Saturday, 18 May 2024, 4:28 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Apostles' Creed (The Apostles' Creed)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-4

Sheol

Hebrew term used in the Old Testament to refer to the place of the departed spirits, both the righteous and the wicked

Hypostatic union

Phrase used in early theology to express the doctrine that the divine and human natures of Christ are united in one person

Chalcedon

City in Asia Minor where church council was held in 451 A.D. This creed stated that Jesus was "truly God and truly man."

Passion

Comes from the Greek word "pasco" (transliteration) meaning to "suffer."

Soul

All the inner, non-physical aspects of our being

Christos

Greek word (transliteration) for Christ. It is used in the Septuagint to translate "Meshiach," which means "Messiah," "The Anointed One."

Hypostasis

Means "person." The term was used in the early centuries after Christ to express the doctrine that the divine nature and the human nature of Christ are united in one "person."

Roman Creed

A creed used in Rome in the early centuries after Christ, almost identical to the Apostles' Creed

Kurios

Greek word (English transliteration) for ruler, master, Sir

Septuagint

Greek translation of the Old Testament.