Tuesday, 14 May 2024, 1:56 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Building Systematic Theology (Building Systematic Theology)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-3
SyllogismA logical argument in which two or more premises lead to a conclusion. For example, "1. All men are mortal. 2. Socrates is a man. Conclusion: Socrates is mortal." |
PremiseIn a syllogism, this is one of the first statements that lead to a conclusion. For example, in the following syllogism, "1. All men are mortal. 2. Socrates is a man. Conclusion: Socrates is mortal.", there are two: "All men are mortal" and "Socrates is a man." |
Compositional collationProcess of using several different arguments to defend a point of view. |
Factual reductionProcess of focusing on only one point of a Bible passage that has the purpose of communicating other points as well |
Repetitive collationThe process of using a series of Bible passages with similar content to present an argument for a theological point of view |
Theological PropositionAn indicative sentence that asserts as directly as possible at least one factual theological claim |