Saturday, 18 May 2024, 3:38 PM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Heart of Paul's Theology (The Heart of Paul's Theology)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-2
ChristMessiah. Comes from “Christos” in Greek, which means the same as “Messiah” in Hebrew. |
GentileNon-Jewish person, considered "pagan" by the Jews |
TarsusCity in Asia Minor where Paul was born |
ApostleSomeone chosen by Christ to minister, taught directly by Christ, and a witness of Christ after his resurrection |
AntiochCity in Syria from which Paul and Barnabas were sent on the first missionary journey |
GalatiaRegion of Asia Minor where Paul visited on his first missionary journey, and to which he wrote his first letter |
BarnabasPaul's missionary companion on his first journey |
CyprusIsland in the Mediterranean where Paul visited on his first missionary journey |
MaltaIsland in the Mediterranean where Paul was shipwrecked on his fourth missionary journey |
ArabiaDesert region where Paul spent three years after his conversion |
SpainCountry where Tradition says that Paul visited after his first arrest in Rome |
NeroRoman emperor that executed Paul, according to Tradition |
JustificationBiblically understood, it is a divine verdict by which God declares a believer righteous by grace through faith. |
Ordo SalutisTheological term for the order of the way salvation is applied to a believer |
Historia SalutisTheological term for the order of salvation as it is worked out in history |
EschatologyTraditionally 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 |
SilasCompanion of Paul on his second missionary journey. Joined him when Barnabas wanted to take John Mark along, but Paul disagreed and they separated. |
MacedoniaRegion now called Greece, where Paul was invited to visit by a man in a vision during his second missionary journey |
Under-realizedTerm used by Dr. Kidd to describe the theology of the Galatians. He means that they diminished the significance of Christ's first coming. |
IshmaelSon of Abraham and Hagar, who represented seeking salvation by human effort |
CircumcisionOld Testament ceremony that symbolized self-cursing |
JoyFruit of the Spirit that was missing among the Galatians (Gal. 4:15) |
JerusalemCity where important council was held in the middle of the first century to deal with the problem of keeping the Mosaic law |