Ecclesiology Test #1

Question 1

What did Jesus do with His disciples?

Answer 1

1. taught them abt life in what He called the kingdom of God
2. introduced them to new covenant that bound them in love and missions

Question 2

Why did the “Jesus Movement” arise?

Answer 2

1. dislike for Roman rule
2. unique interpretation of the impending cris

Question 3

What four groups was Jesus’ purpose different from?

Answer 3

1. Pharisees
2. Saduccees
3. Zealots
4. Essenes

Question 4

What are Pharisees?

Answer 4

legalistic religious leaders

Question 5

What are Sadduccees?

Answer 5

didn’t believe in Resurrection

Question 6

What are Zealots?

Answer 6

Violent insurrectionists that despise Rome

Question 7

What are Essenes?

Answer 7

reserved monastic scribes

Question 8

What is the main theme of Jesus’ message?

Answer 8

Kingdom of God

Question 9

What is the kingdom of God?

Answer 9

It is God’s intervention and current presence

Question 10

What did the followers of Jesus represent?

Answer 10

another type of society and greatness

Question 11

What is Bruce Shelley’s quote?

Answer 11

Christianity is the only major religion to have as its central event the humiliation of its God.

Question 12

ekklesia

Answer 12

to call from out of

Question 13

kirk

Answer 13

those who belong to

Question 14

kurios

Answer 14

Lord/master

Question 15

kuriakos

Answer 15

those who belong to the Lord

Question 16

What impressed Tertullian?

Answer 16

Christian attitudes and beliefs; the courage and determination of martyrs, moral rigorism, and an uncompromising belief in one God

Question 17

Tertuallian quote

Answer 17

“the blood of the martyr is the seed of the church”

Question 18

key events btw Acts 1 and pentecost?

Answer 18

ascension, Matthias chosen, coming of HS, Peter’s speech

Question 19

where in Acts is the passage of Gentiles getting the Gospel too

Answer 19

Acts 10&11

Question 20

three examples of knowing Christ is the one building the church

Answer 20

1. lame beggar at the beautiful gate (Acts 3)
2. claimed Jesus was the power they preached by (Acts 4)
3. healing of Aeneas (Acts 9)