Quartz Hill School of Theology

Does God Have a Long Nose?

by R.P. Nettelhorst


Acknowledgments

Preface

Chapter One: Introduction

Chapter Two: Religion

Part One: Characteristics of religions and approaches to the study of religion.
Part Two: Overview of the world's religions: High God Concept, Primitive Religion, Animism, Polytheism, Atheism, and Agnosticism.
Part Three: Overview of the world's religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism, Taoism, Sikkhism, Shintoism, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, Islam, Bahai, and Christianity. The Christian's attitude toward other religions.

Chapter Three: Epistemology

Chapter Four: Bibliology: The Doctrine of Scripture

Part One: General information about the text of scripture and its reliability.
Part Two: Textual criticism, the nature of translation, and the question of canon.
Part Three: General and Special Revelation, basic guiding principles of Bible study, and the theological method.
Part Four: The value of knowledge; wisdom and the two revelations of God.

Chapter Five: Theology Proper: The Doctrine of God

Part One: Introduction, the holiness of God, and the question of suffering.
Part Two: The transcendence of God and the love of God.
Part Three: The covenants of God: how God expresses his love.
Part Four: The Trinity

Chapter Six: Patriology: The Doctrine of the Father

Chapter Seven: Christology: The Doctrine of the Son

Part One: Messiahship, Historical views, Christ's Pre-existence, the Virgin Birth, and the Incarnation.
Part Two: The Offices of Christ: Prophet, Priest, and King. The baptism, temptation, transfiguration, garden struggle, death, and resurrection of Christ.

Chapter Eight: Pneumatology: The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

Chapter Nine: Anthropology: The Doctrine of Humanity

Part One: Who Am I?
Part Two: Why Am I Here?
Part Three: Where Am I Going?
Part Four: Eschatology

Chapter Ten: Soteriology: The Doctrine of Salvation

Part One: Introduction, salvation in the Old Testament, the sacrificial system, and the age of accountability.
Part Two: The nature of the Gospel.
Part Three: Important terms: reconciliation, propitiation, redemption, faith, repentance, justification, sanctification, prayer, and eternal security. Also a summary of Armenianism and Calvanism.

Chapter Eleven: Ecclesiology: The Doctrine of the Church

Part One: Origin of the Church, its purpose, government, historical overview, membership, ordinances and sacraments.
Part Two: Church leadership, discipline, and the separation of church and state.
Part Three: The relation of the Old Testament and New Testament, the Church and Israel.

Chapter Twelve: Angelology: The Doctrine of Angels, Demons, and Satan


Appendix One: Apologetic Flowchart

Appendix Two: Usage of Hesed in the Old Testament

Appendix Three: The Holy Spirit in the Old Testament

Appendix Four: Angels in the Old Testament

Appendix Five: Sheol in the Old Testament

Appendix Six: The Love of God in the Old Testament, an Outline

Appendix Seven: Does Anybody Love God?

Glossary

Selected Bibliography


All Contents Copyright © 1996 by R.P. Nettelhorst

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This book, whether in part or in whole, may not be recopied or reposted without express written permission of the author.


Scripture taken from the HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION. Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984 International Bible Society. Used by permission of Zondervan Bible Publishers.


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