Bible Glossary
Angelology: The Study Of Angels.
Annihilationism: The
Christian theological belief that the wicked, after the Last Judgment, will be
totally destroyed and their consciousness extinguished, rather than suffering
eternal conscious torment in hell.
Anthropomorphism: Anthropomorphism Is The Attribution
Of Human Characteristics, Emotions, And Behaviors To Animals Or Other
Non-Human Things (Including Objects, Plants, And Supernatural Beings). Some
Famous Examples Of Anthropomorphism Include Winnie The Pooh, The Little Engine That
Could, And Simba From The Movie The Lion King.
Apocrypha: (Greek
for “secret”), which are generally recognized by the Roman Catholic Church, the
Eastern Orthodox Church, and a few other groups as scripture, but not by the
Protestant church.
Apologetics: The simple Webster’s definition for
apologetics are as follows: “a systematic argumentative discourse.” More
specifically, Webster continues with: a branch of theology devoted to the
defense of the divine origin and authority of Christianity.
Simply put, apologetics is a defense for the Christian faith.
Apostasy: Apostasy is essentially a falling
away, withdrawal, or abandonment of Christianity.
Bibliology: The Study Of All The Bibles.
Christian
Anthropology: The Study Of The Nature Of Humanity From A Christian/Biblical
Perspective.
Christology: The Study Of The Life And Works Of
The Person Jesus.
Connotations: Connotation
Refers To A Meaning That Is Implied By A Word Apart From The Thing Which It
Describes Explicitly. Words Carry Cultural And Emotional Associations Or
Meanings, In Addition To Their Literal Meanings Or Denotations.
Demonology: The Study Of Evil And Demons.
Dispensationalism: Dispensationalism is a method of interpreting history that divides God’s
work and purposes toward mankind into different periods of time. Usually, there
are seven dispensations identified, although some theologians believe there are
nine. Others count as few as three or as many as thirty-seven dispensations. Hereto,
we will limit ourselves to the seven basic dispensations found in Scripture,
which are:
The Dispensation
Of Innocence (Genesis
1:28-30 And 2:15-17).
The Dispensation
Of Conscience?(Genesis
3:8–8:22).
The Dispensation
Of Human Government?Genesis
8.
The Dispensation
Of Promise?(Genesis
12:1–Exodus
19:25).
The Dispensation
Of Law?Exodus
19–23.
The Dispensation
Of Grace?(Luke
22:20).
The Dispensation
Of The Millennial Kingdom?(Revelation 20:11-14).
Ecclesiology: The Theological Study Relating To The Nature And
Mission Of The Church.
Eisegesis: The Study Of Self-Interpretation Of Biblical
Information.
Eschatology: The Study And Interpretation Of Scriptures And
Death Concerning The “End Time” And “Last Days”.
Exegesis: The Study Of The True Meaning Of Text In The
Bible.
Hadephobia: The fear of hell.
The Greek
word "phobia" means fear, such as in arachnophobia (the fear of
spiders), claustrophobia (the fear of enclosed spaces), and
hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobia (the fear of long words). The Greek word
"hade" refers to hell or the underworld.
Therefore,
hadephobia is the fear of hell.
The Bible
describes hell as a place of eternal torment, fire, and separation from God (Mark 9:47–48; Matthew 25:30, 41, 46; Revelation 14:10–11; 20:15). Hell is for those who do not repent and trust n
Jesus (Romans 6:23).
However,
through faith in Jesus’s death and resurrection, believers are forgiven and
saved from eternal separation from God (Romans 8:31–39).
A
relationship with God through Jesus removes the fear of hell, as believers are
secure in His love and eternal life (John 3:16–18).
Hamartiologist: The Study Of Theology Dealing With The Doctrine Of
Evil And Sin.
Hermeneutics: The Study
Of Interpreting Text Of The Bible.
Paterology: The study of the church fathers,
between the first and eighth centuries AD. Also, the study of historical theology concerned
with the lives and teachings of the fathers of the Christian church, to include
the collection of the writings of the church fathers.
Patrologist: The Study Of God The Father.
Pseudepigrapha: It comes from the Greek word pseudo, which
means false, and ephigraphein, which means to inscribe or
write falsely. This doesn’t mean these are false teachings, only that they are
not a part of the Biblical Canon.
Pneumatologist: The Study Of Spiritual Beings Or Phenomena And One
Especially Prepared By Training And Experience To Interpret The Theological
Doctrine Of The Holy Spirit.
Rhetoric: Rhetoric is
the art of persuasion. It is one of the three ancient arts of
discourse (trivium) along with grammar and logic/dialectic. As an academic
discipline within the humanities, rhetoric aims to study the techniques
that speakers or writers use to inform, persuade, and motivate
their audiences. Rhetoric also provides heuristics for
understanding, discovering, and developing arguments for particular
situations.
Soteriology: The study of theology dealing with salvation,
especially as effected by Jesus.
Theophany: This term
means literally an “appearance of God” and it refers to those instances in the
Old Testament when God, initially seeming to be human, appears to people and
visits with them. The Bible often describes this human-like figure as the
“angel of the Lord,” but sometimes the narrative shifts and it's called the
figure “the Lord” (i.e. Yahweh, God Himself).
Vainglory: = Pride
