| Glossary androcentric: male-centred; male dominance. arkhon: (noun) a ruler in the synogogue, the archisunagogos, a leader of the synagogue; a man of power and privilege. From 'arche', the Greek for 'first place', 'beginning', 'principality', 'corner'. arkhonic: (adjective) relating to the rule of privileged men having the status of "first place"; hence meaning. to lord it over another; a word coined by Rev. Lee Levett-Olson, pertaining to androcentric, patriarchal culture and history. ecclesiology study of the church as an organisation- referring to its structure, government, liturgy and rituals; < Gk. ekklesia, assembly. Can refer to the rules by which the church acts. erotic: (adjective) pertaining to passionate love; from the Greek, eros, love; pertaining to love of life. existential: (adjective) pertaining to existence; expressing or referring to the state of existence. thus existential-ontological pertains to the way in which we have our being. exogesis: the process of uncovering meaning within a text; the opposite is eisogesis- the projection of notions or bias into a text.
Gentiles: ethnic groups that are not of Judah, Israel or Samaria; non-Jews.halakah Hebrrew: the Way; the way or teaching of a Rabbi or rabbinic school; teaching. hermeneutics: the process by which rules for interpretation are defined; the art of interpretation as distinct from the interpretation itself. hermeneutic principle: a principle used to interpret a text. ontological (adjective) pertaining to ontology, the science of being itself; orthodoxy: right belief; patriarchy rule by the "fathers"; male dominance. praxis: process for action; the process of action and reflection that gives rise to deliberate action. > Gk. prassein, accomplish, do. Synoptic tradition: that of the the Gospels of Mark, Matthew and Luke that provide a summary account (synopsis) of the life and teaching of Jesus Christ. |