Glossary for Lessons 1-9


Key terms used in lessons 1-9
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I

Inauguration

In speaking of eschatology and the kingdom of God, this term is used to refer to Christ's first coming and to the ministries of His apostles and prophets.


Inspiration

Theological term used to refer to the way in which the Holy Spirit moved human beings to write God’s revelation as Scripture and superintended their work in a way that made their writings infallible


K

Kant

Philosopher who proposed that all knowledge involves both objective perception and subjective processing through our mental concepts that already exist in our minds


M

Mechanical

View of inspiration that believes that the Holy Spirit essentially dictated the Bible and that the human writers passively recorded what He said


Morpheme

The smallest unit of meaning in linguistics, a small feature of words that indicates things like singular and plural and verb tenses


Moses

Man with whom God made a covenant, in which He codified the law to guide Israel, and through whom He established Israel and moved them to spread His kingdom throughout the earth.


N

Noah

Man with whom God made a covenant, in which He promised enduring stability of nature and in which man was to oppose corruption.


O

Objectivism

Approach to knowledge that believes it is possible to arrive at impartial knowledge


Organic

View of inspiration that believes that the Holy Spirit used the personalities, experiences, outlooks, and intentions of human authors as he supervised and directed their writing


Origen

One of the most famous early Christian teachers who was heavily influenced by the allegorical method of interpretation of Scripture, and who lived from 185 to 254 A.D. He divided the meaning of Scripture in two categories: literal and spiritual.



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