Glossary for Lessons 1-11
Special terms used in lessons 1-11
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AbrahamMan with whom God made a covenant, in which He chose his family to lead humanity into conflict with Satan and his followers, and through whom He began the nation of Israel. | |
AccommodationWhen speaking of divine revelation, it means that God designed the message to be understood by the original audience in their own context. | |
AdamMan with whom God made the covenant of foundations, in which man was to fill and subdue the earth. | |
AllegoricalApproach to interpreting Scripture that interprets people, places, things and events as if they were symbols or metaphors for spiritual truths. | |
AnthropomorphismIt refers to the way God sometimes speaks or behaves in ways that seem almost human. | |
ApplicationIn hermeneutics it refers to appropriately connecting the original meaning of a biblical document to contemporary audiences in ways that impact their concepts, behaviors and emotions. | |