UCBF 8b Flashcards
Christ
The translation of Heb mashiah, “messiah.” In the New Testament and in general usage, Christ always refers to Jesus of Nazareth.
Christology
The theological doctrines concerning the nature of Christ
Messiah
A title for a king or other servant or agent of God (priest, prophet, or even the non-Israelite Cyrus in Isa. 45.1). In the Hebrew Bible, mashiah never refers to the future ideal king. Later the term came to be used of the expected savior of the Jewish people, and was taken over by Christians to refer to Jesus, whom they believed to be the messiah.
Messianic
Having to do with the messiah or with the era that the messiah was inaugurating
Judah/Yehud/Judea/Judean
When the kingdom of Israel was divided, after the death of Solomon (1 Kings 12.1–20), the southern portion (Southern King- dom) took the name of its major tribe, Judah (Heb Yehudah). That proper noun became “Yehud” during the Persian period (536–333 BCe), “Ioudaia” during Greek rule (333–67), and “Judaea” or Judea under the Romans. The geographical territory had also been diminished, until by the time of the Romans it consisted of the area around Jerusalem, south of Samaria, west of Perea and the Dead Sea, and north of Idumea (though administratively “Judea and Samaria” could also be referred to as “Judea” simply). The inhabitants of the territory were Judeans (just as the inhabitants of the northern area west of the Sea of Galilee were Galileans). The terms “Judaism” and “Jew” are derived from this name.
Parable
A statement or story that uses figurative or imaginative language to evoke a reality that lies beyond the literal level of the story of statement. A parable makes its point by analogy, or the comparison of a known fact, situation, or experience with one that is less familiar.
Pharisees
A Jewish sect in the first century Ce, according to Josephus and the New Testament. The Pharisees were concerned to extend Jewish practice into all areas of life, and followed the tradition of interpretation (Oral Torah) associated with the schools of Hillel and Shammai. They were opponents of the more conservative Sadducees, who did not accept their traditions of oral law.
Superscription
A heading or descriptive title before the actual beginning of a text; many of the Psalms have a superscription giving a purported setting for the Psalm (e.g. Ps 3) or instructions on how it is to be performed (Ps 4).
