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biblical languages
Definition
hebrew and greek
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septuagint
Definition
When you see the Old Testament referenced in the New, they've used the Septuagint
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direct correspondance
Definition
KJV, NASB
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dynamic equivalence
Definition
ESV, NIV
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paraphrase
Definition
the message
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historic faith
Definition
God has acted and spoken to real, legit people in time; christianity lives in history
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redemptive faith
Definition
God brings restoration and salvation to the fallen world as promised in the old testament
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canon
Definition
christian worldview built around a "rule" faith
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revelation
Definition
God reveals himself in general revelation (creation) and special (miracles)
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inspiration
Definition
God inspired scripture, he supervised the writers so that what the authors intended to be there is there, while God's purpose was also fulfilled
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hermaneutic
Definition
learning good rules of interpretation. keeping context in mind while trying to apply teachings to our own lives
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narrative genre
Definition
historical pieces like Joshua, Chronicles, jewish history, etc.
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law
Definition
ways God told us to live (torah)
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poetry
Definition
psalms, proverbs, song of solomon.
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wisdom
Definition
proverbs, job, ecclesiastes
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prophecy
Definition
ezra, ezekiel, etc. there re 17 books.
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gospel
Definition
good news of christ and his coming
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narrative history
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acts
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epistolary
Definition
21 books in the NT
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apocalptic
Definition
NT genre where the authors use numbers and figures to get their point across
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written revelation
Definition
Endurance - written words endure more than spoken
Public - have a sort of persona - even in oral cultures, it was important to have the most important stuff written because they are public in a way oral words are not
Commitment - written words can help produce a communion of commitment through time
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covenant
Definition
Infers a binding relationship between two parties (between sovereign and his people)
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berith
Definition
covenant in hebrew
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Sovereignty
Definition
reminds us to keep the historical background in mind (we don't think in terms of monarchy), God is the initiator, not man
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creation
Definition
created upright and without sin; in right relation with God
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fall
Definition
broken
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redemption
Definition
uprighted after fall by grace
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covenant of promise with Adam
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no bells or whistles, its jsut a promise
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noahic covenant
Definition
be fruitful and multiply, God blesses the seed of Noah
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abrahamic covenant
Definition
not only is Abraham's family blessed, but all nations will be blessed through Abraham's seed
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Davidic Covenant
Definition
God says David will have a son who will sit on the throne forever
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New Covenant
Definition
all previous covenants unfolded in this one, come to their fulfillment in Jesus Christ "when the time had fully come"
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hebrews 1
Definition
christianity as faith rooted in history ("in the past God spoke... in these last days he has spoken by his son..."
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luke 24
Definition
christianity as a redemptive faith ("repentence and forgiveness of sins shall be preached in my nameto all nations")
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1 corinthians 2
Definition
revelation of God brought by his spirit
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2 Timothy 3
Definition
nature of scripture being "God-breathed"
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2 Peter 1
Definition
nature of scripture as coming "not by the prophets own interpretation but rather men spoke from God as carried by the spirit"
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Torah
Definition
hebrew word for instruction
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hebrew meaning of Genesis
Definition
In the beginning
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hebrew meaning of Exodus
Definition
These are the names
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hebrew meaning of Leviticus
Definition
And He Called
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hebrew meaning of Numbers
Definition
in the wilderness
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hebrew meaning of Deuteronomy
Definition
these are the words
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toledoth
Definition
"this is the account of"; appears 10 times in the book of Genesis and is followed by a narrative
Term
bara
Definition
created
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fiat
Definition
divine wisdom and will. the way through which all things were created.
Term
protoevangelium
Definition
first message (in genesis, predicts how the impact of Adam’s and Eve’s sin in the Garden of Eden would be undone millennia later by the Messiah, who will bring salvation to all)
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Yasar
Definition
inimate relationship between God and man
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yom
Definition
literal idea that creation days were 24 hours
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john 1
Definition
another place where we see te idea of creation from nothing
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psalm 8
Definition
idea of "image of God"
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psalm 33
Definition
God creating by the powr of His word and His spirit
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Romans 5
Definition
Adam and Christ parallel as two great covenant representatives of humanity
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acts 17
Definition
passage which speaks of all humanity coming from one initial pair
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galations 4
Definition
idea of christ as "seed of the woman"
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colossians 2
Definition
idea that christ in he cross is bruised but also that in this bruising he crushes the principaliites and powers opposed to God and His rule.
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abrahamic narrative
Definition
initial promise that includes reversing babel, God passes through the pieces alone and showing utter graciousness of the covenant, circumcision as sign of the covenant, testing abrahams faith
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abraham means...
Definition
father of a multitude
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isaac means...
Definition
he laughs
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ishmael means...
Definition
God has heard
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israel means...
Definition
he strives with God, God strives with him
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John 8
Definition
abraham looked forward to the coming of Jesus' day
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romans 4
Definition
use of abraham as a model f right relations before god through faith alone in God's covenant promise alone
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Yahweh means...
Definition
"Lord"
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El/Elohim
Definition
magesty of God
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Adonai
Definition
God, one like a king
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El Shaddai
Definition
"God Almighty"
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Exodus
Definition
Ten Commandments
Term
Leviticus 16
Definition
Day of Atonement
Term
Galatians 3
Definition
Law does not annul Abrahamic covenant
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Hebrews 10
Definition
law a "shadow" or "type" of the good things to come in Christ
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aspect 1 of Law
Definition
life in the land.
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telos
Definition
goal
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aspect 2 of Law
Definition
exhibitive, regulates the way to walk
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aspect 3 of Law
Definition
shows christ, Hebrews 10
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