Chaptee 1 Churhc History Flashcards
Who were the way
First group of Christians, off shoot of Jews
Why did the Romans think badly about the way
- talked about the kingdom of Heaven
- first they were meeting at the tele but it was destroyed so they met in secret
- people thought they were cannibals because they talked about the body and blood of Christ
- refused to worship the emperor
What year was the council of Jerusalem
50 A.D.
Gentiles
Greek non Jews, God fearers
Who was the first Christian martyr and when do we celebrate the day
St. Stephen, day after Christmas
How did st Lawrence die
Putting him on rack that turned around coal
Who was the emperor that Pliny the younger wrote letters to and what about
Trojan, if he was handling persucting Christians correctly
Who did Constantine Battle and where
Maxentius on Milvian bridge
What year was the edict of Milan and who did it along with Constantine
313, licinius of eastern empire
Apologists
Christian thinkers who explained and defended Christian beliefs
Orthodoxy
A doctrine, belief, attitude, or teaching that is consistent with revealed truth and with the Church’s doctrine of faith
Heresy
A belief, attitude, or teaching that is contrary to revealed truth and the Church’s doctrine of faith
Heretic
Someone baptized as a Christian who holds a position on an article of faith that conflicts with officially define Church teachings
Describe first out of three stages of development of gospels
Life and teaching of Jesus
_ public ministry for 3 years, apostles and disciples witnessed
What was the second stage of development of the gospels
Oral tradition
Began after Pentecost
- apostles and disciples shared belief in the good news
What was the third stage of the development of the gospels
Written gospels
Why didn’t people write anything down before written gospels
- they thought that Jesus was coming soon
- didn’t realize significance right away
- witnesses began to die so they wrote down stuff
What was the muratonian canon
First complication of what the New Testament would be
How does God make himself known
Scripture and tradition ( tradition is sacraments beliefs and doctrines)
What is the order of the Leadership roles
Christ Apostles Bishops Presbyters Deacons
What does episkopos mean
Bishops
Who was leader of apostles
Peter
