Sunday, 19 May 2024, 3:57 AM
Site: Thirdmill Online Courses
Course: Building Biblical Theology (eBBT)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-2

That world

In Old Testament poetry, it is the world the authors wrote about.

Their world

In Old Testament poetry, it is the world of the readers.

Raqia

Hebrew word (transliteration) for "expanse." It means literally a flattened solid material.

Historia

According to G. Ernest Wright, this term (in German it is written with the ending "-ie" instead of this Latin version) refers the actual history of real events, as opposed to the pious story-telling found in the Scriptures.