Handbook:Glossary/German
From Gospel Translations
Master Glossary
This is the glossary for standardizing the words used for key theological terms.
To suggest a change, put it in parentheses followed by a question mark next to the current term: (new term?). To suggest an addition, post it in the table at the bottom of this page.
| English Term | Translation | Suggested Changes (include your name) |
| accountability | Verantwortlichkeit | |
| atonement | Versöhnung | |
| avoid | vermeiden | |
| believer | Christ | exact translation would be „Gläubiger“, but then the religion would not be clear -„Christ“ just means „Christian“ |
| Care group | Kleingruppe / Hauskreis | |
| discernment | Urteilsvermögen | |
| effective calling | wirksamer Ruf | |
| expiation | Versöhnung | Sühnetod/Opfer (das ganz die Schuld tilgt) |
| edifying | aufbauend | |
| efective | wirksam | |
| fulfilling | erfüllend | |
| Gentiles | Nationen- Heidenvölker/ Nichtjuden | |
| godliness | Gottesfurcht | |
| gospel | Evangelium | |
| imputation | Zurechnung | |
| justification | Rechtfertigung | |
| legalistic / legalism | gesetzlich / Gesetzlichkeit | |
| mercy | Barmherzigkeit | |
| plant churches | Gemeinden gründen | |
| predestination | Prädestination | |
| propitiation | Versöhnung | Sühnung |
| ransomed | erlöst | |
| reaching out | [jemanden] zu erreichen versuchen | |
| revival | Erweckung | |
| sanctification | Heiligung | |
| self-righteous | selbstgerecht | |
| senior pastor | Pastor / Hauptpastor (?) | (Churches in Germany tend to be small and there are very few churches in Germany with more than one pastor. So it's not clear what the best translation is) |
| steadfast | standhaft | |
| stumble | stolpern | |
| substitution | Stellvertretung | |
| repentance | Buße | |
| turn from your sins | Kehre um von deinen Sünden | |
| wrath | Zorn | |
Suggested Additions
If you would like to add a term to the master glossary, suggest it in the table below for others to evaluate. (After clicking on "edit", you can right click on the table below to add rows.)
| English Term | Translation | Suggested By |
| Namely | | |
| Therefore | | |