Glossary for Lessons 1-10

Special terms used in lessons 1-10

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C

Cultural Mandate

The command in Genesis 1:28 to develop and rule the creation to display God's glory

Culture

The intersecting patterns of concepts, behaviors and emotions that characterize a community

D

David

Man with whom God made a covenant, promising that his family would be the permanent royal dynasty, ruling over God's people and leading them into further conflict with the nations that served Satan.

Descartes

The "father of modern rationalism"

Dialogical

Approach to interpreting Scripture that involves a type of conversation between the reader and the text, coming to understand it better and better

E

Exegesis

Theological term for the process of analyzing a Bible passage. It means literally to "lead out" the meaning.

F

Full Value

Phrase used in this course to mean the total significance of a text, consisting of its original meaning, all its biblical elaborations, and all its legitimate applications