Monday, 29 April 2024, 9:02 AM
Site: Birmingham Theological Seminary
Course: Paul's Prison Epistles (Paul's Prison Epistles)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-2
Richard Ramsay

Agabus

Prophet who warned Paul that he would be put in chains in Jerusalem

Agape

Greek word meaning "love"

Asceticism

The improper avoidance of physical pleasure

Caesarea Maritima

City in Samaria where Paul was imprisoned after his trial in Jerusalem

Epaphras

Founder of the church in Colosse

Felix

Roman governor who tried Paul in Caesarea Maritima. Waited two years expecting Paul to bribe him.

Gentile

Non Jewish person

Malta

Island where Paul was shipwrecked on his way to Rome

Nero

Roman Caesar at the time of Paul's imprisonment

Pharisees

Jewish religious group known for their strict observance of the law. They believed in the resurrection and in the oral law, as well as the written law.