Reading Time: 14 minutesQuestion 3076 Few words in all of Scripture carry the weight of those spoken by Jesus from the cross in John 19:30: “It is finished.” In the original Greek, this is a single word, tetelestai (τετέλεσται), and it is one of the most theologically significant words in the entire New Testament. Far from being a…
Reading Time: 6 minutesQuestion 7079 Isaiah 53:5 declares, “But he was pierced for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his wounds we are healed.” This verse, particularly the phrase about healing through Christ’s wounds (often rendered “by his stripes we are healed”), is frequently quoted…
Reading Time: 3 minutesQuestion 5000 In theology, anthropology refers to the study of humanity from a biblical perspective. The word comes from the Greek ἄνθρωπος (anthropos), meaning “human being” or “man,” combined with λόγος (logos), meaning “word” or “study.” While secular anthropology examines human beings through cultural, biological, or social lenses, biblical anthropology asks what Scripture reveals about…