Intro to the New Testament Flashcards
compromise
To surrender or give up one’s principles
To profane or treat as not sacred
desecrate
Imitation of ancient Greek thought and customs.
Hellenism
persecute
To afflict or harass constantly so as to injure or distress
apocalyptic
Prophetic; concerning the end of all things.
The divine influence that allowed a person chosen by God to receive and write God’s revelation.
inspiration
denounce
To condemn strongly as evil
One who pretends to be what he is not
hypocrite
immortality
The condition of being deathless or undying.
Believing that there is only one God
monotheistic
Believing in or worshiping many gods
polytheistic
A person who testifies to what he has seen
eyewitness
A work that continues a story started in an earlier work.
sequel
Presenting a common view
synoptic
A formal, systematic essay or book on some subject.
treatise