Thursday, 9 May 2024, 5:13 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Apostles' Creed (The Apostles' Creed)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-3
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Nicene CreedCreed written by a council held in the city of the same name, in 325 A.D. This creed was basically an expansion of the Apostles' Creed. |
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OrigenEarly Christian theologian (185-254 A.D.) who taught in Alexandria, Egypt. Wrote commentaries on the Bible and On First Principles, in which he defended the Scriptures as our final authority for Christian doctrine. He produced the Hexapla, a comparative study of various translations of the Old Testament. |
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PassionComes from the Greek word "pasco" (transliteration) meaning to "suffer." |
PolytheismBelief in multiple gods |
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Roman Creed A creed used in Rome in the early centuries after Christ, almost identical to the Apostles' Creed |
Rufinus Monk and historian (340/345 – 410 A.D.), who proposed (in 390 A.D.) the idea that the Apostles' Creed was written by the twelve apostles, each one contributing a phrase |
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SeptuagintGreek translation of the Old Testament. |
Session Theological term used to refer to Jesus' ministry of intercession, while seated at the right hand of God the Father |
SheolHebrew term used in the Old Testament to refer to the place of the departed spirits, both the righteous and the wicked |
SimplicityWhen used in theology in reference to God, it means that God's essence consists of only one substance. |