EZRA-NEHEMIAH \Contents 1. Name. 2. Object 3. Plan 4. Unity 5. Sources 6. Literary Character 7. Languages 8. Historicity 9. Text \LITERATURE 1. Nam...
Elder [N] [E] [S]In both the Old and New Testaments, the term elder indicates one of advanced age (Heb. zaqen [eqz]; Gk. presbyteros [presbuvtero]) wh...
Zechariah, Theology of Introduction. Authorship. The book of Zechariah falls naturally into two parts: chapters 1-8 and 9-14. In the first part we fin...
GENEALOGY, 1-7 je-na-al'-o-ji, jen-a-al'-o-ji: 1. Definition 2. Biblical References 3. Importance of Genealogies 4. Their Historical Value 5. Pri...
TEMPLE, A2 II. EZEKIEL'S PROPHETIC SKETCH I. Introductory. 1. Relation to History of Temple: Wellhausen has said that Ezekiel 40-48 are the most im...
CHRONICLES, BOOKS OF kron'-i-k'-ls (dibhere ha-yamim), The Words of the Days; Septuagint paraleipomenon: $ 1. The Name$ $ 2. The Position of Chronic...
Government [N]Administration of life in an organized society as well as the body of officials that presides over the process. Human beings discovered ...
CAPTIVITY kap-tiv'-i-ti (galah, galuth, shebhuth, shibhyah; metoikesia): $ I. OF THE NORTHERN KINGDOM (THE WORK OF ASSYRIA)$ 1. Western Campaigns of...
Grace [T] [E]The word grace in biblical parlance can, like forgiveness, repentance, regeneration, and salvation, mean something as broad as describing...
REVELATION OF JOHN I. TITLE AND GENERAL CHARACTER OF BOOK 1. Title 2. Uniqueness and Reality of Visions II. CANONICITY AND AUTHORSHIP 1. Patristic...
CHAPTER 1 - Of the Holy Scriptures1. The Holy Scripture is the only sufficient, certain, and infallible rule of all saving knowledge, faith, and obedi...
LOGOS log'-os (logos): I. GREEK SPECULATION 1. Heraclitus 2. Anaxagoras 3. Plato 4. Aristotle 5. Stoics II. HEBREW ANTICIPATION OF DOCTRINE 1....
TEXT OF THE OLD TESTAMENT || I. EARLIEST FORM OF WRITING IN ISRAEL 1. Invention of Alphabet 2. The Cuneiform 3. References to Writing in the Old T...