Bible Midterm

Theology

Theology

the study of things pertaining to God, greek word theos meaning God

Ecumentical

an approach to theology that concerns the unity of the whole church

creed

A statement of faith

Orthodoxy

right worship

orthopraxy

right action

eschatology

The study of last things/end times

christology

the study of things pertaining to jesus

pneumatology

The study of the Holy Spirit

deism

a view of God that emphasizes his (and other spiritual beings) disengagement from the world

Soteriology

study of salvation

Ecclesiology

study of the church

Anthropology

The study of humans

Epistermology

study of knowledge

economic trinity

a focus on Gods act in history

Homoiosion

of similar nature

homoousion

of the same nature

hypostasis

referred to the identity of the Father, Son, and Spirit

immanent trinity

the eternal nature of God

modalism

Father, Son, and spirit were merely modes or roles that the one real God as one person took on during the drama of salvation

Monotheism

Belief in one God

Pluralism

inclusivism, accepting all forms of religion as revealing something about the divine

polytheism

worship of many gods

subordinationism

Father as supreme God, Son and Spirit as lesser gods who serve the Father

revelation

triune God making himself known through general acts in creation and special saving acts and writings

apocrypha

jewish texts about jews attempts to remain true in their faith despite challenges of gentile domination and persecution

gnosticism

discounted and dismissed the material world; believed that the evil world resulted from a weak or mean lower god, believed salvation required leaving the material world

General Revelation

a focus on Gods action, available to humanity in general; revelation about God through nature and reason

special revelation

ways that God makes himself known by specific action, specifically through jesus

tanakh

jewish bible; inspired by God, includes same texts as Christian Old Testament

protology

study of first things or beginnings (creation)

immanence

God created the world and continually reaches out to bring restoration

transcendence

God is wholly other, He has eternally existed before creation and exists in himself rather than being dependent on another

ex nihilo

out of nothing

providence

his oversight, care, and governance over the world

agency

his working to bring his preordained will into fulfillment

human flourshing

a modern expression concerning humans well-being in terms of realizing ones holistic potential

Cruciformity

the spiritually shaped embodying Christs death through suffering and sacrifice for God and others

docetism

The Son only seemed to be human, roots in gnostic traditions

Adoptionism

The man Jesus had a normal birth, called to serve God and lead His people, a good man chosen by God

Arianism

Son is (semi) divine, first and greatest of all is Gods creatures, not fully divine in the same way God is divine

filioque

latin term meaning "and the son"

pentecostalism

asserts that God is still very active in the world, particularly through the miraculous gifts of the Spirit

The Spirits work in the Bible

Gods empowering presence

Great Schism

divide between the roman and greek churches over the holy spirit and the use of filioque in the nicene creed

baptism of the spirit

inward reception of the spirit by every believer upon joining the faith

day of the lord

the day jesus comes

Postmillennialism

christ comes at the end of the thousand years marked by peace, conversions and christian leadership in gov

universalism

belief that all beliefs lead to salvation, all roads lead back to God

Amillenialism

symbolic millennium, not a time of peace. christ comes at the end of this

intermediate state

The time between physical death and the last resurrection

dispensational premillennialism

rapture, thousand year reign of christ, 2 judgements

historic premillennialism

christ return precedes the thousand year reign, 2 judgements

Cruciformity

living a life conformed to the cross

annihilationism

Belief that those facing judgement/punishment will cease to exist when they die