byzantine church

Question 1

religion and the imperial state

Answer 1

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• caesaropapist emperors
• Council of Nicaea

Question 2

the Council of Nicaea

Answer 2

• -organized by Constantine
• -brought together bishops, spokesmen, leaders from around the world
• -to consider the views of the Arians
• Constantine used it to condemn Arianism as heresy

Question 3

Arians think Jesus is

Answer 3

mortal human being

• -creation of God
• -rather than a divine

Question 4

contrary to Arians think

Answer 4

Jesus is both mortal and divine

Question 5

the most divisive ecclesiastical policy implemented by Byzantine emperors

Answer 5

iconoclasm

by emperor Leo III

Question 6

iconoclasm

Answer 6

Leo III became convinced that veneration of religious images was sinful
–he destroyed a bunch of religious images

Question 7

influence of greek philosophy on christianity

Answer 7

• -present especially in byzantium
• -they used greek philosophy to examine questions about religion
• -like how did Jesus have both human and divine qualities