EOT- First Midterm Study Guide

Question 1

What does ortho mean?

Answer 1

straight, upright, correct

Question 2

What does doxa mean?

Answer 2

opinion, to think, to seem, glory, belief

Question 3

What is apophatic theology?

Answer 3

a way of unknowing

Question 4

What does eternity mean?

Answer 4

no beginning, no end

Question 5

What does immortality mean?

Answer 5

has a beginning, but no end

Question 6

What is the defining doctrine of Christianity?

Answer 6

the Holy Trinity

Question 7

What are some indications in the Old Testament that support the Holy Trinity?

Answer 7

God refers to Himself in the plural, “Holy, Holy, Holy,” & Tower of Babel

Question 8

What events in the New Testament that reveal the Holy Trinity?

Answer 8

Baptism of Jesus, Great Commission, Transfiguration

Question 9

Define the doctrine of God creating “ex nihilo”

Answer 9

means creation out of nothing, and is seen in the book of Maccabees

Question 10

What events did the Angel Gabriel announce?

Answer 10

the birth of John the Baptist to Zechariah, Incarnation of Mary

Question 11

What is recorded in the New Testament regarding the actions of the Angel Michael?

Answer 11

dispute with the Devil about Moses’ body, battle with the angels in Heaven against the dragon

Question 12

What is the number of choirs/ranks of the angels?

Answer 12

there are 9 choirs/ranks

Question 13

What did St. John of Chrysostom teach about the origin of the human soul?

Answer 13

the human soul was shaped from the Earth, and the breath given from God is its vital force

Question 14

Why does Orthodox tradition attribute the two witnesses mentioned in Revelation to Enoch and Elias (Elijah)?

Answer 14

they were taken to Heaven, they were given power to carry out prophecies for 1,260 days in sackcloth

Question 15

What are the three parts of human nature that manifest the image of God?

Answer 15

free will, human reason, immortality

Question 15

What are the three parts of human nature that manifest the image of God?

Answer 15

free will, human reason, immortality

Question 16

How does God train and teach humanity?

Answer 16

through trials, and experiences and misfortune are the best teachers

Question 17

What did Evagrius of Ponticus say about theologian and prayer?

Answer 17

“If you are a theologian if you truly pray. If you truly pray, you are a theologian.”

Question 18

What four one-word terms best describe the Orthodox church?

Answer 18

one, holy, Catholic, apostolic

Question 19

What did Metropolitan Ware teach about Scripture in relation to Tradition?

Answer 19

Scripture exists within Tradition, therefore you can’t separate them

Question 20

What version of the Old Testament is used in the Orthodox Church?

Answer 20

the Greek Septuagint

Question 21

What is the threefold order of ministry maintained in the Orthodox Church?

Answer 21

deacon, priest, bishop

Question 22

How was the worship of the Trinity made manifest at the baptism of Jesus?

Answer 22

the Trinity is maintained in the man, the dove, and the Father’s blessing

Question 23

What did God create the cosmos out of?

Answer 23

nothing

Question 24

Who does the Orthodox Church attribute one person of the Trinity in two natures?

Answer 24

Christ

Question 25

What is Adam’s main sin according to St. Silouan of the Holy Mountain?

Answer 25

being “widowed from the love of God”