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Chapter 9 - early church history Flashcards

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why was the time right for jesus to come?

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  • pax romana (peace and order)
  • open borders for many miles
  • roman citizenship held privilege
  • a system of roads
  • common language
  • pagan religion dying
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what does messiah mean?

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anointed one

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the church

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people being saved by the gospel of Jesus due to the holy spirit and the teaching of the apostles

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the apostles

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DESIGNATED by CHRIST as AMBASSADORS charged with leading the early church

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the holy spirit

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gave the gospel power to change lives

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apostles were _________ by God to write the new testament

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inspired

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the early church’s testimony was their:

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practical Godliness and purity

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the roman practices were

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depraved and immoral

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by 300 AD how many believers in local assemblies were there?

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500,000

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how many persecutions were there?

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meaning of martyr

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witness

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who said “the blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church”

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Tertullian

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1st persecution

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under Nero

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what did Nero blame the christians for?

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the fire in Rome

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how and who was paul killed by

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killed by Nero, beheaded

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how was peter killed

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crucified upside down

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what are the catacombs

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tunnels originally dug out for stone to build rome, estimated that 2-7 million christians are buried there

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2nd persecution

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Domitian

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John was exiled under the rule of:

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Domitian

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3rd persecution

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Trajan

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under whom did christianity become a capital crime?

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Trajan

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Who was ignatius

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bishop of antioch

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how was ignatius killed

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thrown to wild beasts at the coliseum

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4th persecution

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marcus aurelius

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who was the last of the five good emperors

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marcus aurelius

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who was justin martyr

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a christian philosopher executed in 167 AD

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who was blandina

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a christian slave girl who was horribly tortured but would only proclaim that she was a christian

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who ordered the execution of all church leaders?

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maximus thrax

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persecution 5-9

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41 emperors in 49 years

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thrown to wild beasts despite having newborn babies

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perpetua and felicitas

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under whom were the citizens required to max sacrifices to the roman gods?

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decius

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10th persecution (the great persecution)

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diocletian

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what were some of the things diocletian did to eradicate christianity?

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  • burned biblical manuscripts
  • burned church buildings and christian homes
  • threw believers to the sea
34
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church fathers were Godly men who:

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  • expounded on the scripture
  • defended the faith
  • championed the cause of christ
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tatian

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wrote Adress to the Greeks which proved christian superiority over greek religion

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irenaeus

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wrote “against all heresies” where he debunked gnosticism

37
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what was gnosticism

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a combination of greek philosophy, oriental religion, and christian theology

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origen

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wrote the first systematic theology

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athanasius

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argued for the deity of christ

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jerome

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translated the scriptures into the common latin of the day

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what was jeromes latin translation of the scriptures called

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the latin vulgate

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ambrose

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inspired augustine

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augustine

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the greatest of the church fathers, most important figure between Paul and martin luther

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God is _______ God and __________ man

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100% God and 100% man

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constantine

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extended legal protection and recognition to christians with the edict of milan in 313 AD

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who attempted to institutionalize the church

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constantine

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eventually christianity became

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the only legal state religion

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early church worship included

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  • listening to scriptures
  • offering prayers
  • celebrating the lords supper
49
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institutionalized worship included

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  • elaborate services

- elders were now priests

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social impact of true church by end of roman empire

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  • slavery abolished in roman empire
  • circuses ended
  • human sacrifice and infanticide ended
  • families strengthened
  • hospitals and orphanages established

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