Theology Vocab (UPDATED)

Aaron

Moses's brother and spokesman.

Abraham

The first of the patriarchs, called by God around 1850 BCE, who traveled to Canaan with his wife Sarah.

Adam

The first man in Genesis, created by God.

Adrian Nyel

A wealthy man from Rouen who gave La Salle the idea of schools and financed and oversaw the first ones in Reims.

Assyrian Conquest

The event in 722 BCE where the Assyrians exiled the occupants of the Northern Kingdom of Israel, leading to its destruction.

Atheism

The belief that God does not exist.

Babylonian Captivity

The period when the Babylonians led by Nebuchadnezzar took the occupants of Judah into captivity in 587 BCE, ending in 538 BCE when they were restored to Judah by Cyrus the Great of Persia.

Bible

A collection of books considered the inspired word of God, spoken through human authors under the guidance of the Holy Spirit.

Blasphemy

The act or offense of speaking sacrilegiously about God or sacred things.

Brothers of the Christian Schools

A Christian group of Brothers that carries out the tradition of and teaches in LaSallian schools.

Canaan

The Promised Land where Abraham and his descendants settled, and later the Israelites settled.

Canon

A measuring stick or list of books in the Bible, with 39 books for Protestants and Jewish people, and 46 books for Orthodox and Catholic, including Tobit, Judith, Wisdom, Sirach, Baruch, 1&2 Maccabees, and parts of Daniel and Esther.

Church Canon

Dignitaries who recite or sing special prayers of the church in the Cathedral several times a day.

Plagues

The ten plagues that occurred after Moses delivered God's message to the pharaoh to let the Israelites go.

Covenant

An agreement between YHWH and His people.

David

The second king of Israel, known for killing Goliath and expanding the kingdom.

Deuteronomy

The fifth book of the Bible.

Eve

The first woman created by God who disobeyed Him, leading to Original Sin.

Exodus

The book that recounts the Israelites' journey to the Promised Land, including the Ten Commandments.

Faith

Both a gift of God and a human act by which the believer gives personal adherence to God.

Garden of Eden

The place where Adam and Eve were created and where the original sin took place.

Genesis

A faith story written to explain the creation of the world and the great truths of faith.

Hagar

The wife of Abraham.

Hebrew

The language in which the Torah was written.

Inspiration

The influence of God and the Holy Spirit on the writers of the Bible.

Isaiah

A prophet mentioned in the Bible.

Ishmael

Abraham's son with a different wife than Isaac, who became important in Islam.

Israel

The country formed from the Israelites in the Promised Land.

Jacques Delanot

The main character and narrator of Beyond the Boundaries, who taught in LaSallian Schools.

Jordan River

The river Moses was looking over when he died.

Joseph

The last patriarch, youngest and most favored of Jacob's 12 sons.

Ketuvim

The last part of the TaNaK, containing historical and wisdom books.

Levites

The root word for the book in the Bible called Leviticus.

Leviticus

A book of rules and duties of the priest and different festivals and rituals practiced by the ancient Israelites.

Lot

A biblical character associated with the destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah.

Manna

Flatbread given by Moses to the Israelites while they traveled through the desert.

Merneptah

One of three pharaohs who could have been the pharaoh of Egypt while Moses was attempting to free the Israelites from slavery.

Midian

The land Moses fled to after the Israelites found out he killed an Egyptian.

Monotheism

The belief in one God.

Moses

The person who led the ancient Israelites to the Promised Land.

Mt

The mountain where YHWH came to Moses through a non-perishing burning bush and told him to free the ancient Israelites from Egyptian captivity.

Mt

The mountain where YHWH came to Moses through a non-perishing burning bush and told him to free the ancient Israelites from Egyptian captivity.

Mt

The mountain where Moses died.

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