Christian Theology

Question 1

Define

Creed

Answer 1

Formal definition or summary of faith

Question 2

Define

Docetism

Answer 2

Heresy, JX only appeared human

Question 3

Define

Donatism

Answer 3

Roman North Africa, rigid view of sacrements

Question 4

Define

Ebionitism

Answer 4

heresy, JX only human with charismatic gifts

Question 5

Define

Ecclesiology

Answer 5

Theology of the Church

Question 6

Define

Eschatology

Answer 6

Theology of the End times

Question 7

Define

Homoousian

Answer 7

“Of the same substance”

Question 8

Define

Hypostatic union

Answer 8

JX Divine + Human

Question 9

Define

Modalism

Answer 9

heresy, three persons of trinity are only three modes

Question 10

Define

Monophysitism

Answer 10

only one nature of JX

Question 11

Define

Patripassianism

Answer 11

heresy, father suffered as the Son

Question 12

Define

Patristic

Answer 12

following the early fathers of the Church

Question 13

Define

Perichoresis

Answer 13

relating to the trinity, all three persons share in the life of the others

Question 14

Define

Sabellianism

Answer 14

heresy, form of chronologiacal modelism

Question 15

Define

Soteriology

Answer 15

Theology of the doctrine of Salvation

Question 16

Define

Theotokos

Answer 16

“God-bearer,” mother of God

Question 17

Define

Transubstantiation

Answer 17

Bread + Wine = Body + Blood