Wednesday, 15 May 2024, 7:59 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: The Heart of Paul's Theology (The Heart of Paul's Theology)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-4
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EphesusCity in Asia Minor where Paul visited on his third missionary journey. The first converts there were disciples of John the Baptist. He stayed there two years. |
EschatologyTraditionally understood in theology as the study of events surrounding the second coming of Christ, but also understood in a broader sense asĀ the study of the stages of redemption |
EutychusWhile Paul was preaching in Troas on his third journey, he fell asleep, fell out of a window and died. Later Paul miraculously revived him. |
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GalatiaRegion of Asia Minor where Paul visited on his first missionary journey, and to which he wrote his first letter |
GentileNon-Jewish person, considered "pagan" by the Jews |
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Historia SalutisTheological term for the order of salvation as it is worked out in history |
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IshmaelSon of AbrahamĀ and Hagar, who represented seeking salvation by human effort |
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JerusalemCity where important council was held in the middle of the first century to deal with the problem of keeping the Mosaic law |
JoyFruit of the Spirit that was missing among the Galatians (Gal. 4:15) |
JustificationBiblically understood, it is a divine verdict by which God declares a believer righteous by grace through faith. |