Glossary for Lesson 1

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Terms used in lesson 1

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A

Amanuensis

Secretary or scribe

E

Evangelicals

Christians who hold to the full authority of Scripture

H

Henotheism

The belief that there are many gods, but one is the greatest

N

Naturalism

The belief that if spiritual realities exist at all, they have no discernible effect on the visible world, and they have no place in academic research.

P

Polytheism

The belief in multiple deities

W

Wellhausen

Theologian that developed the documentary hypothesis about the Pentateuch