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Creon
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Brother of Jocaste and brother in law of Oedipus. Later the king of Thebes after Oedipus's children.
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Jocaste
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Wife and mother of Oedipus. Queen of Thebes. Wife of Laius too. Hung herself.
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Teiresias
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Blind prophet for Thebes for seven generations. Never wrong.
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Ismene
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Daughter/half-sister of Oedipus and the sister of Antigone. Meeker and obeys the laws but willing to die with her sister.
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Haemon
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Son of Creon and lover of Antigone. commits suicide when she is killed.
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Eteocles
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Son of Oedipus and Jocaste. Split the rulership of kingdom with his brother but when his turn to give it up came he refused. Lead to a civil war that killed him.
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Polyneices
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Other son of Oedipus and Jocaste. Kicked out of Thebes and gathers an army to gain his portion of kinship with brother Eteocles. Killed fighting in civil war. Buried illegally by Antigone which leads to her death.
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precritical naivete
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A state of childhood where we accept whatever a significant authority figure tells us to be true as the truth.
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Jesus of history
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The particular person who Jesus was. A Galilean Jew of the first century who was executed by the Romans.
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Christ of Faith
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The Christ of the developing Christian tradition. Spoken of a divine and coequal with God. Encountered most in John's gospel.
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Spirit Person
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People who have frequent and vivid subjective experiences of another dimension of reality. Usually serve as mediators for the sacred. This presupposes a different image of reality than the dominant one in the western world.
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Compassion
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"Sympathetic pity and concern for the suffering and misfortune of others"- Oxford American Dictionary
The second important aspect of Jesus along with Spirit for Borg. It is the summation of Jesus' teaching about both God and ethics. It is not mercy. |
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purity system
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A system of classifications, lines, boundaries differentiating pure and impure; clean and unclean. It provides a cultural map which indicates a place for everything and puts everything in its place.
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Eliphaz
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One of Job's friends. Exhorts Job to confess whatever sin is causing his suffering.
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Bildad
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Another of Job's three friends who is a comforter and an accuser of Job.
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Zophar
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Another of Job's three friends who suggest Job's suffering is divine punishment. Same as other three.
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Elihu
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The fourth person who interjects later in Job, because he believes he has figured out why Job suffers. It is our job to submit to Gods supremacy.
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Ezra
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One of the re-builders of Judaism after the exile. Led many jews back and reinforced torah law and ethnic cleansing. Established the great assembly of prophets and scholars.
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Nehemiah
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One of the leaders in reestablishing Judaism, he lead a contingent of Jews back to Canaan and rebuilt the walls of Jerusalem.
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Daniel
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The main figure of the book of Daniel. A pious Jew living in exile who worked as an adviser to Nebuchadnezzer. Interpreted dreams and the writing on the wall. Also supposedly wrote the apocalyptic literature at the end of the book of Daniel.
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Nebuchadnezzar
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King of the neo-Babylonian empire from 605BC to 562BC. Conquered Jerusalem and Judea. He is the king portrayed in the book of Daniel; however, the historicity of most of that is questionable.
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Shadrach
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One of the three young pious jews carried off to exile with Daniel in the book of Daniel. Survives the furnace that he had to face for not worshiping the statue.
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Meshach
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One of the three young pious jews carried off to exile with Daniel in the book of Daniel. Survives the furnace that he had to face for not worshiping the statue.
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Abendago
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One of the three young pious jews carried off to exile with Daniel in the book of Daniel. Survives the furnace that he had to face for not worshiping the statue.
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Belshazzar
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New king after Nebuchadnezzar who experiences the writing on the wall for drinking from the vessels from the temple.
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Artaxerxes
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King of Persia who grants Nehemiah permission to return to Jerusalem and rebuild the walls. Is also the king in the book of Esther greek version (apocrypha).
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Mordecai
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The father of Esther (adopted her). Is an adviser in the court and persuades his daughter esther to help the jews in their plight. He's the one Haman wants to kill.
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Vashti
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Queen of Persia preceding Esther who is killed for refusing to come when the king summoned him.
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Haman
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The enemy of the jews in the book of Esther. Convinces king that jews are subversive and to issue an edict to have them all killed. Hung on his own gallows.
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Esther
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The protagonist of the book of Esther who braves going into the kings presence to plead for the jews. Adopted daughter of Mordacai and queen of Persia.
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Tobit
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A righteous Israelite from northern tribes living in exile in Nineveh whos son is Tobias. He is blinded and then healed by Raphael in the end.
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Raphael
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An archangel sent to heal Tobit's eyes and protect Sarah from Asomdeus. Goes under the name of Azariah and heals them with different parts of a fish.
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Tobias
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The son of Tobit who is sent to get gold from Media. Accompanied by Raphael and marries Sarah in Media.
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Judith
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A widow who charms Holofernes and beheads him to save Israel and Bethulia.
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Holofernes
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A general of the king of Assyria who is sent to conquer isreal, starts with the town of Bethulia. Is decieved and killed by Judith.
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Anchior
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An ammonite who warns Holofernes of the power of Isreals God, but is mocked and thrown in with Bethulia during the siege. Recognizes Holofernes head when it is brought to Bethulia.
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John the Baptist
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The chief religious figure in Israel before Jesus who prepared the way for him. Is mentioned in all the gospels as the person who baptized Jesus or associated with claiming Jesus is greater that him.
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Testament
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A covenant in the biblical sense.
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Gospel
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A proclamation of Good news. Means good news.
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Babylonian Exile
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Time after Judah was conquered in 586BC when many of the jewish elite were taken away to babylon by their conquerors. Lasted 37-47 years. Created a profound crisis in the Jewish self-understanding.
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Decree of Cyrus
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Allowed the return of Jewish exiles to Judah after Persian king Cyrus conquers the Babylonians.
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Judaism
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The religion, philosophy, and way of life of the jewish people. Emerged as a world religion in response to the Babylonian exile. Law/synagogue is more central than the temple.
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Father of Judaism
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Ezra, because he worked on refounding and purifying Judaism in Judah and jerusalem. Also worked on rebuilding the temple. Got them to honor the sabbath again and honor the poor, etc.
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Hellenism
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Spread of Greek language and culture in the middle eastern world after Alexander conquered it.
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Antiochus IV Epiphanies
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One of the rulers of the Seleucids who persecuted the Jews and tried to force them to convert to greek religions.
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Maccabean Revolt
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Sparked by Antiochus' persecution, especially when he slaughtered a pig on the alter. Founded the Hasmonean dynasty in 164 BC.
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Baptism of Jesus
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John baptizes Jesus with water and a voice from heaven announces him.
Mt: John fortells of Jesus and baptism by spirit; John asks Jesus if he should baptize him; spirit descends and he is announced as the Son. Mk: John predicts Jesus; spirit descends; voice announces him as Son of God Lk:Long backstory to John; John fortells and does some of his own preaching; Jesus baptised after John is in prison; is announced by voice from heaven. J: John is a prophesier for the light; John announces jesus as the Lamb/sacrifice; John saw the spirit descend on Jesus as a sign of who he was while baptizing him; two disciples leave John for Jesus |
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Peter's Confession
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Simon Peter is the first to say that Jesus in the messiah in Mt. 16. Jesus says he will build his church on that 'rock'.
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Jesus' last words on the cross
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Mt: "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?"
Mk: "My God, My God, why have you forsaken me?" Lk: "Father, into your hands I commend my spirit." Jn: "It is finished" |
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Stephen
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First Christian martyr. Tried by the Sanhedrin for blasphemy against the law of Moses. While on trial he gave a great speech and experienced a theophany. Stoned to death.
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Saul/ Paul
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The Apostle to the Gentiles. Persecuted the early christian church in Judea until his conversion experience on the road to Damascus. Jesus blinded him until healed by Ananias. Contributed greatly to early christian thinking.
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conventional wisdom
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Dominant consciousness of a culture. What is real and how to live. Based on external sanctions of reward/ punishment. In our society summed up as 3 A's : Affluence, Achievement, Attractiveness.
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Alternative wisdom
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The narrow way. A way of living and seeing reality that is subversive to the conventional wisdom.
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Aphorism`
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"A pithy observation containing general truth" - Dictionary "Memorable crystallization of insight inviting further insight" - Borg
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parable
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Short stories that invite the reader to identify/ see themselves in it. Attempt to get hearer to see him/herself in a new light or learn a spiritual/moral lesson.
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Sophia
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A female personification of wisdom in Jewish and christian literature. Has all the aspects of God and a such appears to be a female personification of God. Borg believes God is the incarnation of Sophia.
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logos
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Greek noun for Word. Used by John at start of his gospel. Borg believes it is equivalent with Sophia.
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Marcro-Images of Scripture
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Three stories that shape how we see Jesus:
Exodus: humans are in bondage and freed through Jesus; J. is one victorious over forces of evil Exile: humanity is in a foreign and strange land and Jesus is the way back. Priestly: Humans are guilty sinners for whose Jesus pays. |
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Epistle
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Books of the new testament that are letters from the Apostles or Saul.
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Synoptic Problem
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The issue that arises from how similar the three synoptic gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are. There are many parallel passages and similar wordings.
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Pharisees
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means separated ones. A branch of Jewish theologians at Jesus time. They emphasized purity of Jewish people and strict adherence to the law. Believed in resurrection and angels. Designed the 613 rules to fence in the law.
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Quelle
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The theoretical Q source that both Matthew and Luke drew on in addition to Mark and their own sources. Used to explain similarities between the two which aren't explained by both using Mark.
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Sermon on the Mount
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Collection of Jesus' sayings and moral teaching found in Matthew 5-7. Similar but not same as Luke's sermon on the plain. Contains beatitudes, golden rule, and many other aphorisms.
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Sadducees
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Another branch of Jewish thought at time of Jesus. More aristocratic and traditional. Rejected anything as canon beyond the Pentateuch and didn't believe in immortality of souls, angels, or resurrection. More compromising with the romans. Big on the temple and their messiah would be a new high priest.
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Essenes
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A jewish group around Jesus time who withdrew from society. Took vows of celibacy and purity. Believed creating a new pure society would bring about the messiah.
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Zealots
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Jewish group at time of Jesus who desired the be independent of the Romans. Hoped for a Messiah like David or Maccabeus. Started the disastrous revolt in 70AD. Famous for last stand at Masada.
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Counsels of Perfection
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Roman catholic technique for dealing with the radical demands of Jesus. Boil them down to the 12 counsels of perfection that people only go for if they desire to be "super-christians". Are not obligatory for Christians.
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Chloe
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How Paul addresses a household. Implies Paul believed woman could be the most important person in a household.
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Seven Golden Lampstands
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Metaphor for the seven Asia minor churches in revelations. Different advice is given to each of them.
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The Lamb
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Metaphor for Jesus in Revelation and throughout the bible.
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pick-and-choose
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Take passages you like and leave those you don't like when building an argument or theology.
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selective application
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When someone elicits a general principle from a passage, but doesn't make other perfectly obvious applications of the principle.
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eschatology
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study of the final events in history and final fate of humankind.
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Prophecy
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A divine message communicated to a prophet which the prophet disseminates to others.
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apocalyptic
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A revealing of the future. Literary to reveal. Usually reveals the apocalypse, or complete destruction of the world.
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Antichrist
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A leader who fulfills the biblical prophecies about the chief adversary of Jesus in end times. He is supposed to resemble Jesus and be charismatic.
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Hymn book of the second temple
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The book of psalms, many are attributed to David, but are unlikely to have been written by him
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