160 – Terminology – Part 6

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160 – Terminology – Part 6

BIBLE INSTITUTE OF CORRESPONDENCE

COURSE:  THEOLOGY IV LESSON # 60
WORDS AND TERMS DESCRIBING THE STUDY AND TEACHING OF SCRIPTURE

VERBAL INSPIRATION:

The view of Biblical inspiration which teaches that every Word of God is true and without error. The Bible is the verbally inspired Word of God because it is the Word of God, not the word of man, and specifically because He conveyed it to us in words, not just thoughts or concepts. (Psalm 68:11; 119:89, 140)

ANTHROPOLOGY:

(Anthrop – man) Anthropology is the knowledge or science of man. Speaking biblically, it deals with the issues of how Scripture describes man’s condition and conduct before God.

GENEALOGY:

(From the Greek word gena, meaning race or stock) The study of, or the recorded descent of a family, or race of people from an ancestor or ancestors. In Scripture it usually deals with the lineage of Christ or of the Hebrew kings, especially those in the Messianic line.

DICHOTOMY:

The theological view of man which holds that the soul and spirit are synonymous terms, and that therefore, a man is a two part being, made up of body and soul.

TRICHOTOMY:

The theological view of man which holds that the soul and spirit are separate terms, and that thus man is a three part being, made up of body, soul and spirit.

ANTHROPOMORPHISM:

The biblical use of some element of the human (anthrop) body, which is used to describe an act or continuing activity of God, such as in Romans 10:21. Whereas, God is exclusively spirit and does not possess human body parts, these parts are attributed to Him in order to describe, or explain divine action which we otherwise would be hard-put to understand.

ANTHROPOPATHISM:

Biblical references which express the feelings and emotions of God in human terms such as it repented the Lord that he made man. Men often try to interpret these passages so as to prove that God actually has human experiences such as a change of mind or heart, but Scripture in its totality forbids such a conclusion. These passages are used for the purpose of relating to man divine emotions and actions which are essentially beyond his ability to understand.

CHRISTOPHONY:

A bodily appearance of Christ in the Old Testament before He was actually incarnated, such as in the case of the Son of God with the Hebrew children in the fiery furnace, or His appearance to Abraham on the plain of Mamre.

THEOPHANY:

An Old Testament appearance of God in form and shape.

THEOLOGY (PROPER):

The study of the person of God as to His attributes and activities.

THEOLOGY (GENERAL):

The study of all things pertaining to God and His dealings with His creation, as is revealed throughout Scripture.