Wednesday, 22 May 2024, 4:21 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Apostles' Creed (The Apostles' Creed)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-5

Islam

Religion that teaches that Jesus was a true prophet of God, but that He was not crucified or resurrected

Basil

Elected bishop of Caesarea in A.D. 370. In Letter 189, written to Eustathius, he defended the Scriptures as our final authority in doctrine.

Hippolytus

Theologian from Rome (c 170 – c 236 A.D.). Wrote Against the Heresy of One Noetus, in which he defended the Scriptures as our final authority in doctrine.

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