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A false prophet is one who illegitimately claims authority for proclaiming and interpreting God’s will. In the Old Testament false prophecyProphecy is the gift, inspired…

The floodThe flood refers to the catastrophic deluge in Genesis. In the biblical account Noah, his family, and selected beasts survive the flood in an…

Form criticismForm criticism is a method of biblical interpretation that groups units of scripture by literary types. Laments, hymns of praise, oracles, miracle stories, and…

Gates are openings in walls or fences for entrance and departure. In the Bible (as in RuthThe great-grandmother of DavidSecond king of Israel, David united the northern and southern kingdoms. More. More and the prophets) the…

Genealogy involves the study and tracing of families through the generations—in short, family history. One genealogyGenealogy involves the study and tracing of families through the…

A genre is a type or category of something, often literature. Form criticism (see) begins with sorting biblical literature into various genres.

A gentile is anyone who is not Jewish. The term, which is derived from words that the Bible uses to denote the “nations” of the…