Key Terms 100-114: CALLED TO BE GOD'S PEOPLE, An Introduction to the Old Testament (Andrew E. Steinmann)

Question 1

Synonymous Parallelism

Answer 1

parallelism in Hebrew poetry marked by emphasis on similar concepts.

Question 2

Synthetic Parallelism

Answer 2

parallelism in Hebrew poetry marked neither by emphasis on similar concepts nor by emphasis on contrasting concepts.

Question 3

Tanak

Answer 3

Jewish acronym for the Old Testament (Torah + Neviim + Kethuvim).

Question 4

Theistic Evolution

Answer 4

The belief that life evolved on earth according Neo-Darwinian theory, but that such evolution was guided by God.

Question 5

Theodicy

Answer 5

the discussion or philosophical debate over how God is a just God in a world where injustice flourishes.

Question 6

Theophany

Answer 6

An appearance of God to humans. Christian theology has often understood most Old Testament theophanies to be appearances of the pre-incarnate Christ.

Question 7

Third Isaiah

Answer 7

supposed anonymous source of Isaiah 55-66 according to some critical scholars. Third Isaiah is supposed to have lived and written after the Babylonian captivity.

Question 8

Third Use of the Law

Answer 8

function of the Law in which a Christian uses God’s Law as a guide for life and practice. The third use of the Law is always a response to the Gospel, but it continues to function as the Law, and so often transforms into the second use (the mirror). This use is also known as the “rule.”

Question 9

Torah

Answer 9

Hebrew for “Law” or “Instruction.” It is also used in a narrow sense to denoted the five books of Moses (Genesis-Deuteronomy), also called the Pentateuch.

Question 10

Type

Answer 10

persons, events, and institutions in the Old Testament that point forward to a greater fulfillment in Christ.

Question 11

Unconditional Promise

Answer 11

A promise that the giver will fulfill under all circumstances. It places no requirements on the one receiving the promise. Many of God’s promises to Israel were unconditional promises. (See Conditional Promise.)

Question 12

Vassal

Answer 12

person under the protection of a suzerain to whom he has vowed homage, loyalty and submission.

Question 13

Verbal Inspiration

Answer 13

indicates that in the doctrine of inspiration, the actual words themselves are inspired and not simply the ideas of the text.

Question 14

Yahweh

Answer 14

the personal name of God in the Old Testament.

Question 15

Zealots

Answer 15

Palestinian Jews who sought through violence to resist the forces of Hellenism and foreign domination.