A single human figure who will have great evil influence in the last generation before Christ returns. Also called the "man of lawlessness."

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

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

Desert region where Paul spent three years after his conversion

Paul's missionary companion on his first journey

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

Old Testament ceremony that symbolized self-cursing

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

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

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

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

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

Son of Abraham and Hagar, who represented seeking salvation by human effort

City where important council was held in the middle of the first century to deal with the problem of keeping the Mosaic law

Fruit of the Spirit that was missing among the Galatians (Gal. 4:15)

Biblically understood, it is a divine verdict by which God declares a believer righteous by grace through faith.

Region now called Greece, where Paul was invited to visit by a man in a vision during his second missionary journey

Island in the Mediterranean where Paul was shipwrecked on his fourth missionary journey

Roman emperor that executed Paul, according to Tradition

Theological term for the order of the way salvation is applied to a believer

Name that Dr. Kidd gives to the eschatology of the Thessalonians, who thought the coming age was already here or about to occur soon

City where God sent an earthquake to allow Paul and Silas to escape from prison

Companion of Paul on his second missionary journey. Joined him when Barnabas wanted to take John Mark along, but Paul disagreed and they separated.

Tradition says that Paul visited this country after his first arrest in Rome.

Place that Paul preached first in Thessalonica

City in Asia Minor where Paul was born

Paul's second companion on his second journey. Along with Silas, he helped Paul write the letter to the Thessalonians.

Term used by Dr. Kidd to describe the theology of the Galatians. He means that they diminished the significance of Christ's first coming.

Something many Thessalonians had stopped doing, because they thought Jesus would return immediately.