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As mentionend ealier, I am still a bit unfamiliar with the concept of "dispensionalism". But the Smart Search evolved from March (see here) to June (see below), so now I see a little bit clearer:
Der Dispensationalismus ist ein theologisches System, das die Bibel und die Geschichte in bestimmte Zeitalter oder "Dispensationen" unterteilt, in denen Gott auf unterschiedliche Weise mit den Menschen in Beziehung tritt[1][2]. Dieses Konzept wurde ursprünglich von John Nelson Darby (1800-1882) entwickelt und in den USA hauptsächlich durch die Scofield-Studienbibel popularisiert[3][4]. Der Begriff "Dispensation" leitet sich vom griechischen Wort "οἰκονομία" ab, das in einigen Bibelübersetzungen als "Verwaltung" wiedergegeben wird[4]. Kennzeichnend für den Dispensationalismus sind die Unterscheidung zwischen Israel und der Kirche als separate Gruppen in Gottes Heilsplan, eine wörtliche Interpretation der Schrift, insbesondere der Prophetie, und spezifische Ansichten zur Endzeit[3][5]. Im Laufe der Zeit haben sich verschiedene Formen des Dispensationalismus entwickelt, darunter der klassische, revidierte und progressive Dispensationalismus[4]. Diese Lehre hat einen erheblichen Einfluss auf die populären Vorstellungen von der Endzeit und Eschatologie in der evangelikalen Welt ausgeübt[1][2].
[1] Mangum, Douglas ; Weiland, D. (tran.): Lexham-Glossar Theologie : Lexham Press, 2023 [2] Mangum, Douglas: The Lexham Glossary of Theology. Bellingham, WA : Lexham Press, 2014 [3] Kapic, Kelly M. ; Vander Lugt, Wesley: Pocket Dictionary of the Reformed Tradition. [4] Dück, Andreas: Der Bundesgedanke der Bibel: Ein theologiegeschichtlicher und biblisch-theologischer Überblick, Theologisches Lehr- und Studienmaterial des Martin Bucer Seminars. vol. 37. Bonn : Verlag für Kultur und Wissenschaft, 2018 [5] Morgan, Christopher W. ; Peterson, Robert A.: Dispensationalism. In: A Concise Dictionary of Theological Terms. Nashville, TN : B&H Academic, 2020, p. 48
Still, I would like to see included a brief outline of the idea(s) of the main variants of dispensionalism.
Interesting! Any others?
Smart search has gotten better and it’s the first month I’ve used more than 20% of my credits. Most months I’ve used 5-6%.
One precise search I recently did was finding Yahweh in each book in the Bible. I made a chart of that search and then used several smart search to ask why it was used significantly more than other books in the Bible.
"altar built by Abram or Abraham" in Bible.
I was surprised by the 3 results given. Everything else I read on the google was 4. So I checked and yes the 3 results is the one I wanted.
My daughter was reading a Christian theologian who suggested we as Christians ought not seek evidence for our beliefs. I did this Bible search:
all times we are asked to believe based on evidence
This brought up a long list of instances where God's people were directly asked to consider the evidence.
(Edited for clarity.)
I had about 10 minutes to plan a Sunday school class for middle-schoolers. I put in this Bible search:
20 verses that list an overview of the history of Scripture for someone not familiar with Scripture
Loved what came up. We spent the class recreating the flow of biblical history on a large white-board. (Turned out, the class didn't need much help from me!)
Reading the magistral introduction by M. Waldstein to John Paul II Theology of the Body, I learned that the latter Pope wrote his doctoral thesis under Reginald Garrigou-Lagrange. The name rang some kind of bell, but I wanted a quick reminder, so I asked Factbook, which was quite delusional. So I did an All Smart Search and the result was quite nice. Scrolling down the first resources mentioned, I didn't see a snippet from the RGG4 - which I expected to see. So I did a manual search in RGG4 only to learn that it doesn't have a dedicated entry for Garrigou-Lagrange. (Maybe Verbum should also carry the LThK3 :) )
But the Smart Search showed a very interesting chaper from The Oxford Handbook of Catholic Theology, which I fortunately own.
In short: Smart Search vs Factbook 1:0.
I was a previous owner of Verbum 10 and now am a pro subscriber. It feels like there is a lot missing from my library. I just searched for Jesus of Nazareth by Ratzinger and it did not appear in my library. But when I search in the store, it is in the Verbum 5 legacy library which I should own from my prior prior purchase.…
How can AI be used to search our own libraries in more detail?
When I enter the question Why does James think prayer is for all Christians? the Study Assistant advises me that the search was constrained to sources authored by James - even though this doesn't seem to be the case. This doesn't seem quite right - is there some refinement needed to how its algorithms are working? As far…
Hi - I have a question regarding Abraham. He was called out out of a Pagan country, into Canaan a Pagan country. Why do you think he insisted that only woman from he's own land would be acceptable for he's sons.
How would I share a layout that I created with another Logos user?
