Branches of Religion

Question 1

Which form of Judaism contained Pharisees and Sadducees?

Answer 1

Palestinian Judaism

Question 2

Which form of Judaism was the main avenue for the spread of Christianity?

Answer 2

Diaspora Judaism

Question 3

Which form of text did early Greek missionaries use to spread the gospel?

Answer 3

LXX: Septuagint

Question 4

What were the 3 main systems of church polity?

Answer 4

Presbyterian, Episcopal, and Congregational

Question 5

Which form of religion relied on Plato’s idea that matter and body were unreal/bad?

Answer 5

Docetism

Question 6

Who opposed Docetism?

Answer 6

Ignatius

Question 7

Which practice believed that humans resulted from a disobedient divine beging, wisdom, trying to create something by herself?

Answer 7

Gnosticism

Question 8

According to Gnosticism, where does salvation come from?

Answer 8

knowlege

Question 9

Which practice saw the Serpent as good for his offer of knowlege?

Answer 9

Gnosticism

Question 10

Which practice believed that the God of the OT (Jehovah) and the God of the NT were not the same?

Answer 10

Marcionism

Question 11

Which practice relied heavily on the gospel of Luke, Paul’s books, and OT quotations supporting the Law of Moses for Gentiles?

Answer 11

Marcionism

Question 12

What 4 texts did the church define as its own identity?

Answer 12

Apostolic Succession
Canon
Didache
Apostles Creed

Question 13

What was Monasticism prompted by?

Answer 13

Increased worldliness of the church

Question 14

What caused Dontanism to split from the church?

Answer 14

Constantine bringing in more worldly influences and State power