Vocab D-H Flashcards
Historiography
the literary reconstruction of historical events
Gospel
Message of good news
High Priest
the highest-ranking authority in Judaism
Dead Sea Scrolls
ancient Jewish documents found near the Dead Sea
Diaspora or Dispersion
the Jewish community scattered (dispersed) outside the
holy land of Palestine. This dispersion originated in the Babylonian exile of 587 B.C.
Didache
an anonymous second-century Christian manual for church life.
Disciple
a follower, one who is “taught”
Halakah
a Hebrew term (meaning “to walk”); tradition regulating conduct
Divination
used to ascertain the will of the gods
Docetism
Jesus only seemed to suffer and die.
Epistle
a letter of a formal or didactic nature
Eschatology
discourse about last things
Essenes
an ascetic, Jewish religious group. They stressed radical obedience to the Jewish law.
Ethics
a broad term applied to moral code and practices
Heresy
Beliefs deemed deviant
Historical Criticism
Criticism that approaches the Bible with historical questions
Eucharist
derived from the Greek word meaning “thankfulness” and used of the sacrament of the Lord’s Supper.
Exegesis
the critical interpretation of a text.
Hellenization
spread of Greek language and culture
Expiation
“making right,” by means of some act or rite
Hermeneutics
the science dealing with the interpretation of texts
Holy
Set apart for God
Gentile
a non-Jew
Gnosticism
Believers possessed a secret knowledge
Genre
the literary type or form of a document
