church history Flashcards
main responsibility of the apostles ?
spread his messages
which apostle was always mentioned first ?
Peter
which apostle was always mentioned last?
Judas Iscariot
which apostle was always bringing people to Jesus ?
Andrew
apostle that identified himself as the one whom Jesus loved
John
the right — with the right — with the right — makes a leader
teaching , experiences , material (man)
Christianity has its roots in what
Judaism
Pentecost is also called what
feast of weaks
christians were originally known as the people of
the way
ekklesia means what
a gathering of people
what 2 ceremonies were key to the unity of the early church
communion and baptism
the greek translation of the old testament is called
septuagint
who was the first martyr and deacon of the first church
stephen
saul had his conversion on the road to
Damascus
peter and paul disappear from scripture around the time of the reign of
Nero
the apostolic age ended in which year
70 AD
in the early church the word catholic meant what
universal
who carried the cross of christ
simon of cyrene
who was known as the father of latin theology
tertullian
chirstians serve their neighbors in many ways including
burial
bishop of rome who refused to swear by caesar and was murdered
polycarp
one of the main differences between christians and jews was that jews don’t
proselytize
difference between jews , christians, and pagans
monotheism and polytheism
3 ways christians were persecuted by the romans
cross burnings , forced to fight as gladiators, sewn in animal skins
in latin whats the word that meant god
theos
what latin word means word
logos
what created orthodoxy
heresy
orthodox means right — or —
belief , practice
2 main heresies
1) jesus wasn’t 100% god
2) jesus wasn’t 100% man
jesus was mere man who by keeping all the law became the messiah , position held by what group
ebionites
what group held that christ wasn’t really man but a spectral appearance
docetism