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T/F: According to McGrath, in the Old Testament, the Israelites consider it important to describe God so that their God might be distinguishable from the gods of other peoples. |
True |
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T/F: According to McGrath, analogies are useful for describing God because we cannot view or understand God directly. |
True |
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T/F: According to McGrath, the analogies used for God in the Old Testament are masculine. |
False |
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T/F: According to McGrath, the Old Testament uses several images and descriptions of God that include sexuality. |
False |
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T/F: According to McGrath, though not a perfect analogy, it is useful to think of God as a "person" or "personal." |
True |
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T/F: Martin Buber's concept of "I—Thou" relationships refers to the dialogical connection between a subject and an object. |
False |
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According to McGrath, which of the following is not a theological implication of Martin Buber's philosophy of "I-Thou" personhood? A. God cannot be a subject because God can be fully sensed and understood B. God cannot be reduced to a conceptual formulation C. God cannot be revealed simply through perception of information, but rather through Self-revelation of the divine Person D. God cannot be reduced to a passive object waiting to be discovered. |
A. God cannot be a subject because God can be fully sensed and understood. |
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T/F: According to McGrath, theologians have at times conceived of God as an impersonal object. |
True |
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T/F: According to McGrath, the description of God as "almighty" is the one analogy that need not be understood in the context of other characteristics of God. |
False |
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T/F: According to McGrath, understanding God as almighty can also mean that God relates to those who are powerless. |
True |