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Bible Term Heavens, New
On several occasions the Scriptures speak of a “new heavens and a new earth” (2 Pet. 3:13; Rev. 21:1). What does the phrase mean? (a) It does not refer to a literal new heavens and earth. This is s...
Bible Term Hebrews, Book Of
Certain first-century Jews sought to persuade Christians (perhaps in the region of Jerusalem) to abandon the faith, return to Judaism, and wait for the real Messiah. The design of this letter, by a...
Bible Term Heresy, Sect
“Heresy” takes its rise from the Greek, hairesis (nine times in the N.T.). Originally, the term meant simply “to choose” (Lev. 22:18, 21 — LXX). Then it came to signify a choice, i.e., an opinion ...
Bible Term Homosexual
Homosexual activity is sexual intimacy between two persons of the same gender. This form of sexual conduct is uniformly condemned in the Bible. (a) It stands outside the divinely prescribed realm o...
Bible Term Hosea, Book Of
Hosea lived in that era just prior to the Assyrian invasion of the kingdom of Israel (722/21 B.C.). His mission was to admonish Israel for her idolatry (Baal worship), and to urge her to repentance...
Bible Term Ethics
Ethics concerns the system or code by which attitudes or actions are determined to be right or wrong. Only two sources can serve as the basis for ethical conduct: ethical conduct is either regulate...
Bible Term Inherit, Inheritance
The Greek term, found in various forms about forty-five times in the N.T., means “the possession of a lot,” or portion. Some ideas associated with the word are these: (a) It can suggest a possessio...
Bible Term Isaiah, Book Of
Isaiah was a prophet who lived in Judah in the eighth century before Christ. He foretold coming judgments from God to be visited upon Israel, Judah, and several heathen nations, because of their si...
Bible Term Israel
After Jacob had his famous encounter with the “messenger” of Jehovah (Gen. 32:29; cf. Hos. 12:4-5), his name was changed to “Israel,” suggesting, “he who strove with God.” Later, the name is applie...
Bible Term James, Book Of
This book, authored by the Lord’s half-brother (Gal. 1:19), is directed to the “twelve tribes scattered abroad.” This is either Jewish Christians, or a figurative designation for “spiritual Israel”...
Bible Term Jeremiah, Book Of
The southern kingdom of Judah had sunk deep into apostasy. The prophet Jeremiah was raised up to offer them God’s final invitation for repentance. When that failed, the prophet was commissioned to ...
Bible Term Job, Book Of
This celebrated book is a narrative regarding an ancient patriarch who lived in Arabia. As a test case, designed to prove that God is “worthy to be praised” (Psa. 18:3) irrespective of the blessing...
Bible Term John, Book Of
The first three Gospel accounts (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) are called SYNOPTICS (see), because they view the life of Christ from roughly the same vantagepoint. John’s account is different. His recor...
Bible Term John First, Book Of
John’s first epistle is an defense against the “gnostic” doctrine that alleged that Jesus Christ was not a real, flesh-and-blood human being. This sect claimed a special “knowledge” received direct...
Bible Term John Second, Book Of
John’s second epistle is a word of commendation for a certain “elect lady” and her children. Further, it provides strong warnings regarding those who go beyond the teaching of Christ, and cautions ...
Bible Term John Third, Book Of
This book is an appeal to a godly Christian whose name was Gaius, to the end that this brother might assist certain workers who were laboring on behalf of the Lord. Additionally, it conveys a stron...
Bible Term Josephus, Flavius
A Jewish historian who lived around A.D. 37-103. He was initially a resistor against the Roman invasion of Judaea (A.D. 70), but he surrendered eventually. He went to Rome where he was commissioned...
Bible Term Joshua, Book Of
This book contains the record of Israel’s conquest of the land of Canaan. The leader of the campaign was Joshua, who substantially took the land in three military invasions — first, the central re...
Bible Term Jude, Book Of
Jude, a brother of James, and half-brother of Jesus (1:1; Mt. 13:55), is the author of this general epistle. As he was in the process of beginning a letter relative to the “common salvation,” he wa...
Bible Term Judge, Judging
The Greek word krino means to render a verdict (Lk. 7:43; Acts 15:9). Prepositions may be attached as prefixes to provide some direction to the term. For example, diakrino suggests the idea of dist...