Saturday, 20 April 2024, 5:49 AM
Site: Becker Bible Teacher Resources
Course: Becker Bible Teacher Resources (Scholar)
Glossary: Main Glossary
GEOGRAPHY (LAND)
PhoeniciaToday's Lebanon, north of Israel |
QuirinalOne of the seven hills on which ancient Rome was built which denotes the Italian civil authority and government. |
Valley of the KingsA valley on the west bank of the Nile near the site of Thebes which was the necropolis of many of the kings and queens of ancient Egypt (c1350-c1200 B.C.). (Also called the Valley of the Tombs) |
Vatican CityAn independent state of 109 acres within the city of Rome, ruled by the Pope. Sitting on the right bank of the Tiber, it was established in 1929 and includes St. Peter's Church and the Vatican. |
GEOLOGY (EARTH)
Cairn A heap of stones set up as a landmark, monument or memorial. |
Divining RodA forked branch from a hazel tree used to locate underground water. Also called a dowsing rod. |
HAMARTIOLOGY (SIN)
Hamartiology The study of the doctrine of sin |
PrelapsarianismThe belief expressed by Theodore Beza and followers that the LORD God planned the division of the saved and damned of humanity before humanity first sinned |
HISTORY (PAST)
Apostolic AgeThe earliest period of Christianity that lasted to the death of the last of the twelve apostles, which dates from the crucifixion of Jesus Christ to the death of Apostle John in c. 115. |
Apostolic FathersThe fathers of the early Christian church whose lives overlapped those of the twelve Apostles of Jesus Christ, and the collection of works that are attributed to them. |