Terminology Tuesday: Corban
CORBAN [Gk korban (κορβαν)]. The word “corban” appears in Mark 7:11 (cf. Matt 15:5), “As a man should say to his father or mother, That which you should hav
Terminology Tuesday: Wrath
WRATH. The permanent attitude of the holy and just God when confronted by sin and evil is designated his ‘wrath’. It is inadequate to regard this term merely as a descr
Terminology Tuesday: Personalism
Personalism is a worldview, which posits the person as ultimate in *ontology (being) and axiology (value). Mostly personalism has been *theistic, but occasionally atheistic (e.g. J
Terminology Tuesday: Solifidianism
Solifidianism. The *Reformation doctrine of *justification by faith alone (per solam fidem), as found esp. in the writings of M. *Luther, who translated πίστει in Rom. 3:28 a
Terminology Tuesday: Paleopathology
PALEOPATHOLOGY The study of ancient suffering, disease, and cause of death. Offers additional information about the people who lived in the time of the Bible. The Science of Paleop