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REVELATION

Key aspects of this Unit: 

This topic looks at the idea of God’s self revelation to humanity. 

It explores the reasonableness of the evidence of revelation, and why revelation is questioned as a real experience. 

• General revelation. Candidates will be expected to understand God’s revelation through scripture, nature and conscience; 

• Special revelation. Candidates will be expected to understand God’s revelation through a direct meeting, vision or dream, including examples from scripture, worship and prayer; 

• the power of any type of revelation, and its impact on those receiving the revelation; 

• what is learnt of God – qualities of God such as supremacy, immanence, transcendence, personal nature, impersonal nature, omnipotence,omniscience and benevolence; 

• the comparative strengths and weaknesses of general versus special revelation; 

• the issue of reality or illusion in terms of any revelation; 

• alternative explanations for claims of revelation; the question of whether accepting the reality of revelation leads to problems for the believer, such as why believers have different ideas about God.

Vision of Jacob's Ladder by Joseph Turner

Revision notes

To help in your revision, please read past paper questions, key materials (2012 is not available) AND key notes (Learning log) and key words of the two topics for mock exams: Unit: Existence of God and Revelation.
Key notes (Learning Log) of the unit Existence of God is here and key terms are here.
Check point Key notes (Learning log) of the unit Revelation are here and key points are here. Key terms of The Problems of Evil and Suffering here
Have a good REvision and a good exam!