Terminology Test

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Acts (of the (Holy)Apostles)

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Fifth book of theNew Testament. Acts was written in Greek, by theEvangelist Luke; written after the conclusion of thegospel, when Jesus rose to Heaven. The main theme is thespread of Christianity to the Gentile(non-Jew) world under the guiding inspiration ofthe Holy Spirit.

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Fifth book of the New Testament.

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Allegory, Allegorical sense

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Therepresentation of abstract ideas or principles by characters, figures, orevents in narrative, dramatic, or pictorial form. Example: the Christ is the Word of GodAllegorical sense: whatit all means and how it’s related to faith.

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1. Analysis, Synthesis

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Analysis is the process of breaking a complex topic or substance into smaller parts inorder to gain a better understanding of it. The technique has been applied inthe study of mathematics and logic since before Aristotle (384–322 B.C.), though analysis as a formal concept is arelatively recent development. Theword comes from the Ancient Greek.
In general, the noun synthesis refers to a combination of two or more entitiesthat together form something new; alternately, it refers to the creating ofsomething by artificial means.

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1. Anthropomorhism

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The interpretationof nonhuman things or events in terms of human characteristics. For e.g. Thetalking serpent in the Garden of Eden who tempts Eve to eat the fruit of theTree

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1. Anthropopathism

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(Greek) Anthropos- “man.” + Pathos – “anappeal to the audience's emotions”Ascribe human characteristics to non-human subjects(God), which they do not haveExample: God hates: “Jacob I loved, butEsau I hated.”

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1. Antithesis

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A contrast or opposition,either rhetorical or philosophical. A figure of speech in which opposites orstrongly contrasting ideas are placed together.

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Antonym

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Oneof two WORDS or other expressions that have opposite meanings

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Apocalypse/Revelation (as genre; as a book, and passages), Apocalyptic

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Asliterary genre: foretells supernaturally inspired catastrophic events that willhappen at the end of the world. A product of the Judeo-Christian tradition,apocalyptic literature is usually pseudonymous; narrative form mysticallanguage, pessimistic view of the present, and treats the final events ascoming (close).

Asa book: A name given to the book of Revelation, the last book of the NewTestament. The book recounts a divine revelation of the future to St John,including the total destruction of the world
As a passage: [ Rev. 6: 12 ] There will be an earthquake,the sun becomes black, moon becomes as blood. This is followed by the lastbattles b/w good and evil. Satan is defeated. A new Heaven and Earth iscreated.
Today, it is commonly usedin reference to any prophetic revelation or so-called End Time scenario, or to the end of theworld in general.

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Apocrypha

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Protestantism:Catholics and Protestants disagree regarding the exact number of books thatbelong in the OT. Dispute over sevenbooks. - > Apocrypha
The Biblical apocrypha denotes thecollection of ancient books found, in some editions of the Bible, in a separate section between the Old and New Testaments

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1. AV, Authorized Version of the Bible, Synodal Bible (in Greek Orthodoxy)

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AV- also called King James Version (KJV), English translation of the Biblepublished in 1611 under the support of King James I of England.
Authorized Version, ten books are omitted fromthe Old Testament. These ten books were rejected by Luther, Calvin,and the Swiss and German reformers.
The Russian SynodalBible (Russian: Синодальныйперевод, The SynodalTranslation) is a Russian non-ChurchSlavonic translation of the Bible commonly used by the RussianOrthodox Church,Russian Baptists and other Protestant, as well as RomanCatholic communities in Russia.

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1. B.C. (meaning and explanation), B.C.E. (meaning and explanation)

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AD counting years from thebirth of Jesus, and BC denoting years before the start of the era. There is noyear zero in this scheme, so the year AD 1 immediately follows the year 1 BC.Before the Common Era (used ofdates before the Christian era, especially by non-Christians).

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Beatitudes

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blessings said byJesus in the “Sermon on the Mount” as told in the biblical NT in the gospel ofMatthew. Start with “blessed are”. It means that those who have the qualitiesto enter the kingdom of God are blessed.

Each Beatitude consists of two phrases: the condition and the result

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Bede, Venerable

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linguistand translator; contributed to the English Christianity; made Latin and Greekwritings of the early Church Fathers accessible much more to the Anglo-Saxons

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1. Bible (+etymology), Holy Writ, the Scripture, Holy Bible

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(latin)biblia, meaning ‘books’; not a unity but a canonical collection of books;
The Bible is acanonical collection of texts sacred in Judaism andChristianity. There is no single "Bible" and many Bibles with varyingcontents exist;
Holy Writ: the sacred writingsof any religion with having unquestionable authority (e.g. Bible)Scripture: revered texts, orHoly Writ, of the world’s religions. Scriptures comprise a large part of theliterature of the worldHoly Bible;
King James Version(KJV), English translation of 1611

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1. Bible Societies

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A Bible society is anon-profit organization, usually ecumenical in makeup, devoted to translating, publishing, distributing the Bible ataffordable costs and advocating its credibility and trustworthiness in contemporarycultural life.

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Biblical Archeology

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Biblical archaeology is the disciplineoccupied with the scientific investigation and recovery of the material remainsof past cultures that can illuminate the times and descriptions of the Bible

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1. Biblical languages (Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, Latin, Koine)

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Biblical languages are any ofthe languages employed in the original writings of the Bible

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Canon (of Scripture), Canonicity, Canonical, Canonization

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Rule,measuring rode; standards, guidelines, precedents;
Principles of Canonicity:
Apostolicity:as a test forDivine Inspiration
Orthodoxy :theological equalityto the Teaching of the Apostles
Antiquity : written in theApostolic times
Usage : in instruction &liturgy in Rome, Alexandria, Antioch
Canonization: process of which a religiondefines which of the religious books are divine (not only religious)

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1. Catholic Epistles (in the NT)

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General epistles (also called Catholic Epistles) are books inthe NewTestament in the form of letters.They are termed "general" because for the most part their intendedaudience seems to be Christians in general rather than individual persons orcongregations;

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Christ (+etymology)

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1. (Gk. christos,‘anointed one’)- isa translation of the Hebrew מָשִׁיחַ (Māšîaḥ) and the Syriac ܡܫܝܚܐ (M'shiha), the Messiah,Epithet for the Messiah in Old Testamentprophecies. Later applied to Jesus Christ, in recognition that he was theexpected Messiah.