- Annihilationist(as a contrasting theological position in Old Testament interpretation)
- A belief that sinners will be completely destroyed or cease to exist rather than suffer eternal punishment.
- Durational weight(as a property of the term 'unquenchable')
- The quality of having real length or duration over time, rather than being instant or momentary.
- OT(as the biblical context being referenced)
- Abbreviation for the Old Testament, the first part of the Christian Bible containing ancient Hebrew scriptures.
- Origen
- Origen was an early Christian scholar and theologian (around 185-254 CE) who lived in Alexandria, Egypt and became one of the most influential thinkers in Christian history. He wrote extensively about biblical interpretation, theology, and spirituality, and developed methods for understanding the deeper spiritual meanings in religious texts. He matters because his ideas shaped how Christians understood their faith for centuries, though some of his more controversial teachings were later disputed by the Church.
- Universal restoration(as Origen's theological position)
- The belief that eventually all souls—even sinners or demons—will be saved and restored to a right relationship with God, rather than being punished forever.
- Unquenchable(as a biblical term being analyzed)
- Something that cannot be put out or stopped; in religious texts, often describes fire that burns continuously.
- knowledge(Distinguished from mere true belief, which may be the product of indoctrination and need not exercise deliberative capacities.)
- Justified true belief — true belief that has been arrived at through the exercise of deliberative capacities, including comparison of and deliberation among alternatives.