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| Biblical teaching that Gos is in absolute control of all creation and subordinate to none. |
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| Latin phrase meaning "creation out of nothing". It usually refers to the idea of God creating the universe out of nothing. |
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| Latin terms meaning, "Let it be done", that refers to God's method of creation by decree in Genesis 1. It usually follows the formula, "Let there be..." (light). |
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| Term usually referring to something untrue and imaginative. It can also mean something unproven. |
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| Hebrew word meaning, "Peace". More than the absence of conflict, it refers to a life where wholeness and well-being are present. |
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| Collection of Jewish rabbinical laws, law decisions, and comments on the laws of Moses. |
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| Recorded oral conversation of the rabbis as they discussed the proper interpretation and course of action required of Jews with regard to the Mosaic Law. It is a commentary explaining the Torah of Moses and often producing legal instruction. |
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| Critical approach to biblical study that seeks to answer questions, such as who is the author? |
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| A theory developed by Julius Wellhausen explaining four originally independent documents were combined to form the Pentateuch. |
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| Having humanlike qualities, such as "the hand" of God, who may not actually have a physical body part like a human hand, but helps humans to understand and relate to God. |
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| Theological and philosophical position that there is only one God. |
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| Term used by Bible scholars to refer to literary forms or types. |
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| German expression meaning "setting in life" that denotes the historical and sociological setting in which a specific literary genre or form first took shape. |
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| Account or theory concerning the origin of the universe. |
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| The most complete Mesopotamian account of creation in Akkadian, with many similarities to the biblical account in Genesis. |
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| Mesopotamian story written in poetic form on a series of 12 tablets with significant parallels to the story of Noah, written in Akkadian. |
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| The "Table" in Genesis 10 that classified the nation of the known world under the 3 sons of Noah: Shem, Ham, and Japheth. |
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| Stepped tower of 3-7 stages that was characteristic of ancient Mesopotamian temple complexes, such as the tower of Babel. |
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| Three individuals who stand at the fountainhead of faith: Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. |
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| God's unconditional choosing of Israel to be his people. |
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