Special revelation
What Special revelation means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Direct, specific events through which the divine nature is communicated, such as visions, dreams, or the inspiration of sacred scriptures like the Bible or Qur'an.
Knowledge of God given through direct, miraculous intervention rather than through natural means accessible to all people at all times.
A direct, specific communication from the divine to an individual or small group in a specific, extraordinary event.
Direct revelation, such as visions or scripture, often linked to a personal God.
Topics that use Special revelation
- Theme C: The existence of God and revelation (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Atheism
- Authority of scripture
- Christianity in Britain
- Contrasting worldviews
- Cosmology and origins
- Divine attributes
- Enlightenment
- General revelation
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