God Flashcards
(20 cards)
anthropomorphism
attributing human characteristics to non- human entities
atonement
the doctrine that Jesus’ suffering and death, effected the reconciliation of humanity and God, following the original sin of Adam and Eve
covenant
Formal agreement or relationship
EG between God and Abraham, Moses and David.
Covenant with Moses was conditional , could bring curses upon the nation depending on whether they followed the Ten Commandments and the rest of the Law
ex deo
‘Out of God’, creation out of God’s own being
ex nihilo
‘from nothing’, creation out of nothing
immanent
‘existing within the space-time universe’
incarnate
‘enfleshed’
the doctrine of incarnation is that the second person of the trinity (the son)- was made flesh, being born in the womb of Mary
monotheism
belief that only one God exists, and is worthy of worship
omnipotent
all powerful
omnibenevolent
all loving
omniscient
all knowing
pantheon
all of the Gods within any particular religious system
perichoresis
‘rotation’ (greek)
used in trinitarian theology to describe the relation between the three persons of the Godhead
often translated as mutual indwelling
the father is in the son and the son is in the father and so on
polytheism
the belief in more than one God
redemption
part of the language of the doctrine of the atonement =
salvation
to be saved from sin
salvation history
referring to the unfolding of God’s plan throughout history to save the human race from sin and death after the original sin
just as God came to the aid of the Jews when they were slaves in Egypt, God reveals himself personally through Jesus—-
BIBLE IS ON GOING SALVATION
shema
‘to hear’,
Shema prayer In Deuteronomy, ‘Hear, O Israel; the lord our God is one’
transcendent
god is above and beyond space-time; as opposed to immanent
yahweh
most common name for God in the OLD T, original pronunciation not known as ancient Hebrew was written without vowels
