Browse the glossary using this index
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AntiochCity in Syria from which Paul and Barnabas were sent on the first missionary journey | |
ApostleSomeone chosen by Christ to minister, taught directly by Christ, and a witness of Christ after his resurrection | |
ArabiaDesert region where Paul spent three years after his conversion | |
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BarnabasPaul's missionary companion on his first journey | |
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ChristMessiah. Comes from “Christos” in Greek, which means the same as “Messiah” in Hebrew. | |
CyprusIsland in the Mediterranean where Paul visited on his first missionary journey | |
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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 | |
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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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JustificationBiblically understood, it is a divine verdict by which God declares a believer righteous by grace through faith. | |
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MacedoniaRegion now called Greece, where Paul was invited to visit by a man in a vision during his second missionary journey | |
MaltaIsland in the Mediterranean where Paul was shipwrecked on his fourth missionary journey | |
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NeroRoman emperor that executed Paul, according to Tradition | |
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Ordo SalutisTheological term for the order of the way salvation is applied to a believer | |
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SilasCompanion of Paul on his second missionary journey. Joined him when Barnabas wanted to take John Mark along, but Paul disagreed and they separated. | |
SpainCountry where Tradition says that Paul visited after his first arrest in Rome | |
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TarsusCity in Asia Minor where Paul was born | |