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analogy of faith
A principle of interpretation that suggests that clearer passages of Scriptures should be used to interpret more obscure or difficult passages
Anglican, Anglicanism
Began in seventeenth-century English *Protestantism- a strong affinity to the worship and structure of the Roman Catholic Church
annihilation
The belief that all the wicked will be judged by God and thrown into the lake of fire, where they will cease to exist
anthropology
words about, or teaching concerning, humankind
anthropomorphism
A figure of speech used by writers of Scripture in which human physical characteristics are attributed to God for the sake of illustrating an important point
antichrist
literally against christ
Antiochene School
practiced an approach to scriptural interpretation that emphasized the literal meaning of the text
apocalypse
unveiling
apocalyptic literature, apocalypticism
a genre of type of Jewish literature sought to disclose heavenly secrets concerning how the world would end and how the kingdom of God would suddenly appear to destroy the kingdom of evil
apologetics
the formal defense of the Christian faith