Glossary for Lessons 1-3

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Glossary for lessons 1-3. SCROLL DOWN to review key names and terms. You may also search for a term by clicking on its first letter below.

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Hades

Greek term used in the New Testament, usually meaning the abode of wicked souls, but sometimes referring to the place of both the righteous and the wicked

Henotheism

Belief in the existence of many gods, but offering special dedication to one primary god

Hippolytus

Theologian from Rome (c 170 – c 236 A.D.). Wrote Against the Heresy of One Noetus, in which he defended the Scriptures as our final authority in doctrine.

Hypostasis

Means "person." The term was used in the early centuries after Christ to express the doctrine that the divine nature and the human nature of Christ are united in one "person."

Hypostatic union

Phrase used in early theology to express the doctrine that the divine and human natures of Christ are united in one person