Archives: Glossary Terms

The Northern Kingdom consisted of ten of the twelve tribes of IsraelThe patriarch JacobThe son of Isaac and Rebekah, renamed Israel, became the father of the twelve tribal families. More fathered twelve sons who became the ancestors the Twelve Tribes of…

An oracleAn oracle is a divine utterance of guidance, promise, or judgment delivered to humans through an intermediary (who is often also called an oracle).…

A parableA parable is a brief story with a setting, an action, and a result. A prominent aspect of Jesus’ teaching was telling parables to…

ParaenesisParaenesis is advice, counsel, or exhortation.  The latter parts of many of the New Testament letters are paraenetic in nature (“I appeal to you, therefore,…