5 entries

Worth Knowing

Terms, people, events and words every Christian can learn.

Watercolour of three framed scenes of people in biblical-era robes: a group gathered at a market, people in a colonnaded square, and a man kneeling before others in a desert town.

Worth knowing

Biblical People Groups

A guide to the nations, tribes and groups of the Bible, from the Amalekites and Amorites to the Pharisees, Sadducees, Samaritans and Zealots, with a short note on who each group was.

7 min read

Watercolour of three black-framed prints on a white wall, each with a Hebrew word in black lettering over a wash of blue-green, orange or purple.

Worth knowing

Important Hebrew Words

A short list of Hebrew words worth knowing, among them Adonai, YHWH, Elohim, Shalom, Torah, Chesed, Ruach and Mashiach, each with its meaning and a brief note on how it is used.

2 min read

Watercolour of three framed scenes on a cream wall: a reformer nailing a notice to a church door, a council meeting in a wood-panelled hall, and a cathedral with tall spires and a green dome.

Worth knowing

Church Historical Events

A survey of key events in the history of the Reformed tradition, from the Edict of Milan and the Council of Nicaea through the Ninety-five Theses, Calvin's Institutes, Dort and Westminster to the Great Puritan Migration.

7 min read

Watercolour of three framed portraits on a cream wall: a man writing at a desk in a library, a white-bearded saint with a quill, and a man in black beside a stack of books.

Worth knowing

Church Historical Figures

Short profiles of figures who shaped the Reformed tradition, from early influences such as Athanasius, Augustine and Wycliffe, through the Reformers Luther, Calvin and Knox, to the Puritans and later voices such as Bavinck, Packer and Sproul.

10 min read

Watercolour of three wooden frames on a pale wall, lettered Christology, Eschatology and Sola Scriptura, with a cross, an hourglass and an open Bible.

Worth knowing

Theological Terms

A glossary of theological terms: the branches of theology, the five points of Calvinism, covenant theology, the church, the end times, key Reformed concepts from sola fide to concupiscence, and the major theological and philosophical systems.

8 min read