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Sunday, 28 April 2024, 10:55 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Building Biblical Theology (Building Biblical Theology)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-4
A

Antitype

Theological name given to something in Scripture that fulfills a previous representation

Apocalyptic

Name given to first century Jewish sects that expected an abrupt divine intervention to establish the age to come
D

Diachronic

Through time

Dialectic

Name of the philosophical concept that proposes that every aspect of reality is caught up in a rational historical process
E

Eschatology

Term used in theology for the study of the last things
F

Foundations

Name given to covenant made with Adam

Fulfillment

Name given to New Covenant
G

Gabler

Last name of theologian who gave an address at the University of Altdorf (Germany) in 1787, considered to be the beginning of the modern study of Biblical Theology
H

Hegel

Name of modern philosopher that proposed that every aspect of reality is caught up in a rational historical process

Heilsgeschichte

According to G. Ernest Wright, this term refers to the pious history-telling found in the Scriptures, as opposed to the actual history of real events.