AccommodationWhen speaking of divine revelation, it means that God designed the message to be understood by the original audience in their own context. |
AnthropomorphismIt refers to the way God sometimes speaks or behaves in ways that seem almost human. |
BaconThe "father of modern science" |
DescartesThe "father of modern rationalism" |
DialogicalApproach to interpreting Scripture that involves a type of conversation between the reader and the text, coming to understand it better and better |
ExegesisTheological term for the process of analyzing a Bible passage. It means literally to "lead out" the meaning. |
GutenbergHe invented the printing press in the 15th century. |
HermeneuticsThe study of how to interpret the meaning and significance of Scripture |
HexaplaA work (now lost) of over 50 volumes written by Origen of Alexandria, in which he made a word-by-word comparison of various Hebrew and Greek versions of the Old Testament |
HumeScottish skeptic philosopher who believed that our emotions, desires and mental categories always influence our thinking |