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40 Cards in this Set
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Gnostics
Basic definition |
God created X which created Y
Less perfect beings over time |
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Gnosticism
There was a secret _______ you need to find to reach God. |
Knowledge
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Gnosticism
What is your goal? |
to escape physical universe and find way back to God
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Define Apostles' Creed
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short doctrinal sayings
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Define asceticism
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abstaining from sex, art, fancy clothing, tasty food
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How to recognize something counterfeit
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know the real deal well
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Four stages of the NT canon
(C) |
circulation
collection conversations canonization |
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Biblical canon
four degrees of acceptance: legomena |
generally accepted
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Biblical canon
four degrees of acceptance: antilegomena |
opposite of legomena
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Biblical canon
four degrees of acceptance: apocrypha |
sometimes accepted
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Biblical canon
four degrees of acceptance: pseudepigrapha |
generally rejected
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Marcion's bible
included an edited version of _____ and only __ Pauline epistles |
Luke
10 |
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All 66 books agreed for canon in ________ in ___
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Carthage
397 |
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Carthage and Alexandria
Priority on? |
physical
non-physical |
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Carthage and Alexandria
concersn |
practical
theoretical |
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Carthage and Alexandria
philosophy |
distanced from
embraced |
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Carthage and Alexandria
center |
commercial
cultural/intellectual |
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Carthage and Alexandria
orientation |
western
eastern |
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Pre-existentianism
define |
salvation is a process
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2 types of Monasticism
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Hermitic
cenobitic |
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Define:
persecution |
literally: to pursue or chase
actual: deprivation of rights |
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Define:
Martyrs |
Primary: those who lose their lives for a cause
Secondary: those who live their lives consistently with their beliefs |
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Correct response to persecution?
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Follow God's leading!
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Define:
Red martyrdom |
persecution resulting in death
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Define:
White martyrdom |
all other persecution
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Define:
"confessor" |
those who endured torture, not death
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Christians who denied Christ in persecution were usually...
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let go
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Define:
traditores |
those who handed over Christian books when requested by authorities
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Define:
Cathari (aka "Novatianists") |
refused church membership to the lapsii
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Define:
donatists |
refused ordination to the lapsii
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Council of Nicaea
Convened by ________ about ___ overseers attended agreed on ___-____ |
Constantine
300 homo-ousia |
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Council of Constantinople
reaffirmed decision made in _____ |
Nicaea
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Council of Chalcedon
Christ has 2 natures: |
Human and Divine
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East and West
Catholic and Orthodox MATCH |
Catholic = west
Orthodox = east |
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Greek was a _______ language
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cultural
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Latin was a _____ language
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trade
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Iconodules:
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image lovers
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Iconoclasts:
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image smashers
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When were the crusades?
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1095-1464
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Bull of the crusades:
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indulgences
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