revelation
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The Cognitive or direct model of revelation emphasizes the divine instruction of God. There is a transmission of information by God directly; however, the opposite model of this, which I believe to be more accurate, is the Interpersonal Model of Revelation, or New model. Many people feel that it's impossible to leave out the human being in the process of revelation; however, they believe human interpretation of revelation is the most important thing to consider. Categorical revelation says that it is specifically the human dimension that will convey the importance of a specific event that occurred. Furthermore, people from dissimilar backgrounds will, without a doubt, have different perceptions of events or revelations because of the various things that shaped their lives.
One major concept in the New Model is that all human concepts are contextual, which means that the contexts determine the meaning of what is occurring. The contexts which events are stated in will define and shape the human concept to rationalize it; it will also exercise a boundary. The historical and cultural context will effect the way a person thinks and will shape how events are perceived by people in the future. "There is no way that a human can perceive what he cannot conceive." If one cannot think of it, he cannot learn it; however, this does not apply for people in the future, for they should have no restrictions on the way they think...