Dictionary Entries: Q

• Quadratus — Quadratus was an early Christian apologist of the second century, best known from later church-historical references rather than f
• Quail — Quail are birds mentioned in the Old Testament as food God provided for Israel in the wilderness. Their appearance is tied especia
• Quartus — Quartus is a Christian in Corinth mentioned in Romans 16:23. Paul calls him “the brother,” indicating he was a fellow believer, bu
• Queen — A queen is a female royal figure, whether a ruling monarch, a king’s wife, or a queen mother with court influence. In Scripture, t
• Queen of Sheba — A foreign queen who visited Solomon to test his wisdom and to acknowledge the Lord’s blessing on Israel’s king. Jesus later cited
• quenching the Spirit — quenching the Spirit is a biblical and theological term that names a real doctrine, condition, or aspect of God's work.
• quicken — An older Bible word meaning to make alive, revive, or give life; in theology it often refers to God giving spiritual life.
• Quietism — Quietism is a spiritual approach that stresses inward stillness and surrender before God. In Christian evaluation, it usually name
• Quiver — A quiver is a case for carrying arrows. In Scripture it appears in warfare and hunting imagery, and in Psalm 127 it serves as a pi
• Qumran — Qumran is an archaeological site near the northwest shore of the Dead Sea, closely associated with the Dead Sea Scrolls and import
• Qumran Community — A modern term for an ancient Jewish sectarian community associated with Qumran and the Dead Sea Scrolls; important historical back
• Quotation — A quotation is a direct citation of earlier words in a later biblical passage, especially when the New Testament quotes the Old Te