HOUSEHOLD
A household is a living unit comprised of all the persons who live in one house. A household would embrace all the members of a…
Archives: Glossary Terms
HOUSEHOLD CODE
Household codes are rules for Christian households; they tell how Christian families should treat one another. Such guidelines for wives, husbands, children, and slaves are…
IDOL
Idolatry is the worship of something other than the true God. An idolIdolatry is the worship of something other than the true God. An idol…
IMAGE OF GOD (IMAGO DEI)
According to the book of Genesis, humans were created in the likeness, or the image, of God (Latin: imago dei). The phrase is generally taken…
IMMANUEL
ImmanuelImmanuel means “God with us.” Immanuel is foretold in Isaiah as one who embodies God’s promise and protection. The angel, addressing Mary in Matthew’s gospel,…
INCARNATION
IncarnationIncarnation literally means “embodied in flesh.” It is a Christian doctrine, based on the witness in John’s Gospel, that God’s Word was made flesh in…
INCLUSIO
Inclusio is a literary device in which a writer places similar material at the beginning and ending of a work or section of a work.…