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Canon

"rule" "standard"
Term used to describe the books of the Bible that are inspired and authoritative. Old Testament (39) canon & New Testament (27) canon comprise the Christian canon. 66 Books

Canonical

a canonical book is considered inspired and authoritative and is a part of the rule or standard of faith. See 66 Books

Cities of Refuge

Six cities given Levi's descendants when the Promised Land was divided by Joshua. Any one guilt of accidental killing (manslaughter) was allowed to flee to a City of Refuge and remain their until the priest of the nation died. The individual was safe from the laws demands for "eye for and eye..."

Three were located on the east and three were on the west side of the Jordan River.

Christ

"anointed"

Close Communion

See Lord's Supper

Code of Hammurabi - See Hammurabi

law of the ancient Babylonians

Codex

sheets bound together forming a book See Scroll

Communion

See Lord's Supper

Cosmological

Study of the created created things. Finding truth by examining nature.
See Arguments for Existence of God.
See Philosophical Terms

Critical Text

"An edited text of the Bible (Greek) which attempts, by critical comparison and evaluation of all of the manuscript evidence, to most closely approximate what was in the autographs; the Westcott and Hort text of the Greek New Testament is an example of a critical text." [G&Nix, 450]

Cultural Coloring of Text

Used, by RWJR,  to describe how cultural, social, political, and religious ideas in every generation become part of the interpretations Biblical Truth. If care is not taken in interpreting, the ideas for the current generation become part of Biblical Truth. Not to be considered demythologizing.
See Cultural Coloring of the Text