Bible

Bible

Purpose of creation

God blessing creation with his presence

Temple

Place where heaven and earth meet, filled with God’s presence

Human/image of God

Partnering with God as king, priest, and prophet

King

Someone who rules like God

Priest

Someone who connects people to God

Prophet

someone who speaks for God

Covenant

Commitment to partnership

Abrahamic Covenant

God’s commitment to make Israel his partner

Promised land

Canaan

Mosaic Covenant

God’s commitment to make Israel a kingdom of priests through the Torah

Yahweh/The Lord

God’s covenant name given to Israel

Law

God’s instructions to Israel for holiness, justice, and, cultural distinction

Exodus

God delivering his people from exile

Exile

Removal from the promised land and God’s presence

Davidic Covenant

God’s covenant to bless Israel through kings in the line of David

Anointed One

One selected by God, typically kings ; Messiah and Christ

Son of David

King

Son of God

King

Son of Man

King ; “true human”

New Covenant

fulfillment of God’s covenant with Israel, “writing the law on their hearts”

Heresy

False teaching

Orthodoxy

Right teaching

Doctrine of Christ

Two natures, fully divine, fully human, united in one person without confusion, change, division, or separation

Doctrine of the Trinity

one being in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Herod

Rome appointed governor of Judea

Chief priest

Runs the temple

Scribes

Jewish scholars (who copies down scriptures)

Pharisees

Populous movement awaiting a Messiah to deliver Israel

Sadducees

Elites movement, friendly with Rome

Baptism

Right of conversion to Judaism

John the Baptist 

A prophet preaching repentance in the wilderness