method involves first establishing:

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Theism through reason, then Christianity through evidence

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The authority of the Pope, then the Bible

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The resurrection, then the Trinity

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Prophecy fulfillment, then miracles