XL Ministries Ordination Training Review

Comprehensive vocabulary flashcards covering the book themes, key figures, and systematic theology terms from the XL Ministries Ordination Training manual.

Genesis Theme

Beginnings

Exodus Theme

Redemption

Leviticus Theme

Holiness

Numbers Theme

Wilderness Wanderings

Deuteronomy Theme

Second Law/Renewed Covenant

Joshua Theme

Conquer and Divide

Judges Theme

Disobedience and Defeat

Ruth Theme

Kinsman Redeemer

1 Samuel Theme

Transition from the Judges to the Monarchy

2 Samuel Theme

David's Reign as King

1 Kings Theme

United and Divided Kingdom

2 Kings Theme

Fall of Israel and Judah

Ezra Theme

Rebuilding of the Temple and People

Nehemiah Theme

Rebuilding of the Walls

Esther Theme

Preservation through Providence

Job Theme

Suffering and Sovereignty

Isaiah Theme

Salvation

Hosea Theme

God’s Loyal Love (chesed)

Enoch

Father of Methuselah; walked w/God; never died but was taken

Lex Taliones

The law of retribution described in Exodus 21:22-24 as an "eye for an eye."

Nadab and Abihu

Two eldest sons of Aaron; consecrated as priests; slain by YHWH for offering "strange fire"

Balaam

Heathen prophet who became conceited and greedy; was halted by an angel and commanded to speak only on behalf of God

The Shema

Found in Deuteronomy 6:4-9; Jesus' great commandment, declaring there is one God

Achan

Cause of defeat at Ai; took spoil that was under the ban; he and his family were stoned and burned

Boaz

Grandson of Rahab; married Ruth and redeemed her

Samuel

Son of Elkanah and Hannah; a Nazarite, priest, judge, and king MAKER

Jezebel

Evil wife of King Ahab; worshipper of Baal; eventually eaten by dogs as prophesied

Artaxerxes

Persian king who was the son of Xerxes I and stepson of Esther; allowed Jews to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem under Nehemiah

Vicarious Redeemer

Described in Isaiah 53:4-6 as the One whom the Lord caused the iniquity of us all to fall on

Matthew Theme

Jesus as King

Mark Theme

Jesus as Servant

Luke Theme

Jesus as the Son of Man

John Theme

Jesus as the Son of God

Acts Theme

Birth and Growth of the Church

Epaphroditus

Leader in the Philippian church; assisted Paul in his first Roman imprisonment; almost died in Rome

Onesimus

Slave who receives Christ under Paul's ministry and returns to his master Philemon

Theology Proper

The Doctrine of God

Christology

The Doctrine of Jesus Christ

Pneumatology

The Doctrine of the Holy Spirit

Bibliology

The Doctrine of the Bible

Anthropology & Hamartiology

The Doctrines of Man and Sin

Soteriology

The Doctrine of Salvation

Ecclesiology

The Doctrine of the Church

Eschatology & Angelology

The Doctrines of End Times and Angels

Hermeneutics

The study of the principles of interpretation, specifically the historical/grammatical method

Kenosis

A term referring to the deity of Christ and His self-emptying as described in Philippians 2

Ordo Salutis

The logical order of the steps or stages in the process of salvation

Inerrancy

The doctrine that the Bible is free from error

Infallibility

The doctrine that the Bible is incapable of failing or being wrong