DavidJewish communities between the Old Testament and New Testament were expecting this king's descendant to bring about the transition from this age to the age to come. |
EschatologyTheological term for the study of the last days |
ExemplaA literary device that provides lists of illustrations or examples that follow one after the other |
HellenisticTerm used to describe Greek speaking Jews |
MelchizedekKing of Salem and high priest who blessed Abraham and received tithes from him |
MosesHebrews 10 makes a contrast between the covenant made with this Old Testament prophet and the new covenant made in Christ. |
PatristicsTerm used for the study of the early Christian writers from the end of the New Testament to the beginning of the Medieval times. |
Qol WahomerLiterary device that moves from light to heavy; because the simple premise is true, the more difficult must also be true. |
QumramArchaeological site near the Dead Sea. The "Dead Sea Scrolls" were found in caves there during the last half of the 20th century. |
RhetoricalTerm used to describe a literary style that is persuasive or urgent debate |