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At its most basic level, the word theology is “God talk,” the Greek theos originally meaning “God” and logos meaning “word, statement, speech, discourse.” God is then the ultimate subject and source of theology. Included in theology is the study of the nature of God himself, Christ, and the Holy Spirit. But theology also includes the scope of the Bible itself: the study of the Word of God subject...

the product of the act include apokalypsis, “revelation, disclosure” (e.g., Rom 16:25; Gal 2:2; Rev 1:1); and propheteia, “prophecy, message from God” (e.g., Matt 13:14; 1 Pet 1:20–21; Rev 1:3).2 These terms are important, but the doctrine of revelation is based on more than just these and other related words. The reality of divine revelation is a theme that permeates all of Scripture. There is no attempt to justify it or to explain it; the fact that God communicates with his creatures is just assumed
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