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obin-bobinGlossary 203evangelicalism Rooted in the Greek euangelion, meaning “goodnews” or “good message” and referring to the gospel of salvationthrough Jesus Christ. “Evangelical” can be a confusing term because,when referring to groups of Christians, different persons use the termwith different definitions in mind. In Europe, for instance, “evangelical”usually means simply “Protestant.” For much of U.S. history,“evangelical” referred to Christians who emphasized the importanceof a personal conversion experience, faith in Jesus Christ, commitmentto the full authority of scripture as a guide for faith and life, and thenecessity of being a witness for the gospel message, and scholars continueto use the term in this way. Until the early twentieth century, amajority of Protestants in the United States called themselves evangelical.With the development of liberal Protestantism, many mainlineProtestant denominations deemphasized the term along with the strongfocus on scriptural authority and witnessing. Today the term frequentlyis used generally to include a variety of conservative Christians, fromfundamentalists to Pentecostals to Southern Baptists.exegesis From the Greek eksagō, meaning “to lead out” or “bringout,” exegesis refers to the critical examination and analysis of texts,particularly scriptural or biblical texts.fundamentalism A Protestant perspective that formed in the earlytwentieth century in opposition to modernism. Fundamentalists seek touphold what they see as the essential beliefs of the Christian faith (“fundamentals”).Key principles include the inerrancy of the Bible, its literalinterpretation, and historicity of supernatural events such as the virginbirth and the second coming of Christ. Fundamentalism is a notoriouslyslippery term, and scholars debate which groups fall under its mantle.Many see fundamentalism as evangelicalism in a more militant form.futurism A branch of premillennial dispensationalism that assertsthat events described in prophetic scriptures and associated with theend times have not yet occurred but remain in the future to be sparkedby Jesus’ return. John Nelson Darby advanced this position in the1830s. See “historicism.”glorious appearing A term used by premillennial dispensationalists todenote the parousia (see entry), or second coming, of Jesus Christ.historicism A branch of premillennial dispensationalism that assertsthat ongoing historical events have been predicted in the Bible and that,by identifying key events, one can estimate when the second coming ofrobin-bobin
204robin-bobinGlossaryJesus or the end times will occur. Historicism was favored by millenariansfor centuries and was used to encourage Christians to be “on the lookout”for signs that scriptural prophecies were being fulfilled and the endtimes were about to commence. In the 1830s John Nelson Darby’s proposalof futurism (see entry) challenged this view. To this day, premillennialdispensationalists debate the historicist and futurist positions.judgment, final judgment, Day of Judgment In messianic thought,the resurrected Christ is expected to return to earth to judge the livingand the dead, thus pronouncing the eternal punishment or reward foreach individual.mark of the beast In literal interpretations of Revelation, this phraserefers to a symbol that will be inscribed on every individual during thetribulation as a sign of loyalty to false prophets or the antichrist. Theterm often is associated with the “number of the beast,” 666, mentionedin Revelation 13:18.messiah From the Hebrew māšǎh, meaning “the anointed.” Themessiah, in Jewish thought, will deliver the Jewish people.messianic thoughtIdeas and stories informed by notions of the messiah.millennium, millennialism, millennialist From the Latin mille, meaning“thousand,” millennium refers to a thousand-year reign of Christ,usually seen as a period of peace and harmony on earth. Millennialistsare persons who hold particular views about the millennium.Three common views within Christianity are premillennialism, postmillennialism,and amillennialism. (See separate entry for each term.)millenarianism, millenarianmillennialist.Other words for millennialism andmodernism A theological movement that began in the late nineteenthcentury among both Protestants and Catholics who interpretedChristianity in light of then-recent scientific and philosophicalthought. Responding to scientific evidence of evolution, including theage of fossils, and new investigations into the historical compilation ofbiblical texts, modernists asserted that Christians could harmonizetheir beliefs and the Bible with these new findings.orthodox, orthodoxy In its most general sense, orthodox means holdingproper or correct beliefs. This is in opposition to heresy, which isimproper belief. Certain Jewish and Christian groups use the capitalizedrobin-bobin
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