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Christianity Flashcards

1
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Jesus was born by ______ in _________

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Mary
Bethlehem

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2
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Jesus started as a _______

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Carpenter for his foster father

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3
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Almost everything we know about Jesus comes from ________.

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The New Testament

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4
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What does testament mean?

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Contract/covenant

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5
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What does gospel mean?

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Good news

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What are the gospels?

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Accounts of Jesus’s life, written by later believers

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When did he most likely begin his public life?

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His early 20s

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Jesus was arrested in _______ at ________ by authorities who considered him a threat. From the Sadducees, Jesus was dangerous because he might have been _______, and Jewish patriots found him ________.

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Jerusalem
Passover

Anti-roman

Not anti-roman enough

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9
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Jesus was ________ and died on a _______.

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Crucified
Friday

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10
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On ______ , after Sabbath, his followers found his tomb ______.

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Sunday
Empty

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Did Jesus accept the authority of the Law and the Prophets-the Torah and the books of history and prophecy?

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Yes

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12
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What did Jesus emphasize?

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Universal love

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13
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What are the Two Great Commandments?

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A love for God

An ethical call for kindness towards others

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14
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John the Baptists immersed his followers in the water of _____.

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The Jordan River

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15
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What is apocalypticism?

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The belief that the world will soon come to an end. This includes a great battle, the final judgment, and reward of the good

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16
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Who was Paul?

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A missionary originally named Saul. He opposed to the new “Jesus movement” and thought of it as a cult until he experienced a vision of Jesus

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17
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The focus of Paul’s thought is less on the historical Jesus and more on the meaning of _______.

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The cosmic Christ

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18
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Was Paul treated as a traitor?

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Yes

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19
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Redemption

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The belief that the death of Jesus has paid the price of justice for all human wrongdoing

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20
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Sin means?

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Wrongdoing. A disobedience to God

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21
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What are the divisions of the New Testament?

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  1. The Gospels
  2. The Acts of the Apostles
  3. The Epistles
  4. Revelation
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22
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What do the gospels describe?

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The life and teachings of Jesus
Written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (evangelists)

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23
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What does the Act of the Apostles describe?

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The initial spread of Christianity

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What do the Epistles describe?

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Letters to early Christians, primarily by Paul

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25
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What does Revelation describe?

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Symbolic language of the triumph of Christianity

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26
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Which Gospel was written first and which one relies on its own sources?

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Gospel of Mark

Gospel of John

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27
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Which three Gospels are known as the Synoptic Gospels?

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Mark, Matthew, Luke

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28
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The Gospel of Matthew is thought to have been written for an audience with a _______ background

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Jewish

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29
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The Gospel of Mark describes the infancy or adult life of Jesus?

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Adult

30
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What is the women’s gospel?

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The Gospel of Luke

31
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Which gospel views human life as a struggle between the forces of light and darkness?

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Gospel of John

32
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What are the Luke-Acts?

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The gospel of luke + the acts of apostles

33
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Just as the Gospel of Luke portrays Jesus moving towards his sacrifice in Jerusalem, the Acts portray ________?

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Paul making a parallel journey to his sacrifice in Rome

34
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The word epistle means?

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Letter

35
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What does the Christian bible include?

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The Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament

36
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What is a Bishop?

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A priest and church leader

37
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Who was the first Bishop of Rome?

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Peter

38
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Pope

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The bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church

39
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What is the Edict of Toleration?

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Christians can practice without persecusion

40
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By the end of which century was Christianity named the official religion of the Roman Empire?

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4th

41
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Who is Augustine?

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Wrote “the confessions” the first autobiography in the world

A bishop that was reading the letters of Paul when he decided to reform his life and devote himself to religious work

Opposed sex and marriage

42
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What is a Monk?

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A man who chooses to leave society to live a celibate life of religious devotion

43
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What is a priest?

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A person authorized to lead public worship

44
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The first Christian monks are called?

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The Desert Fathers

45
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Who is Benedict and what is he famous for?

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A monk

His book “Rule for Monks”
Gave advice about how Monks should live together, pray the 150 psalms every week, spend time in manual labor, and remain at one monastery

46
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What small fishing village was the new capital of the Roman Empire?

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Byzantion - Constantinople (Istanbul today)

47
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What are the Eastern Orthodox beliefs?

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The Nicene Creed (There is one God who is all the Father, Son and Holy Spirit)W

48
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What addition to the Nicene Creed was a main contributor to the separation of the Eastern and Western church?

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The western church added the word Filoque which means “and from son” indicating that the holy spirit proceeds from both Father and Son

49
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Mysticism

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A direct experience of the divine and a sense of oneness with God

50
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The Crusades

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Attempts to take over the Holy Land

51
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What is a religious order?

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An organization of men or women living communal celibate lives following a set of written rules and have a special purpose

52
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What was the greatest development of the late Middle Ages?

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Printing (printing of bibles)

53
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The north and south of Europe split, and the Western Christianity split into ______ and __________.

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Protestantism
Catholicism

54
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What did Martin Luther create?

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The Protestant branch of Christianity

55
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Forms of Protestantism

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  1. Lutheranism -emphasizes authority and the bible
  2. Calvinism- Humans are drawn to evil
  3. The Church of England-Compromise between Catholicism and Protestantism
  4. Sectarianism- each individial can interpret the bible as they want
56
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wrote which book?

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The book of mormon

57
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Who is the head of the mormon church?

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The prophet (also called the seer and revelator)

58
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What is the Catholic Reformation

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The fight back against Protestant reformers

59
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The most important rituals are called

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Sacraments

60
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Baptism

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Ritual cleansing with water

61
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Eucharist

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The lord’s supper (imitation of Jesus’s last supper)

62
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Confirmation

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Blessing of believers after baptism

63
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Reconciliation

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When a repentant person admits their wrongdoings before a priest or minister

64
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Marriage

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Two people publicly commit themselves to each other for life

65
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Ordination

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The empowerment of a bishop, priest, or deacon for ministry

66
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Anointing of the sick

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A priest prays with a sick person and anoints them with oil

67
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Ashes on forehead during lent represents what?

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The inevitability of death

68
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Lent

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The preparation for easter
Long and solem

69
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Lent is marked by

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Fasting and giving to the poor

70
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Rosary

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A circular chain of beads used to count prayer

71
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Cofounder of Christianity

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Paul

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