Question 1

What is the definition of the following term:
-Ramayana:

Accepted Answer

Scripture of popular

Question 2

The "logic of sacredness" is illustrated in which of these models of authority?

Accepted Answer

A)  A text has authority from a prophet who has authority from God. 
B)  A prophet has authority because a text says so. 
C)  God has authority because a text says so. 
D)  Your instructor has authority because university policies say so. 
A)  A text has authority from a prophet who has authority from God. 
B)  A prophet has authority because a text says so. 
C)  God has authority because a text says so. 
D)  Your instructor has authority because university policies say so.

Question 3

Orthodoxy refers to

Accepted Answer

A)  right kind of practice. 
B)  right kind of experience. 
C)  straight doctrine. 
D)  straight teeth. 
A)  right kind of practice. 
B)  right kind of experience. 
C)  straight doctrine. 
D)  straight teeth.

Question 4

In your own words, describe the story of the formation of the Adi Granth, given as the case study at the beginning of this chapter. Use the story to explain the notion of the authority of the text.

Accepted Answer

The story of the formation of the Adi Gr

Question 5

Sages are not prophets, yet their writings often are considered scripture because

Accepted Answer

A)  followers believe the founders have special insight into the nature of Ultimate Being. 
B)  followers are forced to conform to their teaching by religious authorities. 
C)  followers memorize clever sayings that sounds like homespun wisdom. 
D)  sages have great marketing agents that help get their texts onto bestseller lists. 
A)  followers believe the founders have special insight into the nature of Ultimate Being. 
B)  followers are forced to conform to their teaching by religious authorities. 
C)  followers memorize clever sayings that sounds like homespun wisdom. 
D)  sages have great marketing agents that help get their texts onto bestseller lists.

Question 6

What is the definition of the following term:
-Quran:

Accepted Answer

The scriptures of Is

Question 7

The Quran in Islam is an emphatically closed canon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A religious text cannot be considered scripture by its followers unless it appears to humanity straight from God, without any human intermediary.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Besides the Bible, name two primary religious scriptures and the religions in which they are used.
a. The text is ___________________, used in the religion of ___________________.
b. The text is ___________________, used in the religion of ___________________.

Accepted Answer

a. The text is the Quran, used

Question 10

Matching: The letter of the correct definition is given in the space provided.
-Canon

Accepted Answer

A)  A "letter," especially one written by a Christian leader and included in the New Testament. 
B)  A limited and defined group of officially collected writings. 
C)  Sermons, usually of the Buddha, collected as Buddhist scripture. 
D)  "Straight practice," the official rituals and moral practices of a religion. 
E)  "Straight teaching," the official beliefs of a religion. 
A)  A "letter," especially one written by a Christian leader and included in the New Testament. 
B)  A limited and defined group of officially collected writings. 
C)  Sermons, usually of the Buddha, collected as Buddhist scripture. 
D)  "Straight practice," the official rituals and moral practices of a religion. 
E)  "Straight teaching," the official beliefs of a religion.

Question 11

Our text suggests that a religious teaching might, in fact, decide not to appeal to scripture because

Accepted Answer

A)  scriptures, being written, cannot be easily adapted to changing conditions. 
B)  reading scriptures is not as lively and interesting as storytelling or enactment. 
C)  it is better to have a living teacher than a dead text. 
D)  all of the above 
A)  scriptures, being written, cannot be easily adapted to changing conditions. 
B)  reading scriptures is not as lively and interesting as storytelling or enactment. 
C)  it is better to have a living teacher than a dead text. 
D)  all of the above

Question 12

What is the definition of the following term:
-Analects:

Accepted Answer

The sayings of Confucius, coll

Question 13

What is the definition of the following term:
-canon:

Accepted Answer

A group of writings, especiall

Question 14

Explain the difference between an authoritative religious text (using an example from this chapter) and an authoritative nonreligious text (such as an expert's book on chemistry or a biography of Abraham Lincoln).

Accepted Answer

An authoritative religious text, such as

Question 15

Once a person has scriptural authority in his or her hands, it settles any doctrinal problems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Our reading notes that scriptures across all of the world's religions

Accepted Answer

A)  provide the only true basis for all beliefs. 
B)  can never be changed or ignored. 
C)  are the direct words of God but can be changed by later revelations. 
D)  have different levels of authority and importance and sometimes do not get used at all. 
A)  provide the only true basis for all beliefs. 
B)  can never be changed or ignored. 
C)  are the direct words of God but can be changed by later revelations. 
D)  have different levels of authority and importance and sometimes do not get used at all.

Question 17

Choose any two scriptures you know about or can research and explain the texts' origins and source of authority. Raise historical questions about the founders/writers involved and about the closed or open nature of the canon. Finally, try to evaluate the dependability of each text.

Accepted Answer

One scripture that I can discuss is the

Question 18

The sacred scriptures for Sikhism are known as

Accepted Answer

A)  Guru Nanak. 
B)  Adi Granth. 
C)  Gobind Singh. 
D)  the Holy Quran. 
A)  Guru Nanak. 
B)  Adi Granth. 
C)  Gobind Singh. 
D)  the Holy Quran.

Question 19

What is the definition of the following term:
-closed canon:

Accepted Answer

The sense within a religion th

Question 20

Our textbook notes that the Ramayana of Hinduism is a scripture that is

Accepted Answer

A)  open to adaptation and change by its followers. 
B)  an evident forgery that has fooled many Hindus. 
C)  unquestionably fact based in its historical foundations. 
D)  highly dubious in its historical foundations and is therefore largely ignored by Hindus nowadays. 
A)  open to adaptation and change by its followers. 
B)  an evident forgery that has fooled many Hindus. 
C)  unquestionably fact based in its historical foundations. 
D)  highly dubious in its historical foundations and is therefore largely ignored by Hindus nowadays.

What is the definition of the following term: -Ramayana:

The "logic of sacredness" is illustrated in which of these models of authority?

Orthodoxy refers to

In your own words, describe the story of the formation of the Adi Granth, given as the case study at the beginning of this chapter. Use the story to explain the notion of the authority of the text.

Sages are not prophets, yet their writings often are considered scripture because

What is the definition of the following term: -Quran:

The Quran in Islam is an emphatically closed canon.

A religious text cannot be considered scripture by its followers unless it appears to humanity straight from God, without any human intermediary.

Besides the Bible, name two primary religious scriptures and the religions in which they are used. a. The text is _________, used in the religion of _. b. The text is _, used in the religion of _________.

Matching: The letter of the correct definition is given in the space provided. -Canon

Our text suggests that a religious teaching might, in fact, decide not to appeal to scripture because

What is the definition of the following term: -Analects:

What is the definition of the following term: -canon:

Explain the difference between an authoritative religious text (using an example from this chapter) and an authoritative nonreligious text (such as an expert's book on chemistry or a biography of Abraham Lincoln).

Once a person has scriptural authority in his or her hands, it settles any doctrinal problems.

Our reading notes that scriptures across all of the world's religions

Choose any two scriptures you know about or can research and explain the texts' origins and source of authority. Raise historical questions about the founders/writers involved and about the closed or open nature of the canon. Finally, try to evaluate the dependability of each text.

The sacred scriptures for Sikhism are known as

What is the definition of the following term: -closed canon:

Our textbook notes that the Ramayana of Hinduism is a scripture that is

Defining Religion

Concepts of Ultimate Being

Founders and Manifestations

The Languages of Religion

Miscellaneous Doctrines: the Truth of Self, Suffering and Salvation and Epilogue

Ritual

Moral Action

Social Order and Government and the Epilogue

Religious Experience

Religion and Art

Beatitude, or Salvation Reconsidered, the Epilogue

Filters

Exam 4: Scripture As Source and Authority

What is the definition of the following term: -Ramayana:

The "logic of sacredness" is illustrated in which of these models of authority?

Orthodoxy refers to

In your own words, describe the story of the formation of the Adi Granth, given as the case study at the beginning of this chapter. Use the story to explain the notion of the authority of the text.

Sages are not prophets, yet their writings often are considered scripture because

What is the definition of the following term: -Quran:

The Quran in Islam is an emphatically closed canon.

A religious text cannot be considered scripture by its followers unless it appears to humanity straight from God, without any human intermediary.

Besides the Bible, name two primary religious scriptures and the religions in which they are used. a. The text is ___________________, used in the religion of ___________________. b. The text is ___________________, used in the religion of ___________________.

Matching: The letter of the correct definition is given in the space provided. -Canon

Our text suggests that a religious teaching might, in fact, decide not to appeal to scripture because

What is the definition of the following term: -Analects:

What is the definition of the following term: -canon:

Explain the difference between an authoritative religious text (using an example from this chapter) and an authoritative nonreligious text (such as an expert's book on chemistry or a biography of Abraham Lincoln).

Once a person has scriptural authority in his or her hands, it settles any doctrinal problems.

Our reading notes that scriptures across all of the world's religions

Choose any two scriptures you know about or can research and explain the texts' origins and source of authority. Raise historical questions about the founders/writers involved and about the closed or open nature of the canon. Finally, try to evaluate the dependability of each text.

The sacred scriptures for Sikhism are known as

What is the definition of the following term: -closed canon:

Our textbook notes that the Ramayana of Hinduism is a scripture that is

Defining Religion

Concepts of Ultimate Being

Founders and Manifestations

The Languages of Religion

Miscellaneous Doctrines: the Truth of Self, Suffering and Salvation and Epilogue

Ritual

Moral Action

Social Order and Government and the Epilogue

Religious Experience

Religion and Art

Beatitude, or Salvation Reconsidered, the Epilogue

Filters

Besides the Bible, name two primary religious scriptures and the religions in which they are used. a. The text is _________, used in the religion of _. b. The text is _, used in the religion of _________.