FES final Flashcards
epistemology
study of how we know what we know
Renaissance
rebirth of Greek and Roman paganism
Pre-flood epoch
time from Creation to Flood, c. 5000-3000 BC
Post-flood epoch
time from Flood to Babel, c. 3000- 2500 BC
Old Testament epoch
time from Babel to last OT prophet, c. 2500- 400 BC
Greco-Roman epoch
from end of OT to Reformation, 400 BC- 1500 AD.
Modern epoch
time from Reformation to present
Alexandria
egyptian city founded by Alexander the Great, c. 300 BC
Dominion Mandate
man to be steward over the earth, Gen 1:28
Hittites
iron-using Near Eastern culture flourishing c. 1000 BC
telecommunications
telephone, radio, tv, fax, internet
Zoroastrianism
false religion of ancient Persia; re-emerging today
Indo-European
family of languages common to Europe and India
Semitic languages
those spoken by Jews, Arabs, and related peoples
Hamitic languages
languages primarily of the Orient