Glossary for Lessons 1-4
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Glossary for all 4 lessons. SCROLL DOWN to review key names and terms. You may also search for a term by clicking on its first letter below.
Monday, February 9, 2026, 12:45 PM
Site: Thirdmill Online Courses
Course: Building Systematic Theology (eBST)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-4
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AnthropologyIn theology, it is the doctrine of man. |
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BibliologyThe study of the Bible |
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Compositional collationProcess of using several different arguments to defend a point of view. |
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DeductiveKind of logical reasoning that starts with premises, then draws a necessary conclusion |
DoctrineA synthesis and explanation of biblical teachings on a theological topic |
DualismBelief that the spiritual world is good, but the material world is evil |
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EcclesiologyThe doctrine of the Church |
EschatologyThe doctrine of the last things |
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Factual reductionProcess of focusing on only one point of a Bible passage that has the purpose of communicating other points as well |
FatalismView of God that makes Him impersonal, overemphasizing how far He is removed from the universe in space and time. In this view, God does not interact with man. |