Christianity Flashcards
Jesus was born by ______ in _________
Mary
Bethlehem
Jesus started as a _______
Carpenter for his foster father
Almost everything we know about Jesus comes from ________.
The New Testament
What does testament mean?
Contract/covenant
What does gospel mean?
Good news
What are the gospels?
Accounts of Jesus’s life, written by later believers
When did he most likely begin his public life?
His early 20s
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 ________.
Jerusalem
Passover
Anti-roman
Not anti-roman enough
Jesus was ________ and died on a _______.
Crucified
Friday
On ______ , after Sabbath, his followers found his tomb ______.
Sunday
Empty
Did Jesus accept the authority of the Law and the Prophets-the Torah and the books of history and prophecy?
Yes
What did Jesus emphasize?
Universal love
What are the Two Great Commandments?
A love for God
An ethical call for kindness towards others
John the Baptists immersed his followers in the water of _____.
The Jordan River
What is apocalypticism?
The belief that the world will soon come to an end. This includes a great battle, the final judgment, and reward of the good
Who was Paul?
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
The focus of Paul’s thought is less on the historical Jesus and more on the meaning of _______.
The cosmic Christ
Was Paul treated as a traitor?
Yes
Redemption
The belief that the death of Jesus has paid the price of justice for all human wrongdoing
Sin means?
Wrongdoing. A disobedience to God
What are the divisions of the New Testament?
- The Gospels
- The Acts of the Apostles
- The Epistles
- Revelation
What do the gospels describe?
The life and teachings of Jesus
Written by Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (evangelists)
What does the Act of the Apostles describe?
The initial spread of Christianity
What do the Epistles describe?
Letters to early Christians, primarily by Paul
What does Revelation describe?
Symbolic language of the triumph of Christianity
Which Gospel was written first and which one relies on its own sources?
Gospel of Mark
Gospel of John
Which three Gospels are known as the Synoptic Gospels?
Mark, Matthew, Luke
The Gospel of Matthew is thought to have been written for an audience with a _______ background
Jewish
The Gospel of Mark describes the infancy or adult life of Jesus?
Adult
What is the women’s gospel?
The Gospel of Luke
Which gospel views human life as a struggle between the forces of light and darkness?
Gospel of John
What are the Luke-Acts?
The gospel of luke + the acts of apostles
Just as the Gospel of Luke portrays Jesus moving towards his sacrifice in Jerusalem, the Acts portray ________?
Paul making a parallel journey to his sacrifice in Rome
The word epistle means?
Letter
What does the Christian bible include?
The Hebrew scriptures and the New Testament
What is a Bishop?
A priest and church leader
Who was the first Bishop of Rome?
Peter
Pope
The bishop of Rome and head of the Roman Catholic Church
What is the Edict of Toleration?
Christians can practice without persecusion
By the end of which century was Christianity named the official religion of the Roman Empire?
4th
Who is Augustine?
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
What is a Monk?
A man who chooses to leave society to live a celibate life of religious devotion
What is a priest?
A person authorized to lead public worship
The first Christian monks are called?
The Desert Fathers
Who is Benedict and what is he famous for?
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
What small fishing village was the new capital of the Roman Empire?
Byzantion - Constantinople (Istanbul today)
What are the Eastern Orthodox beliefs?
The Nicene Creed (There is one God who is all the Father, Son and Holy Spirit)W
What addition to the Nicene Creed was a main contributor to the separation of the Eastern and Western church?
The western church added the word Filoque which means “and from son” indicating that the holy spirit proceeds from both Father and Son
Mysticism
A direct experience of the divine and a sense of oneness with God
The Crusades
Attempts to take over the Holy Land
What is a religious order?
An organization of men or women living communal celibate lives following a set of written rules and have a special purpose
What was the greatest development of the late Middle Ages?
Printing (printing of bibles)
The north and south of Europe split, and the Western Christianity split into ______ and __________.
Protestantism
Catholicism
What did Martin Luther create?
The Protestant branch of Christianity
Forms of Protestantism
- Lutheranism -emphasizes authority and the bible
- Calvinism- Humans are drawn to evil
- The Church of England-Compromise between Catholicism and Protestantism
- Sectarianism- each individial can interpret the bible as they want
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints wrote which book?
The book of mormon
Who is the head of the mormon church?
The prophet (also called the seer and revelator)
What is the Catholic Reformation
The fight back against Protestant reformers
The most important rituals are called
Sacraments
Baptism
Ritual cleansing with water
Eucharist
The lord’s supper (imitation of Jesus’s last supper)
Confirmation
Blessing of believers after baptism
Reconciliation
When a repentant person admits their wrongdoings before a priest or minister
Marriage
Two people publicly commit themselves to each other for life
Ordination
The empowerment of a bishop, priest, or deacon for ministry
Anointing of the sick
A priest prays with a sick person and anoints them with oil
Ashes on forehead during lent represents what?
The inevitability of death
Lent
The preparation for easter
Long and solem
Lent is marked by
Fasting and giving to the poor
Rosary
A circular chain of beads used to count prayer
Cofounder of Christianity
Paul
