Glossaries

Sunday, 19 May 2024, 2:09 AM

Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary

Course: The Gospels (The Gospels)

Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-4

Yahweh

Hebrew name for God, which comes from the phrase, "I am that I am."

Papias

Early Christian writer (from early 2nd century). Eusebius quotes him in Ecclesiastical History as making comments about the gospels of Matthew and Mark.

Levi

Matthew's other name

Joseph

The legal father of Jesus (not physical), husband of Mary, descendant of David.

Son of David

Name that Matthew uses frequently (more than all the other gospels combined) for Jesus

Kingdom of Heaven

Phrase used only by Matthew to refer to the new spiritual realm established by Jesus. Matthew uses this phrase without the name "God" to follow the Jewish custom of avoiding using His name.

Kahal

Hebrew term for assembly, people of God

Ecclesia

Greek term for assembly, people of God, church.

Peter

Apostle who was assisted by Mark in Rome. According to church historians, Mark relied on his accounts of the life of Christ to write his gospel. He called Mark his "son."

Rufus

Mentioned in the Gospel of Mark as one of the sons of the man who carried the cross of Christ. Probably the same person mentioned by Paul in Romans as a member of the church in Rome.