theology vs eschatology

eschatology vs theology

theology and eschatology both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
theology	Yes	No	No	No
eschatology	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, eschatology is a hyponym of theology; that is, eschatology is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than theology:

theology: the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth
eschatology: the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind

Other hyponyms of theology include angelology, apologetics, ecclesiology, hermeneutics, homiletics, liturgics, liturgiology, theodicy.

theology (noun)	eschatology (noun)
the learned profession acquired by specialized courses in religion (usually taught at a college or seminary)	the branch of theology that is concerned with such final things as death and Last Judgment; Heaven and Hell; the ultimate destiny of humankind
a particular system or school of religious beliefs and teachings
the rational and systematic study of religion and its influences and of the nature of religious truth

Difference between theology and eschatology

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