Hebrew and Theological Vocabulary
This work has grown out of my desire to better serve my congregation in the long term.
As with the rest of this site, this work is unabashedly messianic in its approach to theology (see Ezrach’). I feel that my people need to understand the essentially Jewish concepts that are intrinsic to the Tanakh and the B’rit Hadashah (the Old and New Covenant) in order to fully understand, appreciate and live out the Scriptures.
I also teach a class called “Ironworks” whose purpose is to train workers for the Master’s fields: elders, deacons, teachers, preachers, missionaries. I began sharing with them the Jewish culture and the Hebrew language so that they could better understand the roots of the Christian faith. However, I soon discovered that most were not familiar with the English theological terms either. So I began trying to define transubstantiation, Calvinism, Arminianism, supralapsarianism, infralapsarianism, orthodoxy, heresy… Out of that ongoing effort came this little volume.
For non-Hebrew theological terms I have relied heavily on Baker's Dictionary of Theology, ed. E. Harrison, (Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1960. However, much of it has been modified substantially in order to clarify positions that are unique within Adonaism.
Glossary of Terms & Concepts
- I want my people to be armed against the corrosive influences of the world’s culture and philosophies.
- I want them to be able to recognize wolves in sheep’s clothing.
As with the rest of this site, this work is unabashedly messianic in its approach to theology (see Ezrach’). I feel that my people need to understand the essentially Jewish concepts that are intrinsic to the Tanakh and the B’rit Hadashah (the Old and New Covenant) in order to fully understand, appreciate and live out the Scriptures.
I also teach a class called “Ironworks” whose purpose is to train workers for the Master’s fields: elders, deacons, teachers, preachers, missionaries. I began sharing with them the Jewish culture and the Hebrew language so that they could better understand the roots of the Christian faith. However, I soon discovered that most were not familiar with the English theological terms either. So I began trying to define transubstantiation, Calvinism, Arminianism, supralapsarianism, infralapsarianism, orthodoxy, heresy… Out of that ongoing effort came this little volume.
For non-Hebrew theological terms I have relied heavily on Baker's Dictionary of Theology, ed. E. Harrison, (Baker Book House, Grand Rapids, Michigan), 1960. However, much of it has been modified substantially in order to clarify positions that are unique within Adonaism.
Glossary of Terms & Concepts
