chapter 3 vocab

Pentatauch

A Greek term for the first five books of the Bible

remnant

A name for the exiles and former exiles who remained faithful to God during the time of the Babylonian Captivity and who were expected to restore Jerusalem

Gospel

A word meaning "Good News." Gospel refers to three distinct but interrelated concepts: Jesus Christ himself is the Gospel ; his message is the Gospel; and the four written accounts of his Life, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension in the New Testament are Gospels.

apocalyptic

Apocalypse is a Greek word for "revelation." It also refers to a type of highly symbolic literature that contains apparitions about the future and the Final Judgement. This form of literature was used to give hope to a persecuted people that God's goodness will triumph over evil.

law

The Law helped the Isrealites live in conformity to God's will. There are 613 laws listed in the last four books of the Pentateuch.

Kerygma

The core or essential message of the Gospel that Jesus Christ is Lord.

didache

a Greek word that means teaching. In a Christian context this term refers to the earliest known writing in Christianity aside from the New testament.

Galilee

a large region in north of modern day Israel, north of Samara at the time of Jesus

epistle

a letter. In the New Testament, epistles are letters intended for public reading.

judges

military leaders who lead Old Testament Israelite tribes in battles with their oppressor

catholic

with a lower case c, catholic means universal