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Course: The Heart of Paul's Theology HD (eHPThd)
Glossary: Glossary for Lessons 1-4
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Year in which Paul probably wrote the letter to the Galatians (AD)
A

Antichrist

A single human figure who will have great evil influence in the last generation before Christ returns. Also called the "man of lawlessness."

Antioch

City in Syria from which Paul and Barnabas were sent on the first missionary journey

Apostle

Someone chosen by Christ to minister, taught directly by Christ, and a witness of Christ after his resurrection

Arabia

Desert region where Paul spent three years after his conversion

Artemis

The patron goddess of Ephesus. The artisans who crafted shrines for her opposed Paul.
B

Barnabas

Paul's missionary companion on his first journey
C

Cabarus

Name of the Greek god who supposedly had left and returned, and whose worship involved sexual immorality in Thessalonica

Christ

Messiah. Comes from “Christos” in Greek, which means the same as “Messiah” in Hebrew.

Circumcision

Old Testament ceremony that symbolized self-cursing