Unit 2; Guiding Questions for Review

Unit 2 Exam: Guiding Questions for Review

***Remember that everything covered in discussion, reading, and homework is fair game for the exam (you may want to review past reading assignments, handouts, etc). The questions below are very open - they are not short-answer questions, but prompts for broader study!

>What are some attempts that have been made in answering the question “what is man”? (think isms) >What quotation from GS 22 helps us begin to see how man can be fully understood? >Why does secular humanism fail as a morality? >What did our Harvard scientists point out as making man different from animals in kind, not simply degree? >What single quotation from Genesis 1 (the big verse) points to this tremendous difference between man and animals? >Why do faith and reason coincide, rather than lead to different conclusions? >Scripture is the true Word of God... but why does the First Creation Account seem so unscientific? >Can you explain the truths of communicated by God in the First Creation Account of Genesis 1? >If a Darwinian concept of the evolution of man from primordial soup were ever proven to be factual, why would the historical account of Genesis still agree with such an idea? (dust of the earth... ruah... etc.) >Why is there a Second Creation Account, and what single quotation from Genesis 2 (the other big verse) shows the great significance of man among all creatures? >What is the nature of man’s spiritual and bodily dimensions (explain body and soul unity)? >What is the symbolism and significance of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam in our discussion of the nature of man? >What is the full significance of Gen 2:18 and the creation of man as male and female? >What is the symbolism and significance of Rublev’s Trinity in our discussion of the nature of man as being made in God’s image and likeness? >What is love, and how does it relate to man’s nature / creation / purpose / destiny? >What is freedom? What is it for? What makes it grow or diminish? When is it ultimately fulfilled or destroyed? >What is required for a human or moral act, as opposed to an action of a human? >What are the fundamental rational principles for a moral life that apply to all mankind? The fourth and highest moral principle for the Christian?

***Remember to pray! Ask God for the discipline of study, ask for help in understanding, ask for clear memory and expression during the test. And again, ask your teacher if you’d like any other help outside of class time!

Unit 2 Exam: Guiding Questions for Review

***Remember that everything covered in discussion, reading, and homework is fair game for the exam (you may want to review past reading assignments, handouts, etc). The questions below are very open - they are not short-answer questions, but prompts for broader study!

>What are some attempts that have been made in answering the question “what is man”? (think isms) >What quotation from GS 22 helps us begin to see how man can be fully understood? >Why does secular humanism fail as a morality? >What did our Harvard scientists point out as making man different from animals in kind, not simply degree? >What single quotation from Genesis 1 (the big verse) points to this tremendous difference between man and animals? >Why do faith and reason coincide, rather than lead to different conclusions? >Scripture is the true Word of God... but why does the First Creation Account seem so unscientific? >Can you explain the truths of communicated by God in the First Creation Account of Genesis 1? >If a Darwinian concept of the evolution of man from primordial soup were ever proven to be factual, why would the historical account of Genesis still agree with such an idea? (dust of the earth... ruah... etc.) >Why is there a Second Creation Account, and what single quotation from Genesis 2 (the other big verse) shows the great significance of man among all creatures? >What is the nature of man’s spiritual and bodily dimensions (explain body and soul unity)? >What is the symbolism and significance of Michelangelo’s Creation of Adam in our discussion of the nature of man? >What is the full significance of Gen 2:18 and the creation of man as male and female? >What is the symbolism and significance of Rublev’s Trinity in our discussion of the nature of man as being made in God’s image and likeness? >What is love, and how does it relate to man’s nature / creation / purpose / destiny? >What is freedom? What is it for? What makes it grow or diminish? When is it ultimately fulfilled or destroyed? >What is required for a human or moral act, as opposed to an action of a human? >What are the fundamental rational principles for a moral life that apply to all mankind? The fourth and highest moral principle for the Christian?

***Remember to pray! Ask God for the discipline of study, ask for help in understanding, ask for clear memory and expression during the test. And again, ask your teacher if you’d like any other help outside of class time