Archives: Glossary Terms

A canon is a general law or principle by which something is judged. The body of literature in the Old and New Testaments is accepted…

A centurionA centurion was a Roman officer who commanded a military unit made up of one hundred men. Jesus healed a centurion’s servant, and a…

The cherubimThe cherubim are winged creatures who support the throne of God. These creatures were reputed to be a part of the ark of the…

Chief priests were high-ranking priests in the Jewish templeThe Jerusalem temple, unlike the tabernacleThe tabernacle, a word meaning "tent," was a portable worship place for the Hebrew people after they left Egypt. It was said to contain the ark of the covenant. The plans for the tabernacle are dictated by God in Exodus 26. More, was a permanent structure, although (like the tabernacle) it was a…

Child sacrificeChild sacrifice is the ritualistic killing of children to please the gods. Such a practive hovers in the background of Abraham’s (mercifully thwarted) sacrifice…

Circumcision is an act of cutting off part of a male (or female) sex organ for religious or health reasons. In the Bible circumcision was…