Genesis
Between the
Beginning and Jesus
Closer to Jesus' time
Vocab
Important Figures
100

The sin by which the first human beings disobeyed the commandment of God, choosing to follow their own will rather than God's will.

What is Original Sin?

100

Samuel appointed him to be the first Israelite king.

Who is Saul?

100

He predicted much about the Messiah.

Who is Isaiah?

100

The heretical belief that people, because of their natural powers of free will, lead morally good lives without God's help.

What is Pelagianism?

100

The fulfillment of the promise of redemption.

Who is Jesus?

200

God banished him from the land and condemned him to a life of wandering.

Who is Cain?

200

The capital of David's kingdom.

What is Jerusalem?

200

The "first gospel".

What is protoevangelium?

200

Literally, "ten words," it describes the Ten Commandments given by God to Moses.

What is the Decalogue?

200

God blessed his family, promising to give them the land of Canaan and make them a blessing to the nations.

Who is Abraham?

300

A temple that the Babylonians constructed to worship their god, Marduk

What was a ziggurat?

300

They wiped out the northern kingdom of Israel.

Who were the Assyrians?

300

God's "annointed one".

What is the Messiah?

300

Method of biblical interpretation in which persons, events,places, or things in the Old Testament are seen to prefigure ones found in the New Testament.

What is typology?

300

God announced that the Messiah and savior would come from his Dynasty.

Who is David?

400

Symbol of God's covenant with Noah, an everlasting covenant between God and humanity

What is a rainbow?

400

This king of Persia permitted the Jews held captive in Babylon to return home.

Who was Sirus?

400

The last judge and prophet.

Who is Samuel?

400

Covenant established by God in Jesus Christ to fulfill and perfect the Old Covenant.

What is the New Covenant?

400
He supervised the building of the Temple in Jerusalem.

Who is Solomon?

500

Adam and Eve's son; Cain's brother who he killed.

Who is Abel?

500

To impose Greek culture on God's chosen people.

What is hellenize?

500

In 63 BC they imposed their rule on Israel.

Who were the Romans?

500

A name for Jesus Christ, who, through his obedience in his Life and Death, makes amends for the disobedience of the first Adam.

What is the New Adam?

500

This prophets vision saw that the people would return to the promised land.

Who is Ezekiel?