Church History Test 2 Flashcards
What is an assembly for the Jews?
A place to pray & listen to the reading of scripture
Trials took place, there was no mercy
Name 2 customs that we took from the Jews
One God
Synagogue Worship
Name 4 customs that are unique to Christianity:
Holy Ghost
Mission Outreach
Salvation for Gentiles
Speaking in other tongues
Name 3 customs that were revised by Christianity:
Worship on the first day instead of the Sabbath
Baptism instead of circumcision
Communion instead of the Passover
Where were the believers meetings held?
At other times they would meet in:
In homes
Outdoors & Rented halls
What is the Didache & what does it teach?
The teaching of the 12 & how to be separate from the Jews
What historian spoke of Christian meetings in which they sang to Christ as if he was a god
Pliny the Elder
In the early church, what kind of prayer did they participate in?
Corporate & simultaneous prayer
What was the book of the early church?
The Old Testament
What does the Greek word canon mean?
Measuring rod
In what year was the New Testament completed?
367 AD
How was commerce impacted by Christianity?
Clothing styles
Public showers ceased to be frequented
Entertainment activities were not attended
Even food & drink vendors were affected
How were politics impacted?
Politicians were forced to rethink their ideas
Under what emperor was Plenty sent to investigate why the heathen temples were forsaken when they stopped eating the meat sacrifice?
Trajan
What emperor perpetrated the final imperial persecution?
Diocleatian
