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Define apologists. |
Men who wrote to defend Christianity |
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Define bishop |
Title of the early pastors or ministers who had jurisdiction over churches with a diocese |
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Define canon |
The Bible, either Old or New testament |
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Define degeneration |
to lesson, to grow worse, to deteriorate |
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Define dogmatism |
The positive part of one's opinion |
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Define essence |
the most important quality of a thing |
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Define harmony |
blending of the four gospels in historical order |
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Define martyrdom |
to be put to death for your faith |
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Define persecution |
to fight against in an organized way |
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Define polemicists |
men who wrote to attack heresy and to discuss false teachings |
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Define schism |
a division within a group or a church |
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Define subordination |
to put under and make less than |
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Define traditions |
stories about church leaders based upon little or no evidence |
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Define zealous |
enthusiastic |
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Much of what we know about early church history is obtained through the writings of a man named |
Flavius Josephus |
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Who was Flavius Josephus? |
A Jewish historian who made writings that were important because they gave details of Jewish history during the first century of the Christian era. |
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When did Flavius Josephus die? |
Around A.D. 100 |
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Why were Flavius Josephus' writings important? |
Because they gave details of Jewish history during the first century of the Christian era. |
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The history of the church in the following two centuries (265- 339) were recorded by |
Eusebius of Caesarea |
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Who was known as the "Father of church history"? |
Eusebius of Caesarea |
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For the first seventy years, the Church had little ___________________ and __________________________. |
social influence, no fancy church buildings |
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The Christians met for worship wherever they could, often in |
private homes |
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On the Day of the Pentecost, ______________ preached repentance, baptism, and the Resurrection of Christ. |
Peter |
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On the Day of the Pentecost, Peter preached... |
repentance, baptism, and the Resurrection of Christ. |
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How many were saved when Peter preached on the day of the pentecost? |
Three thousand |
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_______________ was one of the first great leaders in the early church and was an Apostle mainly to the Jews. |
Peter |
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Who was Peter? |
One of the first great leaders in the early church and was an Apostle mainly to the Jews. |
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Peter remained in _________________ for many years after Pentecost. |
Jerusalem |
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A couple years after the Pentecost, Peter traveled to great cities in the |
Roman Empire |
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Peter was martyred around _____________. |
A.D. 68 |
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Legend had it that Peter was crucified head down, because... |
He did not feel himself worthy to be crucified in the same manner as Jesus |
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Who was John? |
The author of the Gospel of John; First, Second, and Third John; and Revelation- and the son of Zebedee- was also an early church leader. |
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John preached in _________________, and later was exhaled to the island of ____________ where who wrote the book of _________________. |
Ephesus, Patmos, Revelation |
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Tradition states that John was the only one to |
die a natural death. |
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Tradition states that __________ was the only one to die a natural death. |
John |
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John was known as the |
Apostle of Love |
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Who was Thomas? |
The Apostle who doubted the Resurrection of Jesus. |
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Thomas helped to spread the Gospel in ______________ and then into _____________. |
Parthia, India |
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Tradition tells us ___________ was martyred in India |
Thomas |
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Tradition tells us Thomas was martyred in |
India |
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Who was Paul? |
The first missionary of the Church, also known as Saul; he persecuted Christians and then changed. |
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Paul/Saul was present at the stoning of _______________ and held the ____________ of the executioners. |
Stephen, coats |
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Saul was a zealous Pharisee who persecuted the Christians, but he was converted in a dramatic experience on the road to _______________ about _______________. |
Damascus, A.D. 35 |
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Paul preached throughout the ____________________ perhaps as far west as ________________. |
Roman Empire, Spain |
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_____________ is probably the greatest figure in the early church. |
Paul |
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Paul was arrested at the Temple in ______________ and was put in prison for ___________ years. |
Jerusalem, two |
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In ____________, Paul was take to __________ for trial and put under house arrest for another two years. |
A.D. 59, Rome |
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What did Tatian write? |
"Letter to the Greeks" |
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What did Athenagoras write? |
"Plea for Christians" |
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What did Clement of Alexandria write? |
"The Instructor" |
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What did Origen write? |
"The Principles" |
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What did Ireneaus write? |
"Against Heresy" |
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What did Tertullian write? |
"Against Praxis" |
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Donatus |
bishop of Carthage |
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Athanasius |
bishop of Alexandria |
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Ambrose |
bishop of Milan |
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Jerome |
secretary to Pope Damasus |
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Augustine |
baptized by Ambrose |
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Eusebius |
historian |
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Diocletian |
Roman Emperor |
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Jerusalem |
where the Apostles began to spread the faith |
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Nero |
persecuted Christians |
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Apostle to the Jews |
Peter |
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bishop of Rome |
Clement |
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Ignatius |
first to use the term "Catholic" |
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church fathers |
wrote the first Christian literature |
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wrote "Against Heresy" |
Ireneaus |
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Marcus Aurelius |
had Justin killed |
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a historian |
Eusebius |
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wrote the "City of God" |
Augustine |
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(True or False) Ambrose and Constantine divided the Roman Empire. |
False |
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(True or False) The Nicene Creed was written to draw church men together. |
True |
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(True or False) The Western Roman Empire fell in 476 |
True |
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(True or False) The Theban Legion was killed because of their loyalty to Christ. |
True |
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(True or False) Papias spoke of a literal millennium. |
True |
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(True or False) The church began in the city of Rome. |
False |
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(True or False) Man has essentially the same weaknesses and goals all through history. |
True |
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(True or False) The political unity of the Roman Empire resulted in peace and encouraged commerce. |
True |
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(True or False) Thomas, the disciple, became the Bishop of Rome. |
False |
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(True or False) The apologists wrote letters that apologized for the actions of the Christians. |
False |
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What two historical events determined the establishment of the New Testament canon? |
1. Persecution of Doctriene. 2. Constantine ordered 50 copies of the New Testament |
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What did the Council of Laodicea in 336 recognize as the New Testament? |
Every book of the current New Testament, except Revelation, was accepted, |
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Who are the four theologians referred to as the Latin fathers of the Roman Church? |
Tertullian, Ireneaus, Jerome, Augustine |