Glossary for Lessons 1-4
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Glossary for all 4 lessons. SCROLL DOWN to review key names and terms. You may also search for a term by clicking on its first letter below.
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AccommodationWhen speaking of divine revelation, it means that God designed the message to be understood by the original audience in their own context. | |
AnthropomorphismIt refers to the way God sometimes speaks or behaves in ways that seem almost human. | |
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BaconThe "father of modern science" | |
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DescartesThe "father of modern rationalism" | |
DialogicalApproach to interpreting Scripture that involves a type of conversation between the reader and the text, coming to understand it better and better | |
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ExegesisTheological term for the process of analyzing a Bible passage. It means literally to "lead out" the meaning. | |
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GutenbergHe invented the printing press in the 15th century. | |
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HermeneuticsThe study of how to interpret the meaning and significance of Scripture | |
HexaplaA work (now lost) of over 50 volumes written by Origen of Alexandria, in which he made a word-by-word comparison of various Hebrew and Greek versions of the Old Testament | |
HumeScottish skeptic philosopher who believed that our emotions, desires and mental categories always influence our thinking | |