Monday, 13 May 2024, 10:01 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Primeval History (The Primeval History)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-3

Cain

Son of Adam and Eve who murdered his brother

Inauguration

Term used to describe the first stage of redemption

Continuation

Term used to describe the second or middle stage of redemption

Consummation

Term used to describe the third and final stage of redemption.

Sabbath

Day of rest

Enuma Elish

An ancient Babylonian story about the creation

Prototype

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

Pishon

Name of the first of the four headwaters flowing out of the river from the Garden of Eden. It went through the land of Havilah, where there was gold and onyx.

Atrahasis Epic

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

Gilgamish Epic

An ancient Babylonian story of the Flood