Biblical Vocabulary Flashcards
prophesy
(v.) to foretell or predict
parable
(n.) a short allegorical story designed to illustrate or teach truth, religious principle, or moral lesson
resurrection
(n.) the act of rising from the dead
famine
(n.) extreme and general scarcity of food
crucifixion
(n.) the death of Jesus upon the cross; severe and unjust punishment or suffering
disciple
(n.) any follower of Christ (there are 12 personal followers of Christ)
revelation
(n.) God’s disclosure of Himself and His will to His creatures; the act of revealing
Exodus
(n.) the departure of the Israelites from Egypt under Moses
Genesis
(n.) an origin, creation, or beginning
heretic
(n.) a person who rejects doctrines prescribed by their church
migration
(n.) the process or act of migrating
patriarch
(n.) the male head of a family or tribal line
redemption
(n.) an act of redeeming or atoning for a fault or mistake
apocalypse
(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
covenant
(n.) a binding agreement; contract
pantheism
(n.) involves a denial of God’s personality and expresses a tendency to identify God and nature
atheism
(n.) the doctrine or belief that there is no God
Theology
(n.) study of divine things or religious truth
epic
(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
Trinity
(n.) the union of 3 persons (Father, Son and Hole Spirit) in one Godhead
paganism
(n.) polytheistic religion
alliteration
(n.) the commencement of 2 or more words of a word group with the same letter
psalm
(n.) a sacred song or hymn
communion
(n.) the service of Christian worship at which bread and wine are consecrated and shared