Thursday, 9 May 2024, 12:15 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Primeval History (The Primeval History)
Glossary: Glossary for Lesson 1

Enuma Elish

An ancient Babylonian story about the creation

Gilgamish Epic

An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood

Atrahasis Epic

An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood that includes the creation, corruption, the flood, and a new order

Sabbath

Day of rest

Prototype

The original form of something that serves as an example for other similar things

Inauguration

Term used to describe the first stage of redemption

Continuation

Term used to describe the secondĀ or middle stageĀ of redemption

Consummation

Term used to describe the third and final stage of redemption