Bibl 411: Apologetics Question Paper
Bibl 411: Apologetics
Course:Bachelor Of Theology
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2009
KABARAK UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2008/2009 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY
COURSE CODE: BIBL 411
COURSE TITLE: APOLOGETICS
STREAM: Y4S1
DAY: MONDAY
TIME: 9.00 – 11.00 P.M.
DATE: 23/03/2009
INSTRUCTIONS:
1. Answer a total of THREE questions
2. Question ONE is COMPULSORY
3. Choose any other TWO
QUESTION ONE (30 MARKS)
(a) Give an exhaustive definition of the term “apologetics” (2 Marks)
(b) I Peter 3: 15 is the classic biblical statement of the mandate for Christians to engage in apologetic
Explain the six principles advanced by Peter in that key verse for effective defense in of the
Christian faith. (12 Marks)
(c) A muslim scholar who has a problem with the cardinal Christian doctrine has been invited for a
debate at Kabarak University campus. He will present a paper on the following topic. “The
resurrection of Christ was a
fiction.” As a Christian apologist how would you respond to the topic at hand? (16 Marks)
QUESTION TWO (20 MARKS)
Explain the apological concerns that has been developed by Luke, John and Paul in each of
their writings that now form the foundation of apologetics in the Bible. (20 Marks)
QUESTION THREE (20 MARKS)
(a) Distinguish the four functions of apologetics. (8 Marks)
(b) Philosophical apologetics concerns itself primarily with arguments for the existence of God.
State and explain these arguments. (12 Marks)
QUESTION FOUR (20 MARKS)
(a) Why do people reject Christ today as in they did in the first century? (6 Marks)
(b) In Christian apologetics, what do we mean when we say that Christian faith is objective,
historical and rational? (6 Marks)
(c) There have been skeptics who believe that Jesus was just a “myth”. Respond to this claim as
a Christian apologist. (8 Marks)
QUESTION FIVE (20 MARKS)
Carefully and tactifully respond to the critic that casts doubt on the reliability and the authenticity of
the New Testament. (20 Marks)
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