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Aaron

first high priest. (More)

Accounted

A term use to describe the result of Abram' s belief. Like with a ledger sheet there is a debit side and a credit side. When his account was "accounted as righteousness" the two sides were balanced-the debt was paid. Abram was righteous.

See Credited

Adam

Name mean red, earth. First man. See Adam, Second.

Adam, Second

Description of Jesus Christ

Adonai

Lord See Jehovah, Yahweh

Allegory

A method of interpretation the looks for a hidden or secondary meaning behind the true, clear, and obvious meaning. See Symbolism, Types of Interpretation

Amanuensis

a scribe who took dictation and produce a manuscript

Antilegomena

"spoken against" books of the New and Old Testament whose canonicity and inspiration has been disputed by some at various times.

Old Testament books: Song of Solomon, Esther, Ecclesiastes, Ezekiel, Proverbs.

New Testament books: Hebrews, James, 2 Peter, 3 John, Jude, Revelation
See Apocrypha, Homologoumena, Pseudepigrapha

Apocrypha / Apocryphal

"hard to understand" or "hidden" 14 or 15 books written between 200 B.C. and 100 A.D. which are not generally considered to be part of the Hebrew Canon and not accepted by all as Canonical. Included in the Roman Catholic canon.

Old Testament Apocrypha: Wisdom of Solomon, Ecclesiasticus, Tobit, Judith, 1 & 2 Esdras, 1 & 2 Maccabees, Bauruch, Letter of Jeremiah, Prayer of Azariah, Susanna, Bel and the Dragon, Prayer of Manasseh (See/Read the Texts Gives a longer list)
   Included in the Septuagint and Latin Vulgate

See Antilegomena, Apocrypha, Homologoumena, Pseudepigrapha

Apocalypse

transliteration of "apocalypsis" meaning "un-hide" See Apocalyptic Literature

Apocalyptic Literature

Pseudepigrapha books which contain "revelations" and "visions"
Canonical books of Ezekiel, Daniel, Zechariah, and Revelation

Assyrians

See Exile

Autographs

writing produced under the authority of an apostle or prophet whether or not it was written by a scribe or in several editions. Example: Tertius wrote Romans under the authority of the Apostle Paul, compare Romans 1:1 with 16:22 See Amanuensis Note: the autograph does not have to come from the hand of the apostle or prophet.

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