Biblical Vocabulary

Question 1

prophesy

Answer 1

(v.) to foretell or predict

Question 2

parable

Answer 2

(n.) a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach truth, religious principle, or moral lesson

Question 3

resurrection

Answer 3

(n.) the act of rising from the dead

Question 4

famine

Answer 4

(n.) extreme and general scarcity of food

Question 5

crucifixion

Answer 5

(n.) the death of Jesus upon the cross; severe and unjust punishment or suffering

Question 6

disciple

Answer 6

(n.) any follower of Christ (there are 12 personal followers of Christ)

Question 7

revelation

Answer 7

(n.) God’s disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures; the act of revealing

Question 8

Exodus

Answer 8

(n.) the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses

Question 9

Genesis

Answer 9

(n.) an origin, creation, or beginning

Question 10

heretic

Answer 10

(n.) a person who rejects doctrines prescribed by their church

Question 11

migration

Answer 11

(n.) the process or act of migrating

Question 12

patriarch

Answer 12

(n.) the male head of a family or tribal line

Question 13

redemption

Answer 13

(n.) an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake

Question 14

apocalypse

Answer 14

(n.) any universal or widespread destruction or disaster; a prophetic revelation concerning a cataclysm in which the forces of good permanently triumph over the forces of evil

Question 15

covenant

Answer 15

(n.) a binding agreement; contract

Question 16

pantheism

Answer 16

(n.) involves a denial of God’s personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature

Question 17

atheism

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(n.) the doctrine or belief that there is no God

Question 18

Theology

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(n.) study of divine things or religious truth

Question 19

epic

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(adj.) noting or pertaining to a long poetic composition, usually centered upon a hero, in which a series of great achievements or events is narrated in elevated style

Question 20

Trinity

Answer 20

(n.) the union of 3 persons (Father, Son and Hole Spirit) in one Godhead

Question 21

paganism

Answer 21

(n.) polytheistic religion

Question 22

alliteration

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(n.) the commencement of 2 or more words of a word group with the same letter

Question 23

psalm

Answer 23

(n.) a sacred song or hymn

Question 24

communion

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(n.) the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared

Question 25

inclination

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(n.) a person’s natural tendency or urge to act or feel in a particular way

Question 26

descendant

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(n.) an offspring

Question 27

Messiah

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(n.) a leader or savior of a particular group or cause (i.e. Jesus Christ)

Question 28

allegory

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(n.) a representation of an abstract or spiritual meaning through concrete or material forms

Question 29

pillar

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(n.) chief supporter of a society, state, or institution

Question 30

concubine

Answer 30

(n.) mistress; a woman who lives with a man but has a lower status than his wife

Question 31

gentile

Answer 31

(adj.) any people not Jewish

Question 32

apostle

Answer 32

(n.) each of the twelve chief disciples of Christ; a messenger

Question 33

polytheism

Answer 33

(n.) belief or worship of more than one god