Early Church I

Question 1

Mathias

Answer 1

Judas’ successor

Question 2

Stephen

Answer 2

the 1st martyr of the church

Question 3

Ananias and Saphira

Answer 3

converts, so they sold their stuff but kept $ for themselves, both died

Question 4

Agape

Answer 4

love, christians had these meals at peoples homes

Question 5

catacombs

Answer 5

underground tunnels connecting cemeteries

Question 6

martyr

Answer 6

means witness, person who dies for their faith

Question 7

cornelius

Answer 7

the first gentile convert

Question 8

nero

Answer 8

emperor when peter and paul die, begins persecution

Question 9

peter

Answer 9

one of the 12, lived on cephus, believed in circumcision

Question 10

paul

Answer 10

converted on the road to damascus when he saw the blinding white light…

Question 11

heresy

Answer 11

leads to the gospels, false stories.lies about christianity

Question 12

didache

Answer 12

work of the 12, a book about the apostles teachings

Question 13

apologist

Answer 13

means defender of the faith

Question 14

tertullian

Answer 14

uses the words sacrament and trinity, says the blood of the martyr’s is the seed of the church

Question 15

St. Hippolytus

Answer 15

was a pope, got excommunicated, wrote a book calles apostolic tradition about why its important to hand down their traditions

Question 16

origen

Answer 16

invents the homily

Question 17

justin martyr

Answer 17

writes about the agape meals/the early mass

Question 18

st. ignatius of antioch

Answer 18

1st to use the term catholic, wheat of god, was killed in front of thousands to gain their respect

Question 19

st agnes

Answer 19

the child who was martyred, a symbol of purity

Question 20

perpetua and felicity

Answer 20

woman and her slave, unfaithful marriage, jailed, killed

Question 21

st. lawrence

Answer 21

shows romans the treasure of the church, poor people

Question 22

polycarp

Answer 22

bishop of smyrna, friend of ignatius of antioch

Question 23

porphry

Answer 23

roman philosopher who thinks christains are weak, full of contradictions, says the eucharist is a baby killing ritual, and he ridicules the corporal works of mercy

Question 24

maxentius

Answer 24

leader of east rome, loses to constantine

Question 25

eusebius

Answer 25

guy who writes about constantine’s vision

Question 26

edict of milan

Answer 26

makes christianity legal, religious tolerance in rome

Question 27

constantine

Answer 27

leads west rome, has vision, beats the max person, architect of the middle ages

Question 28

replaces pagan symbols with px, id the interest of the state with the interest of christianity, helps organize the council of nicea, rebuilds basilicas (St. peters and holy sepulcher), moves capitol to constantinople, clergy is exempt from taxes and military service, judicial decisions and disputes are legal now, modifies roman laws with christain values, more humane attitude towards slaves and children, does the edict of milan

Answer 28

changes under constantine

Question 29

one wife, no adultery, no prostitution, no concubines, sabbath is sunday, fixed date for easter

Answer 29

modified roman laws under constantine

Question 30

christain values affect culture, organizes church

Answer 30

positives of constantines changes

Question 31

restricts church freedom(church is now in govt), mass conversions, widens gap between clergy and laity

Answer 31

negatives of constantines changes

Question 32

irenaeus of lyon

Answer 32

writes “against heresies”

Question 33

represent the greater values of christianity

Answer 33

symbolic effect of early martyrs

Question 34

matthew

Answer 34

writes the 2nd gospel, targets palestinian jews

Question 35

mark

Answer 35

writes the first gospel

Question 36

luke

Answer 36

writes the 3rd gospel, targets gentiles

Question 37

john

Answer 37

writes the 4th gospel, explains the divine jesus

Question 38

peter and james at the temple

Answer 38

when these two go to the temple they say that being able to praise god is more important than the order of stuff at the temple

Question 39

christ against culture

Answer 39

sometimes to follow jesus you have to be against societal values and rules

Question 40

christ within culture

Answer 40

charity, community service….

Question 41

christ transforming culture

Answer 41

civilizing europe eg: monks teach farming not fighting

Question 42

christ above culture

Answer 42

god is all loving, all forgiving, all the stuff humans aren’t

Question 43

eucharist

Answer 43

means thanksgiving, celebrated at the agape meal

Question 44

council of jerusalem

Answer 44

ad 49-51, compromises that; circumcision isn’t necessary, can’t eat meat that would be used in a sacrifice, elicit sexual intercourse is forbidden

Question 45

pentecost

Answer 45

when the apostles got the tongues of fire, birthday of the church

Question 46

boats and roads (easy to travel and spread the word), pax romana (no wars can travel safely), corruption of emperors so people looking towards christianity for something to follow

Answer 46

roman aides to christianity’s spread

Question 47

strict sexual code, no infanticide or abortion, condemn greed and dishonesty, they love one another( figuratively of course)

Answer 47

reasons for christianity’s spread

Question 48

jude

Answer 48

patron saint of lost causes

Question 49

apostasy

Answer 49

someone who denounces the faith

Question 50

cyprian of carthage

Answer 50

bishop of carthage

Question 51

thomas

Answer 51

some disciple