Hebrew name for God; same as Jehovah in Greek

God's complete and permanent control over this world

The likeness of God in human beings. We see the image of God in us by our ruling over creation, by our fellowship with each other and by any right actions we do; The nature of man such that he is like God and represents God.

God's command given to mankind in Gen. 1:28 to exercise dominion over the world by wisely using the resources God has placed here; command to multiply and subdue.

A society with cities, a central government, job specialization, and social classes; the result of the Creation Mandate

Beliefs, customs, and traditions of a specific group of people.

A cultural institution where people live and work together to improve their quality of life; group of people and buildings clustered together to serve as a center of politics, culture, and economics

humans yet to be born who would prove to have the same deceptive, God-defying nature that Satan evidenced that day in the garden (a.k.a. lost, unsaved, non-believer, any non-Christian)

future humans who would prove to be loyal to their creator (a.k.a. saved, Christian)

a large aggregate of people united by common descent, history, culture, or language, inhabiting a particular country or territory.

a nation or a people living in its own land with its own government

a city that governs itself and its surrounding territory

Genesis 10; lists the descendants of Shem, Ham, and Japheth according to the nations that arose from their families

God's covenant to Abraham in which he promised Abraham descendants, a land for his descendants, and a blessing that would come through his seed.

Belief in many gods

The conditional covenant that God made with Israel at Mount Sinai that promised blessings for obedience to the Law (10 Commandments) and curses for disobedience.

A set of laws for responsible behavior, which, according to the Bible, were given to Moses by God; they showed how to love God and other humans

Belief in one God

Covenant that says the Messiah will come from the House of David

Anointed one in Hebrew

God's promise to put His rules in the hearts of His people so that they would want to obey; Made possible by the Holy Spirit

Messiah, Son of God; the promised blessing and ruler from the covenants God made with Israel

King of the Jews; Greek term for "Messiah"

The "Good News," the story of the coming of the Savior, Jesus Christ, and the start of God's Kingdom.

A religion with a belief in one god, Yahweh. It originated with Abraham and the Hebrew people. It separated from Christianity when it rejected that Jesus of Nazareth was the Messiah.

One of the Jewish leaders attempting to destroy Christianity before a confrontation with Jesus lead him to change his heart. His name change to Paul demonstrated the change in his life.

First Roman emperor to persecute Christians; blamed them for a terrible fire

Emperor of Rome who persecuted Christians- persecution was widespread- tortured and killed any who would not worship pagan gods

Emperor of Rome who adopted the Christian faith and stopped the persecution of Christians

issued by Constantine in 313, ended the "great persecution" and legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire

church leader who created a school of thought that believed Jesus was not God

A meeting called by Constantine to agree upon correct Christian doctrine and decide if Jesus was in fact God.

Emperor of the Roman Empire who made Christianity the official religion of the empire.

A branch of Christianity that emphasizes the disunion between the human and divine natures of Jesus Christ; Jesus was God and human but was not a single person.

a priest who brought Christianity to Ireland

"New Rome"- City founded as the second capital of the Roman Empire; later became the capital of the Byzantine Empire

a person belonging to a tribe or group that is considered uncivilized- not Greek or Roman

Eastern half of the Roman Empire that survived the fall of the Western half.

Wrote City of God; urged Christians not to fear the fall of Rome because the City of God would last forever