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• A Posteriori — A posteriori refers to knowledge or justification gained through experience, observation, or empirical evidence. It is commonly co
• A Priori — A priori refers to knowledge or justification claimed to be known prior to, or apart from, particular sense experience. It is a ph
• Aaron — Aaron is Moses' brother and Israel's first high priest.
• Aaronic Blessing — The priestly blessing God commanded Aaron and his sons to pronounce over Israel in Numbers 6:24–26, asking the Lord to bless, keep
• Aaronic priesthood — The priestly office God established for Aaron and his descendants under the old covenant, centered on sacrifice, purification, and
• Abaddon — A Hebrew term meaning “destruction” or “place of destruction,” used in the Old Testament for the realm of death and in Revelation
• Abba — Abba is an Aramaic word meaning “Father,” used in the New Testament to express reverent, trusting address to God.
• Abbreviation — An abbreviation is a shortened form of a word or phrase used for convenience in writing or speech. It preserves the basic meaning
• Abduction — Abduction is a kind of reasoning that proposes the most plausible explanation for observed facts or clues. It is commonly called i
• Abednego — Abednego is the Babylonian court name given to Azariah, one of Daniel’s three faithful companions in exile. He is best known for r
• Abel — Abel was the second son of Adam and Eve. He offered an acceptable sacrifice to God and was murdered by his brother Cain.
• Abiathar — Abiathar was a priest in David’s time who escaped Saul’s slaughter at Nob, served David, and was later removed by Solomon.
• Abigail — Abigail was the wise, discerning wife of Nabal who later became one of David’s wives. Scripture presents her as a prudent peacemak
• Abihu — Abihu was one of Aaron’s sons and an early priest in Israel. He is remembered for offering unauthorized fire before the Lord and d
• Abijah — A Hebrew personal name borne by several biblical figures, including a king of Judah, a son of Jeroboam, and priestly figures.
• Abimelech — Abimelech is a biblical personal name borne by more than one Old Testament figure, including a Philistine ruler in Genesis and Gid
• Abimelech (Philistine king) — Abimelech is the name, or possibly royal title, of the ruler of Gerar who appears in the Genesis accounts of Abraham and Isaac. Th
• Abimelech (son of Gideon) — Abimelech, a son of Gideon by a concubine from Shechem, seized power after murdering his brothers and ruled briefly in Shechem. Hi
• Abiram — A biblical personal name borne by several men in the Old Testament, most notably the Reubenite Abiram who joined Korah’s rebellion
• Abishag — Abishag was a young Shunammite woman who attended King David in his final illness and later became part of the succession dispute
• Abishai — Abishai was the son of Zeruiah, David’s nephew, and one of the leading warriors in David’s army. Scripture portrays him as courage
• Abner — Abner was the commander of Saul’s army and a major figure in the transition from Saul’s rule to David’s kingdom.
• abomination — Something especially detestable in God’s sight because it is morally corrupt, idolatrous, or ritually unclean in its biblical sett
• Abortion — The deliberate termination of a human pregnancy. In Christian ethics, it is evaluated by questions of human life, personhood, the
• Abraham — Abraham is the patriarch through whom God began a covenant line of promise, blessing, and faith.
• Abrahamic covenant — The Abrahamic covenant is God's promise of land, offspring, and blessing through Abraham's line.
• Absalom — Absalom was one of King David’s sons. He killed Amnon, later rebelled against David, and died in the resulting conflict, making hi
• Absalom's rebellion — The revolt led by David’s son Absalom when he tried to seize the throne of Israel. The account highlights the destructive results
• Absolute — In philosophy, the absolute is whatever is ultimate, unconditioned, and dependent on nothing outside itself. In Christian use, the
• Absolute Personality — A philosophical term for the view that ultimate reality is personal rather than impersonal—self-conscious, purposive, and mind-lik
• Abstinence — Abstinence is the deliberate refraining from something, especially from sin or from a lawful practice for a season in the service
• Absurd — The absurd is the perceived clash between humanity’s search for meaning and a world thought to offer no clear purpose or answer. I
• Abyss — In Scripture, the abyss is a deep, prison-like realm associated with the confinement of demonic powers and with divine judgment. I
• Acacia — A durable desert wood mentioned in the Old Testament, especially for the tabernacle and its furnishings. It is a biblical material
• Acacia wood — A durable wood named in the Old Testament as a main construction material for the tabernacle and many of its furnishings.
• Accommodation — God’s gracious condescension in revealing truth in human language and within human conditions, without denying Scripture’s truthfu
• accountability — Accountability is the practice of answering to God and, in fitting relationships, to other believers for conduct, doctrine, and st
• accuser — One who brings a charge against another. In Scripture, the term is used especially of Satan as the accuser of God’s people.
• Achaemenid dynasty — The royal house of ancient Persia that ruled during the biblical postexilic period, including the era of Ezra, Nehemiah, Esther, H
• Achaia — Achaia was a Roman province in southern Greece in New Testament times, including Corinth and other cities connected with Paul’s mi
• Achan — Achan was an Israelite from the tribe of Judah who disobeyed God by taking devoted items from Jericho. His hidden sin brought judg
• Achish — Achish was a Philistine ruler of Gath who appears in the accounts of David’s flight from Saul.
• Achmetha — Achmetha is the Median city mentioned in Ezra 6:2, commonly identified with Ecbatana, where officials found the record of Cyrus’s
• Achor Valley — Achor Valley is an Old Testament place name linked first to the judgment following Achan’s sin and later to prophetic imagery of h
• Achsah — Achsah was Caleb’s daughter and Othniel’s wife. She is remembered for asking her father for land and for springs of water, and rec
• Achshaph — Achshaph was a Canaanite city in northern Israel mentioned in Joshua in connection with the conquest and the tribal boundary of As
• Acrostics — Acrostics are literary compositions in which lines or sections follow an alphabetic pattern. In the Bible, this form appears espec
• active obedience — Active obedience is Christ's lifelong obedience to the Father's will and law on behalf of His people.
• Activism — Activism is an emphasis on practical action, often aimed at producing social or political change. The term can be used broadly and
• Acts — Acts is a New Testament history book that records the risen Christ's work through the Spirit in the apostolic church.
• Acts of Paul and Thecla — An early Christian apocryphal narrative associated with the wider Acts of Paul. It is not part of Scripture and should not be used
• ad extra — Ad extra refers to God's works toward creation, such as creating, governing, revealing, and redeeming.
• Ad Hoc — Ad hoc describes an explanation or adjustment made mainly to protect a claim from objection, often without broader evidence or exp
• Ad Hominem — Ad hominem is a fallacy that shifts from evaluating an argument to attacking the person making it. The personal attack does not by
• ad intra — Ad intra refers to God's inner life in Himself apart from His outward works in creation.
• Adam — Adam is the first man in Scripture.
• Adam and Christ — The biblical comparison between Adam as the head of fallen humanity and Christ as the head of a redeemed new humanity.
• Adam as type of Christ — A biblical typology in which Adam functions as a representative head pointing forward to Christ: Adam’s disobedience brings sin an
• Adamic Covenant — A theological term for God’s covenantal dealings with Adam in Eden and, by extension, with the human race through Adam as its head
• Adar — Adar is the twelfth month of the biblical Jewish calendar. In Scripture it is noted especially in the book of Esther.
• Adder — A venomous snake mentioned in some Bible translations, especially in poetic or figurative passages. The word usually points to a d
• Addiction — Addiction is a controlling pattern of craving, dependence, or compulsive behavior that harms a person and weakens self-control. In
• Additions to Daniel — Additional passages preserved in the Greek textual tradition of Daniel that are not part of the standard Hebrew-Aramaic text, incl
• Additions to Esther — Passages preserved in the Greek version of Esther but absent from the Hebrew text, including prayers, letters, and narrative expan
• Addon — Variant spelling of Addan, a biblical place name.
• Adjective — An adjective is a word that modifies a noun or pronoun by describing quality, quantity, or another attribute.
• Admah — A biblical city associated with the cities of the plain and remembered chiefly for its destruction under divine judgment.
• Adonai — Adonai is a Hebrew title meaning “Lord” or “Master,” commonly used for God in the Old Testament. It emphasizes God’s authority, ru
• Adoption — God brings believing sinners into His family through Christ.
• Adoptionism — Adoptionism is the error that Jesus was only a man who later became God's Son in a special sense.
• Adoram — Adoram is a biblical royal official associated with labor and tribute administration under Israel’s monarchy.
• Adrammelech — Adrammelech is a biblical proper name used for two different referents: a false deity worshiped by the Sepharvites and a son of Se
• Adriel — Adriel is an Old Testament man, identified as the Meholathite, who became connected to Saul’s family by marriage.
• Adullam — An ancient town in Judah, best known as the place where David hid in the cave of Adullam while fleeing Saul.
• adultery — Adultery is sexual unfaithfulness that violates the marriage covenant and is condemned by God.
• Advent — Advent means “coming” and, in Christian theology, refers to the coming of Christ—especially His first coming in the incarnation an
• Adverb — An adverb is a word that modifies a verb, adjective, another adverb, or sometimes a whole clause, often showing manner, time, plac
• adversary — An adversary is one who opposes, resists, or accuses another. In Scripture the term can describe human enemies, legal opponents, o
• Aeneas — Aeneas was a man in Lydda whom Peter healed after he had been paralyzed for eight years (Acts 9:32–35).
• affections — Affections are the deep loves, desires, and movements of the heart that shape what a person pursues.
• Affirming the Consequent — Affirming the consequent is a formal logical fallacy. It wrongly argues from “If P, then Q” and “Q” to “therefore P,” even though
• affliction — Affliction is distress or hardship that presses people to seek God’s mercy, strength, and sustaining grace.
• Agabus — Agabus was a New Testament prophet in the early church. Acts records his warning of a famine and his prophecy about Paul’s impriso
• Agag — Agag is the name of an Amalekite king in the Old Testament, especially the ruler spared by Saul and later executed by Samuel. In s
• Against Apion — A first-century apologetic work by Josephus defending Judaism against pagan criticism and arguing for the antiquity and reliabilit
• Agape — Agape is a Greek word often used in the New Testament for love, especially love marked by self-giving commitment and care. In Chri
• Age to Come — The future order of God’s kingdom brought in by Christ in its fullness. In the New Testament, it is contrasted with the present ag
• agency — Agency is the capacity to act, choose, and bear responsibility as a real moral person.
• Agent Christology — A modern christological model that explains important New Testament themes through agency, envoyship, and delegated authority, whi
• Agnostic — An agnostic is a person who holds that God’s existence is unknown, uncertain, or perhaps unknowable. The term describes a claim ab
• Agnostic Atheism — Agnostic atheism is the view that a person does not claim certainty that God does not exist, yet also does not believe in God. It
• agnosticism — Agnosticism is the view that God’s existence is unknown or cannot be known with certainty. It concerns the limits of human knowled
• Agricultural calendar — The yearly cycle of plowing, sowing, rain, growing, and harvest that shaped life in Bible lands and is reflected throughout Script
• Agriculture — Agriculture in the Bible is the cultivation of the ground and the growing and harvesting of crops. Scripture treats it as ordinary
• Agur — Agur is the figure named in Proverbs 30:1 as the source or speaker of the sayings in that chapter. Scripture gives very little cer
• Ahab — Ahab was the king of the northern kingdom of Israel who became infamous for promoting idolatry, especially under the influence of
• Ahasuerus — Ahasuerus is the Persian royal name used in the Old Testament, most notably for the king in Esther. He is commonly identified with
• Ahaz — Ahaz was a king of Judah remembered for idolatry and for seeking Assyrian help instead of trusting the Lord. His reign is an impor
• Ahaziah — A royal name borne by two Old Testament kings: Ahaziah of Israel, son of Ahab and Jezebel, and Ahaziah of Judah, son of Jehoram. T
• Ahiam — Ahiam is a biblical man named among David’s mighty warriors in the roster passages of 2 Samuel and 1 Chronicles.
• Ahiezer — Ahiezer is a biblical personal name borne by more than one Old Testament man, including a Danite leader in the wilderness period a
• Ahijah — A Hebrew personal name borne by several Old Testament figures, especially Ahijah the prophet of Shiloh.
• Ahikam — Ahikam was a Judean official in the days of King Josiah and later a protector of the prophet Jeremiah.
• Ahimelech — A priest at Nob who gave David consecrated bread and Goliath’s sword while David was fleeing from Saul; Saul later ordered Ahimele
• Ahinoam — Ahinoam is the name of at least two Old Testament women: Saul’s wife and David’s wife. It is a biblical personal name, not a theol
• Ahio — Ahio is a Hebrew personal name borne by more than one man in the Old Testament, best known from the narratives about the ark and f
• Ahithophel — Ahithophel was David’s counselor who later joined Absalom’s rebellion. Scripture presents him as a gifted adviser whose treachery
• Aholah — Aholah is the symbolic name Ezekiel gives to Samaria, the capital of the northern kingdom of Israel, in Ezekiel 23. It appears in
• Aholiab — Aholiab was an Israelite artisan from the tribe of Dan whom God appointed to help Bezalel construct the tabernacle and its furnish
• Aholibah — The symbolic name for Jerusalem in Ezekiel 23, where Aholibah represents Judah’s covenant unfaithfulness and coming judgment.
• Ahriman — Ahriman is the destructive evil power in ancient Persian religion, especially Zoroastrianism. The term is not found in Scripture a
• Ai — Ai was a Canaanite city near Bethel that Israel conquered in Joshua 7–8 after an initial defeat connected to Achan’s sin.
• Aided reason — Aided reason is human reasoning understood as assisted, corrected, or completed by sources beyond unaided inference, such as revel
• Aijalon — Aijalon is a biblical town and valley in the hill country west of Jerusalem. It is especially remembered in Joshua 10, where the V
• Ailments — Ailments are bodily sicknesses, weaknesses, or physical troubles mentioned in Scripture. The Bible treats them as part of life in
• Aion — Aion is a Greek noun that can mean “age,” “era,” or “world order,” and in some contexts it is used in expressions translated “fore
• Air — In Scripture, air usually means the sky or atmosphere and, in a few passages, appears in figurative expressions. It is a common bi
• Ajalon Valley — Ajalon Valley is a biblical place in Israel, best known as the setting for Joshua’s battle account in which the moon is said to ha
• Akeldama — Akeldama is the Aramaic name meaning “Field of Blood,” the place associated in Acts 1:19 with Judas Iscariot and the aftermath of
• Akkad — Akkad is an ancient Mesopotamian place-name mentioned in Genesis 10:10 as part of Nimrod’s kingdom in the land of Shinar.
• Akkadian Empire — An early Mesopotamian empire that belongs to ancient Near Eastern history and provides background for studying the Old Testament w
• Akkub — Akkub is a biblical proper name borne by several Old Testament individuals, especially men associated with temple gatekeeping and
• Alabaster — A fine, smooth stone used in the ancient world to make costly containers, especially perfume flasks. In the Gospels, an alabaster
• Alamoth — Alamoth is an Old Testament musical direction used in a psalm superscription and in temple music. Its exact sense is uncertain, bu
• Alexander — A New Testament personal name borne by more than one man; not a theological term.
• Alexander the Great — Alexander the Great was the Macedonian king whose rapid conquests spread Greek culture across the ancient world. He is not named d
• Alexander the Great and Hellenism — Alexander the Great was the Macedonian conqueror whose empire spread Greek language and culture across the ancient Near East. Hell
• Alexandria — Alexandria was a major Egyptian city in the New Testament world, known for its Jewish population, trade, and connections to Apollo
• Alexandrian school — An early Christian center of teaching and interpretation associated with Alexandria, Egypt, often linked with Clement and Origen a
• Alexandrian text — The Alexandrian text is a form of the Greek biblical text associated with early manuscripts from the Egyptian region.
• Alien — In biblical usage, an alien is a foreigner or resident outsider living among God’s people. Scripture commands fair, compassionate
• alienation — Alienation is the condition of estrangement from God caused by sin.
• Alleged Contradictions — Passages that seem to conflict at first glance but may be reconciled through careful attention to context, genre, purpose, and par
• Allegorical Interpretation — A way of reading that seeks a meaning beyond the ordinary historical sense of a passage, often treating persons, events, or object
• Allegory — Allegory is a way of communicating or interpreting in which persons, events, or details point beyond themselves to additional spir
• allusion — An allusion is an indirect reference to a person, event, or text rather than a direct quotation. In Bible study, it often refers t
• Allusions — Allusions are indirect references in Scripture to earlier persons, events, themes, or texts without a formal quotation. Recognizin
• Almond — A biblical tree and its fruit, noted both as a food source and for occasional symbolic use in Scripture.
• almsgiving — Almsgiving is giving material help to the needy as an act of mercy, justice, and love of neighbor.
• Alpha and Omega — A biblical title meaning “the beginning and the end,” expressing God’s eternal sovereignty, completeness, and final authority over
• Alphabet — The ordered set of letters used to write a language. In Bible study, it is important mainly for Hebrew and Greek writing and for a
• Already and Not Yet — A theological summary of the New Testament pattern in which God’s kingdom and saving promises have truly begun in Christ, but thei
• Altar — A structure or place set apart for worship, sacrifice, offering, or memorial before God. In the Bible, altars are especially tied
• Altar Fire — The sacred fire associated with Israel’s sacrificial altar, especially the fire the LORD provided and the priests were commanded t
• Altar Horns — The altar horns were the four horn-shaped projections on the corners of Israel’s altars, associated with sacrifice, consecration,
• Altar of Burnt Offering — The altar of burnt offering was the bronze altar in the tabernacle and later the temple where animal sacrifices were presented to
• Altar of Incense — The small gold-covered altar in the tabernacle and later the temple where sacred incense was burned before the Lord. It signified
• Am Ha-Aretz — A Hebrew phrase meaning "people of the land." In Scripture it can refer to the inhabitants or common people of a land, with its ex
• Amalek — Amalek is the Old Testament name tied to the Amalekites, a people group remembered as persistent enemies of Israel. Scripture espe
• Amalekites — A people group in the Old Testament who repeatedly opposed Israel and are remembered for attacking the Israelites after the exodus
• Amana — Amana is a biblical place name mentioned in Song of Solomon 4:8, probably referring to a mountain or mountain region in the far no
• Amariah — Amariah is a Hebrew biblical personal name borne by several Old Testament men, especially in priestly and Levitical lines.
• Amarna — Amarna is an ancient Egyptian site best known for the Amarna Letters, a major cache of diplomatic correspondence from the ancient
• Amarna letters — A collection of ancient Egyptian diplomatic tablets that provides important historical background for the Late Bronze Age and the
• Amaziah — Amaziah is a biblical personal name borne by several men in the Old Testament, especially Amaziah king of Judah and Amaziah the pr
• Ambassador — A representative sent with another’s authority. In the New Testament, Paul uses the image especially for gospel ministry, showing
• Ambrose of Milan — Ambrose of Milan was a fourth-century bishop, theologian, and church leader who defended Nicene orthodoxy and strongly influenced
• Ambush — A surprise military attack launched from concealment. In the Bible, ambushes appear in historical and prophetic narratives as a wa
• Amen — Amen is a biblical word of affirmation meaning “truly,” “certainly,” or “so be it.” It expresses agreement, trust, and wholehearte
• American Standard Version — A 1901 English Bible translation that revised the English Revised Version for American readers, using a formal, closely literal st
• Amethyst — A precious stone named in biblical descriptions of the high priest’s breastpiece and the New Jerusalem. Scripture mentions it as a
• amillennialism — Amillennialism is the view that the millennium of Revelation 20 is fulfilled spiritually rather than as a future earthly thousand-
• Amminadab — Amminadab is a biblical personal name borne by more than one man, especially the Judahite ancestor in the line leading to David an
• Ammon — Ammon was an ancient people and kingdom east of the Jordan River, traditionally descended from Ben-ammi, Lot’s son. In Scripture,
• Ammonites — An ancient people descended from Ben-ammi, Lot’s son, who lived east of the Jordan River. In Scripture they are often portrayed as
• Amnon — Amnon was David’s firstborn son, remembered for assaulting his half-sister Tamar and later being killed at Absalom’s command. His
• Amoraim — The Amoraim were later Jewish teachers and discussants whose debates were preserved in the Gemara.
• Amorites — An ancient people group connected with Canaan and, at times, territories east of the Jordan. In Scripture, “Amorites” can refer to
• Amos — Amos is a Minor prophetic book that announces judgment on injustice, false security, and covenant unfaithfulness.
• Amphipolis — Amphipolis was a city in Macedonia mentioned in Acts as a stop on Paul’s journey from Philippi toward Thessalonica.
• Amram — Amram was a Levite of the clan of Kohath and the father of Moses, Aaron, and Miriam. He is significant in Israel’s genealogies and
• Amsterdam philosophy — Amsterdam philosophy is a Dutch reformational school of Christian philosophy associated especially with Herman Dooyeweerd and D. H
• Amulet — An object worn or carried for supposed protection, blessing, or power; in biblical perspective, amulets belong to the realm of sup
• Anabaptists — A sixteenth-century Christian movement of the Radical Reformation known for rejecting infant baptism and practicing baptism of pro
• Anah — Anah is an Old Testament personal name borne by more than one individual, especially in Edomite and Horite genealogies.
• Anak — Anak is the biblical name associated with the Anakim, a Canaanite people remembered for their great stature and for the fear they
• Anakim — A people in Canaan known in Scripture for their great size and for resisting Israel during the conquest. They are presented as for
• analogical God-talk — Analogical God-talk means we speak truly about God, but not as though God were just a larger creature.
• Analogy — An analogy is a comparison between things that are alike in some respects and is used to explain, illustrate, or support an argume
• Analogy of faith — A hermeneutical principle that interprets less clear passages in light of the clearer teaching of Scripture, assuming the Bible is
• Ananias — A New Testament personal name borne by more than one man, including Ananias of Damascus, Ananias and Sapphira's husband in Acts 5,
• Ananias (Acts 5) — The Ananias of Acts 5, husband of Sapphira, who lied about a gift to the Jerusalem church and died under God’s judgment.
• Ananias (Acts 9) — A disciple in Damascus whom the Lord sent to Saul after the Damascus-road encounter, restoring Saul’s sight and welcoming him into
• Ananias and Sapphira — A married couple in Acts 5:1-11 who lied about the amount of money they gave to the church and fell under immediate divine judgmen
• Anath — Anath was a Canaanite goddess known from the ancient Near East; in the Old Testament the name appears indirectly in place names an
• Anathema — Anathema is a biblical term for something devoted to destruction or placed under a curse; in the New Testament it can also express
• Anchor — A biblical image of stability, security, and steadfast hope, especially in Hebrews 6:19–20.
• Ancient Creeds — Ancient creeds are early Christian statements of faith that summarize core biblical doctrine. They are useful doctrinal summaries,
• Ancient Near East — The Ancient Near East is the historical and cultural world surrounding Israel in Bible times, including regions such as Mesopotami
• Ancient Near Eastern Parallels — Ancient Near Eastern parallels are similarities between the Bible and the literature, laws, customs, or stories of surrounding anc
• Ancient of Days — “Ancient of Days” is a title used in Daniel 7 for God as the eternal, sovereign Judge and King. It highlights his everlasting exis
• Ancient treaty structure — A modern scholarly term for common formal features found in some ancient Near Eastern treaties, sometimes compared with biblical c
• Ancient Writings — A broad term for ancient texts outside the biblical canon that may provide historical or literary background, but do not carry the
• Andrew — Andrew was one of the twelve apostles and the brother of Simon Peter. He was an early follower of Jesus and is remembered for brin
• Andronicus — Andronicus is a New Testament man greeted by Paul in Romans 16:7 as a fellow believer, kinsman, and former fellow prisoner.
• Angel — A created spiritual being who serves God and carries out His will. In Scripture, angels often act as messengers, worshipers, prote
• Angel of the Lord — A distinctive Old Testament figure who appears as the Lord’s messenger and, in several passages, speaks and acts with divine autho
• Angelic mediators — A narrow term for angels acting as God’s messengers or servants in His providential dealings, not as independent saviors or object
• Angelology — Angelology is the branch of theology that studies what Scripture teaches about angels, their nature, roles, and activity in God’s
• angels — Angels are created spiritual beings who serve God as his messengers and ministers. Scripture presents them as real personal beings
• Angels & Demons — Angels and demons are real spirit beings, some serving God and others opposing His purposes.
• Angels and the Law — The biblical teaching that angels were involved in connection with the giving of the Mosaic law, while God remained the true Lawgi
• Angels and worship — The Bible presents angels as worshipers and servants of God, but never as rightful objects of worship; worship belongs to God alon
• Anger — Anger is a strong response to perceived wrong or offense. Scripture shows that human anger can be either sinful or morally fitting
• Anglicanism — Anglicanism is a church tradition shaped by the English Reformation, historic liturgy, and episcopal church government.
• animism — Animism is the belief that spiritual beings or forces inhabit and influence elements of the natural world, such as animals, plants
• Anise — A herb name used in some older Bible translations for the plant mentioned in Matthew 23:23. Many modern versions render the term a
• Annas — Annas was a former high priest and influential Jerusalem leader in the time of Jesus and the early church. The New Testament place
• Annihilationism — Annihilationism is the view that the wicked finally cease to exist instead of enduring eternal punishment.
• Annunciation to Mary — The Annunciation to Mary is Gabriel’s announcement that Mary would conceive Jesus by the Holy Spirit and bear the promised Son of
• Anointed One — A biblical title for one specially chosen and appointed by God, ultimately fulfilled in Jesus Christ as the promised Messiah.
• anointing — Anointing refers to God's consecrating and empowering work, especially by the Holy Spirit.
• Anointing Oil — Oil used in Scripture to consecrate people or objects for holy service and, in some contexts, to symbolize blessing, healing, or h
• Anselm — Anselm of Canterbury was a major medieval Christian theologian and archbishop whose writings shaped Western discussions of faith,
• Anselm of Canterbury — Anselm of Canterbury (c. 1033–1109) was a medieval archbishop of Canterbury and a major Christian theologian, best known for the p
• Answer — In Scripture, an answer is a spoken or acted response to a question, request, accusation, or prayer. The Bible especially emphasiz
• Ant — A small insect used in Proverbs as an example of diligence, foresight, and disciplined labor.
• Antecedent (Logic) — In logic, the antecedent is the “if” part of a conditional statement. It names the condition that, if true, is said to lead to the
• Anthropocentrism — Anthropocentrism is a man-centered outlook that treats humanity as the main measure, reference point, or final end of reality and
• anthropological dualism — Anthropological dualism is the view that human beings consist of two distinguishable aspects, typically a material body and an imm
• anthropology — Anthropology is the theological study of human nature, purpose, fallenness, and calling before God.
• Anthropology and Hamartiology — A combined theological heading for the Bible’s teaching about humanity (anthropology) and sin (hamartiology). It explains human di
• anthropomorphism — Anthropomorphism is language that speaks of God in human-like terms so finite readers can understand His actions.
• anthropopathism — Anthropopathism is language that speaks of God in human emotional terms so His dealings can be understood.
• Anti-Theism — Anti-theism is active opposition to belief in God or to the public and intellectual authority of theism.
• Anti-Trinitarian heresies — Anti-Trinitarian heresies are teachings that deny, distort, or flatten the Bible’s revelation of the one God as Father, Son, and H
• antichrist — Antichrist refers to the final climactic opponent of Christ and also to the anti-Christian spirit already at work in the world.
• antinomianism — Antinomianism is the error that grace frees believers from the duty of holy obedience.
• Antinomy — An antinomy is an apparent contradiction between two claims that both seem reasonable or strongly supported. It often reflects the
• Antioch — A major New Testament city, especially Antioch in Syria, which became a key center for the early Gentile mission. Acts says believ
• Antioch (Pisidia) — A city in Asia Minor visited by Paul and Barnabas on the first missionary journey, where Paul preached in the synagogue and many G
• Antioch (Syria) — A major city in Roman Syria and an important early Christian center in Acts.
• Antioch of Pisidia — A city in Asia Minor visited by Paul and Barnabas on the first missionary journey, known as the setting of Paul’s synagogue sermon
• Antioch of Syria — A major city in Roman Syria and one of the earliest and most important centers of the Gentile church in Acts.
• Antiochene school — An early Christian interpretive and theological tradition associated with Antioch that emphasized the grammatical, historical, and
• Antiochus Epiphanes — A Seleucid king who persecuted the Jews and profaned the Jerusalem temple, providing crucial background for Daniel and the interte
• Antiochus IV Epiphanes and desecration of the Temple — Antiochus IV Epiphanes was a Seleucid king whose persecution of the Jews and profanation of the Jerusalem temple form a major hist
• Antipas — Antipas was a Christian in Pergamum whom Christ calls “my faithful witness” in Revelation 2:13 and who was killed for his faith.
• Antipatris — Antipatris was a city on the route from Jerusalem to Caesarea, mentioned in Acts as the place where Roman soldiers paused while es
• Antiquities of the Jews — A twenty-book historical work by Josephus that surveys Jewish history from creation to his own era. It is a useful extra-biblical
• Antithetic — Set in contrast or direct opposition; in biblical studies, especially used of contrastive parallelism in Hebrew poetry.
• antitype — The later biblical reality that corresponds to and fulfills an earlier type or pattern, especially in Christ and the new covenant.
• Antonia Fortress — A Roman military stronghold in Jerusalem near the temple complex. It is commonly associated with Paul’s arrest in Acts, and some t
• Anvil — A heavy metal block used by a smith for hammering and shaping metal. In Scripture it appears as part of everyday metalworking imag
• anxiety — Anxiety is troubled fear that Scripture addresses by directing believers toward prayer, trust, and steady dependence on God.
• Apelles — Apelles is a Christian in Rome greeted by Paul in Romans 16:10 as one who is "approved in Christ." Scripture gives no further reli
• Apharsachites — A people group named in Ezra in connection with the foreign population in the province of Samaria. Their exact historical identity
• Aphek — Aphek is a biblical place name used for more than one Old Testament location, several of which are connected with military events
• Aphrahat the Persian Sage — Aphrahat, called the Persian Sage, was a fourth-century Syriac Christian writer whose Demonstrations are an important source for e
• Apocalypse — Apocalypse means an unveiling or revelation, especially of God’s heavenly purposes, judgment, and the consummation of history. In
• Apocalypse of Abraham — A Jewish apocalyptic writing associated with Abraham and preserved outside the Bible. It can be used as historical background, but
• apocalyptic — A biblical mode of revelation that unveils hidden realities, often through visions and symbols, especially concerning God’s judgme
• Apocalyptic dualism — A scholarly term for the sharp biblical contrast between this present evil age and the age to come, including conflict between God
• Apocalyptic interpretation — Apocalyptic interpretation is the practice of reading biblical apocalyptic passages according to their symbolic imagery, visionary
• apocalyptic Judaism — A modern scholarly label for strands of Jewish thought and literature, especially in the Second Temple period, that emphasize God’
• Apocalyptic Literature — Apocalyptic literature is a biblical literary form that uses visions, symbols, angels, and vivid imagery to reveal God’s sovereign
• Apocalyptic Paul — A modern scholarly label for readings of Paul that emphasize God’s decisive saving action in Christ, the defeat of hostile powers,
• Apocalypticism — Apocalypticism is the expectation that God will decisively intervene in history to judge evil, vindicate His people, and fully est
• Apocrypha and deuterocanonical books — Jewish writings from the Second Temple period that Protestants generally regard as useful background literature but not part of th
• Apocrypha, Pseudepigrapha, and Apostolic Fathers — A combined label for three related but distinct bodies of extra-biblical writings: the Apocrypha, the Pseudepigrapha, and the Apos
• apograph — An apograph is a copy of a text rather than the original manuscript.
• Apollinarianism — Apollinarianism is the Christological error that Christ lacked a true human mind or rational soul.
• Apollonia — A city in Macedonia mentioned in Acts as part of Paul’s travel route from Philippi to Thessalonica.
• Apollos — Apollos was an eloquent Jewish believer from Alexandria who became a gifted teacher and coworker in the early church.
• Apollyon — Apollyon is the name given in Revelation 9:11 to the angel of the abyss who rules the demonic locusts of the fifth trumpet judgmen
• Apologetic Literature — Apologetic literature is writing that offers a reasoned defense of the Christian faith, answers objections, and clarifies belief f
• Apologetics — Apologetics is the reasoned defense and commendation of the Christian faith. It answers objections, clarifies truth claims, and pr
• Apologists — Christians who defend and commend the truth of the faith with Scripture, sound reasoning, and gracious speech.
• Apophatic Theology (Negative Theology) — Apophatic theology speaks of God by saying what He is not, especially where creaturely language falls short.
• apostasy — Apostasy is a real falling away from the truth of Christ rather than merely a temporary stumble.
• Apostle — An apostle is one who is sent with delegated authority. In the New Testament, the term most importantly refers to Christ’s special
• Apostle and High Priest of our confession — A Christological title in Hebrews 3:1 that presents Jesus as the one sent by the Father and as the great High Priest who represent
• Apostles — Apostles are the foundational witnesses commissioned directly by the risen Christ.
• Apostles' Creed — An early Christian creed that summarizes core biblical beliefs about the triune God, Christ's death and resurrection, the church,
• Apostleship — Apostleship is the office or calling of an apostle—one sent by Christ with delegated authority for gospel witness, church planting
• Apostolic Age — The Apostolic Age is the foundational period of the early church, from Christ’s resurrection and ascension through the lifetime of
• Apostolic authority — The authority Christ gave to His apostles to represent Him in preaching, teaching, governing the early church, and bearing foundat
• Apostolic Constitutions — A fourth-century Christian church order that collects instructions on worship, ministry, discipline, and church life. It is valuab
• Apostolic Fathers — Early Christian writers and writings from the late first and second centuries that help illuminate the post-apostolic church, but
• Apostolic prayers in letters — Prayers, thanksgivings, and intercessions recorded in New Testament epistles, especially those of Paul, that reveal apostolic prio
• Apostolic preaching — The proclamation of the gospel by Christ’s apostles, centered on Jesus’ death, resurrection, exaltation, and the call to repentanc
• Apostolic Signs — Miraculous works associated with the apostles that God used to confirm their commissioned witness to Christ and the gospel.
• Apostolic Tradition — The apostolic tradition is the teaching and practice handed down by the apostles to the church. In Protestant usage, the term refe
• apostolic witness — Apostolic witness is the authoritative testimony of Christ's chosen apostles about His person, work, and gospel.
• Apostrophe — Apostrophe is a figure of speech that directly addresses a person, thing, or idea as if it were present.
• Apotheosis — Apotheosis is the Greco-Roman idea of deification or elevation to divine status, often used as a comparative background term when
• APPAREL — Apparel means clothing or garments. In Scripture, it may refer to ordinary dress or to garments that carry symbolic meaning such a
• Appeal to Motive — A fallacy that tries to refute a claim by focusing on the speaker’s supposed motive rather than on the truth or falsity of the cla
• Appeal to Novelty — A logical fallacy that assumes a claim, product, or practice is better or truer simply because it is newer. Newness by itself does
• Appeal to Probability — A logical fallacy in which someone assumes that because a thing could happen or seems likely, it therefore did happen or must be t
• Apphia — A Christian woman named in Paul’s greeting to Philemon, likely a member of Philemon’s household church; she is often understood to
• Appointed Times — Biblical times established by God for worship, remembrance, and covenant observance, especially Israel’s Sabbath and annual feasts
• appropriations — Appropriations are the customary ways theology speaks of certain divine works as fitting especially to one person of the Trinity w
• Aqueducts — Aqueducts are man-made water channels or conduit systems used to carry water to cities and settlements. In Bible study, they belon
• Aquila — Aquila was a Jewish believer in Christ and a faithful coworker of Paul, often mentioned with his wife Priscilla in the early churc
• Aquila and Priscilla — Aquila and Priscilla were a married Christian couple who worked alongside Paul, hosted believers, and helped strengthen the early
• Arabah — The Arabah is the long Jordan Rift Valley region, especially the stretch south of the Dead Sea toward the Gulf of Aqaba. In Script
• Arabia — In Scripture, Arabia is a broad regional name for desert lands east and south of Israel. It is mainly a geographical designation,
• Aramaic — Aramaic is a Semitic language used in parts of the Old Testament and widely spoken in the world of Jesus.
• Aramaic inscriptions — Ancient inscriptions written in Aramaic that help illuminate the biblical world but are not themselves Scripture.
• Aramaic Loanwords in the New Testament — Aramaic words and expressions preserved in the Greek New Testament, often in quoted sayings or worship formulas. This is primarily
• Aramaic verb stems — Aramaic verb stems are grammatical patterns that modify the basic force or voice of a verb in Biblical Aramaic.
• Ararat — Ararat is the biblical name for the region where Noah’s ark came to rest after the flood; Scripture speaks of “the mountains of Ar
• Araunah — Araunah was the Jebusite landowner from whom David bought the threshing floor where an altar was built to the Lord after a plague
• Arba — Arba is a biblical personal name associated with Kiriath-arba, the earlier name of Hebron, and with the Anakim tradition.
• Arbiter — A person who settles a dispute between parties; in Job, the term points to the longing for someone who could stand between Job and
• Archaeological evidence — Material remains from the ancient world that help illuminate the Bible’s historical and cultural setting.
• Archangel — A chief angelic being. In Scripture, Michael is explicitly called an archangel, and Paul refers to the voice of an archangel in co
• archangels — An archangel is a chief or ruling angel. Scripture explicitly calls Michael “the archangel” and also mentions “the voice of an arc
• Archelaus — Archelaus was a son of Herod the Great who ruled Judea after his father's death. In Matthew 2:22, Joseph avoided returning there b
• Archetype — An archetype is an original pattern or model after which something else is formed. In Bible and theology, the term may be used cau
• Archippus — Archippus was a New Testament believer associated with Paul’s ministry, likely connected with the Colossian church. Paul urged him
• Architecture — Architecture is the planning and construction of buildings and built spaces. In Scripture, it matters especially in the tabernacle
• Arcturus — A traditional English Bible rendering for a bright celestial object named in Job. The exact astronomical identification is uncerta
• Argument — An argument is a set of statements in which one or more premises are offered to support a conclusion. In logic, the word refers to
• Argument from Fallacy — Argument from fallacy is the mistake of thinking that if one argument for a conclusion is invalid, the conclusion itself must be f
• Argument from Ignorance — A logical fallacy that says a claim must be true because it has not been disproved, or false because it has not been proved. It tr
• Argument structure — The logical flow of a passage or book—how an author presents claims, reasons, contrasts, and conclusions to make a point.
• Arianism — Arianism is the denial that the Son is fully eternal and fully divine.
• Arimathea — Arimathea is the town associated with Joseph of Arimathea, who asked Pilate for Jesus’ body and laid Him in a tomb. Its exact loca
• Aristides — Aristides of Athens was an early Christian apologist, best known for an early defense of the Christian faith addressed to a pagan
• Aristotle — Aristotle was an influential ancient Greek philosopher whose logic, ethics, and metaphysics shaped later Western thought and influ
• Ark — A biblical term that most often refers either to Noah’s ark, the vessel God used to preserve life through the flood, or to the ark
• Ark of the Covenant — The sacred chest God commanded Israel to make as a sign of his covenant presence, rule, and holiness among his people.
• Arkite — A biblical people group listed among the descendants of Canaan in the Table of Nations.
• Armageddon — Armageddon is the place named in Revelation 16:16 where the kings of the earth are gathered for the final conflict associated with
• Armenian and Georgian Versions — Early translations of the Bible into Armenian and Georgian, important for Bible transmission, textual criticism, and the history o
• Armenian version — An ancient Armenian translation of the Bible, important for Armenian church history and for the study of biblical transmission and
• Armies of Heaven — The heavenly host under God’s command, especially angels; in some apocalyptic contexts, the phrase may also include the glorified
• Arminian — Arminian is the adjective for theology that stresses prevenient grace, genuine human response, and resistance to strict Calvinism.
• Arminianism — Arminianism is a theological tradition that stresses prevenient grace, real human response, and rejection of strict Calvinist dete
• armor of God — The armor of God is Paul’s picture of the spiritual resources God gives believers to stand firm against sin, Satan, and evil. It e
• Arnon River — A major river gorge east of the Dead Sea, marking an important boundary in the Old Testament, especially between Moab and the land
• Aromatics — Fragrant spices, oils, and resins used in Scripture for perfume, anointing, incense, hospitality, and burial.
• Arpad — Arpad was an ancient Syrian city mentioned in the Old Testament in connection with Assyrian conquest and prophetic judgment oracle
• Arphaxad — Arphaxad is a post-Flood descendant of Shem and an ancestor in the biblical line leading to Abraham.
• Artaxerxes — The throne name of Persian kings mentioned in Ezra and Nehemiah during the postexilic period, especially in connection with Jerusa
• Artaxerxes I — A Persian king commonly identified with the ruler in Ezra and Nehemiah. He reigned during the postexilic period, when Jerusalem wa
• Artaxerxes II — Artaxerxes II was a Persian king of the Achaemenid period, but the Bible does not explicitly identify him by that regnal number. B
• Arts — A broad cultural term for creative skill or artistic expression; it is not a distinct biblical doctrine or a standard Bible-dictio
• Arvad — Arvad was a Phoenician island city off the Syrian coast. In Scripture, it appears as a place and as the name of its people, the Ar
• Asa — Asa was a king of Judah remembered for early reforms and for later spiritual compromise.
• Asahel — Asahel was the swift-footed son of Zeruiah and David’s nephew, remembered as one of David’s warriors. He was killed by Abner after
• Asaph — A Levite and chief musician in David’s era, closely associated with Israel’s worship and with several psalms in the Psalter.
• Ascension — The ascension is Christ's bodily return to the Father's presence to reign and intercede.
• Ascension and Session — The ascension is Christ’s bodily return to heaven after His resurrection, and the session is His present reign at the Father’s rig
• Ascension of Christ — The ascension of Christ is Jesus’ bodily return to the Father’s right hand in heaven after His resurrection. It marks the exaltati
• Ascension of Isaiah — An ancient Jewish-Christian pseudepigraphal writing associated with Isaiah. It is useful for background study, but it is not part
• aseity — Aseity means God exists from Himself and depends on nothing outside Himself.
• Asenath — Asenath is the Egyptian wife of Joseph and the mother of Manasseh and Ephraim.
• Ash — Ash in Scripture commonly symbolizes mourning, humiliation, repentance, mortality, and the aftermath of judgment or destruction. I
• Ashdod — Ashdod was one of the five principal Philistine cities in the Old Testament, located on the coastal plain of southwest Canaan. It
• Asher — Asher is the name of Jacob’s eighth son, born to Zilpah, and of the tribe descended from him in Israel.
• Asherah — Asherah is a biblical term for a Canaanite fertility goddess and, by extension in some contexts, the cult object associated with h
• Asherah poles — Cult objects associated with the worship of Asherah and other Canaanite religious practices. In the Old Testament they are treated
• Ashkelon — Ashkelon was a major Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast of Canaan, often mentioned in connection with Israel’s conflicts a
• Ashpenaz — A Babylonian court official in Daniel 1 who oversaw the young Judean captives when they were brought into royal service.
• Ashtaroth — Ashtaroth is an Old Testament name associated with a Canaanite goddess and the idolatrous worship connected with her. Scripture pr
• Ashteroth-Karnaim — A biblical place-name in Bashan, mentioned in Genesis 14:5 as a location associated with the Rephaim. It is a geographical term ra
• Asia — In the New Testament, Asia usually means the Roman province in western Asia Minor, not the modern continent of Asia.
• Asia Minor — Asia Minor is the large peninsula in the eastern Mediterranean that corresponds roughly to modern Turkey. In the New Testament era
• Asmodeus — Asmodeus is the name of an evil spirit in the book of Tobit, a deuterocanonical work not included in the Protestant canon of Scrip
• Asp — A venomous snake mentioned in some Bible translations, often as a symbol of danger, deception, or deadly evil; the exact species i
• aspect — Aspect is the way a verb presents an action, such as ongoing, complete, or viewed as a whole.
• assembly — Assembly is the gathered meeting of God’s people for worship, instruction, prayer, and covenant life together.
• Asshur — Asshur is a biblical proper name used for a descendant of Shem and, in some contexts, for Assyria or the Assyrian people and land.
• Assurance — Assurance is a settled confidence that we truly belong to Christ.
• Assurance of salvation — The settled confidence that a believer truly belongs to Christ and has eternal life in Him, grounded in God’s promises, the Spirit
• Assyria — Assyria is the ancient empire used by God as an instrument of judgment, especially against the northern kingdom.
• Assyrian Captivity — The Assyrian Captivity was the Assyrian conquest and deportation of the northern kingdom of Israel, culminating in the fall of Sam
• Assyrian Empire — A major ancient Near Eastern empire that plays a central historical role in the Old Testament, especially as the power God used to
• Astarte — Astarte was a pagan goddess worshiped in the ancient Near East, especially in Canaanite and Phoenician contexts. In the Old Testam
• Astrologers — In the Bible, astrologers are Babylonian court specialists who claimed to read meaning in the stars and heavenly signs. Scripture
• Astronomy — Astronomy is the study of the heavenly bodies. In biblical perspective, the sun, moon, and stars are created by God, ordered by Hi
• Atad — Atad is the place-name in Genesis 50:10-11, identified as the site of the “threshing floor of Atad,” where Joseph’s burial process
• Athaliah — Athaliah was the queen of Judah who seized power after her son Ahaziah died, tried to destroy the Davidic royal line, and was over
• Athanasian Creed — A historic Christian creed that summarizes orthodox teaching on the Trinity and the person of Christ; it is influential, but it is
• Athanasius of Alexandria — Athanasius of Alexandria was a fourth-century bishop and theologian who defended the full deity of Christ against Arianism and hel
• atheism — Atheism is the view that there is no God or no gods. In broader usage, it can also mean the absence of belief in any deity.
• Athenagoras — Athenagoras of Athens was a second-century Christian apologist who defended the faith before a pagan audience and contributed to e
• Athens — Athens was a major city of ancient Greece and a setting for Paul’s ministry in Acts, especially his address at the Areopagus.
• Atonement — Atonement is Christ's sacrificial work that deals with sin and reconciles sinners to God.
• Atonement Theories — Theological models that explain how Christ’s death and resurrection save sinners and reconcile them to God.
• Atonement, Day of — Israel’s annual day of repentance, cleansing, and atonement, centered on the high priest’s unique ministry in the Most Holy Place.
• Atrahasis Epic — An ancient Mesopotamian flood-and-origins narrative often discussed as background to Genesis.
• Attalia — Attalia was an ancient port city in Pamphylia, on the southern coast of Asia Minor, mentioned in Acts as the place from which Paul
• Attribute — An attribute is a quality or characteristic predicated of a subject. In theology, it commonly refers to the perfections Scripture
• Attributes of God — The attributes of God are the true perfections of God, like His holiness, wisdom, power, and love.
• Attributes of God (Incommunicable) — God’s incommunicable attributes are the divine perfections that belong to him alone in an absolute sense and set him apart from al
• Augsburg Confession — A foundational Lutheran confession of faith presented in 1530 at the Diet of Augsburg. It summarizes key Reformation doctrines and
• Augustine of Hippo — Augustine of Hippo (AD 354–430) was an influential early Christian bishop, theologian, and philosopher whose writings shaped Weste
• Augustine's epistemology — Augustine’s epistemology is Augustine of Hippo’s account of knowledge, truth, and certainty. It emphasizes the roles of reason, me
• Augustinian — Augustinian is a label for theology shaped strongly by Augustine's views on grace, sin, and the church.
• Augustus — Augustus was the first Roman emperor. In Luke 2:1, he is named as the ruler during the census setting connected with Jesus’ birth.
• Augustus Caesar — Augustus Caesar was the first Roman emperor and the ruler named in Luke’s account of Jesus’ birth. He is a historical figure used
• Aulē — Aulē is a Greek noun meaning a courtyard, enclosed court, sheepfold, or similar open area surrounded by walls or buildings.
• Author and Perfecter of Faith — A title for Jesus in Hebrews 12:2 meaning He is the pioneer and completer of the believer’s faith and endurance.
• authorial intent — The meaning a biblical writer intended to communicate through the words, genre, and context of the text.
• authority — Authority is the God-given right and responsibility to rule, lead, or act under the order God has established.
• authority in Christ — A shorthand phrase for the believer’s derived authority and standing under the lordship of Jesus Christ, exercised only in submiss
• authority of Scripture — Authority of Scripture means the Bible speaks with God's binding truth and rightful rule over faith and life.
• autograph — An autograph is the original form of a biblical writing as first written by its human author.
• autonomy — Autonomy is the attempt to live as though the self were its own final authority apart from God.
• Avarice — Avarice is greedy love of money or possessions. Scripture treats it as a sinful form of covetousness that can draw the heart away
• Aven — Aven is an Old Testament term used as both a place-name and a word of judgment associated with emptiness, wickedness, or idolatry.
• Avenger of Blood — The avenger of blood was the nearest family representative responsible under Old Testament law to pursue justice in cases of unlaw
• Axiom — An axiom is a basic starting point accepted within a system of thought or reasoning. In worldview discussion, axioms function as f
• Azariah — Azariah is a Hebrew personal name meaning “Yahweh has helped,” borne by several Old Testament figures, including priests, official
• Azazel — A difficult term in Leviticus 16 connected with the Day of Atonement scapegoat ritual. Its exact meaning is disputed, but the pass
• Azekah — Azekah was a fortified town in the Shephelah of Judah, mentioned in several Old Testament historical settings.
• Azotus — Azotus is the Greek name for Ashdod, a Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast. In Acts 8:40 it is the place where Philip was f
• Azubah — Azubah is the name of two women in the Old Testament: one was Caleb’s wife, and the other was the mother of King Jehoshaphat.
• Illegitimate Totality Transfer — The interpretive mistake of reading every possible meaning of a word into one passage instead of letting context determine the sen
• Noah's Ark — The large vessel God commanded Noah to build so that Noah, his family, and selected animals would be preserved through the flood.