Terminology Tuesday: Midrash
Midrash (Heb, ‘investigation/study [sc. of Scripture]’). The term, which occurs as early as 2 Chron. 24:27 (‘midrash of the Book of Kings’, commonly rendere
Terminology Tuesday: Supererogation
Supererogation is the technical term for the class of actions that go “beyond the call of duty.” Roughly speaking, supererogatory acts are morally good although not (strictly)
Terminology Tuesday: Quietism
The term ‘quietism’ derives from the belief that God is only pleased to work in the heart of a person whose whole being is passive or quiet. It may be applied generally
Terminology Tuesday
DESTROYER, THE [Heb mašḥı̂t (מַשְׁחִית); Gk ho olothreutēs (ὁ ὁλοθρευτης)]. The Destroyer is a superhuman agent of destruction mentioned in Exod 12:23 a
Terminology Tuesday: PNEUMATOMACHOI
PNEUMATOMACHOI. Athanasius and others initially used this term (πνευματομαχοῦντες, πνευματομάχοι) to refer to those who, though not Arians, did not a