Monday, 29 April 2024, 9:16 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Heart of Paul's Theology (The Heart of Paul's Theology)
Glossary: Glossary for Lesson 1
A

Antioch

City in Syria from which Paul and Barnabas were sent on the first missionary journey

Apostle

Someone chosen by Christ to minister, taught directly by Christ, and a witness of Christ after his resurrection

Arabia

Desert region where Paul spent three years after his conversion
B

Barnabas

Paul's missionary companion on his first journey
C

Christ

Messiah. Comes from “Christos” in Greek, which means the same as “Messiah” in Hebrew.

Cyprus

Island in the Mediterranean where Paul visited on his first missionary journey
E

Eschatology

Traditionally understood in theology as the study of events surrounding the second coming of Christ, but also understood in a broader sense as the study of the stages of redemption
G

Galatia

Region of Asia Minor where Paul visited on his first missionary journey, and to which he wrote his first letter

Gentile

Non-Jewish person, considered "pagan" by the Jews
H

Historia Salutis

Theological term for the order of salvation as it is worked out in history