Exam 2 - Chapters 6-11 Flashcards
Who was the great defender of faith?
Athanasius 
Who was the Bishop of hippo? 
Augustintine
Who established the monastery at Bethlehem?
Jerome 
Who was the earliest of the Latin fathers?
Ambrose of Milan 
Who was called “the golden mouth”? 
John (Chrysostom)
What Hebrew word means “poor”?
Ebonitas
What’s organized and directed the monasteries?
Benedict’s law 
When was the fall of Rome?
476 A.D.
In what year was the edict of Constantine?
313 A.D.
The imperial church was from ____ to ____.
The edict of Constantine, 313 A.D.
The fall of Rome, 476 A.D.
What sect or heresy was a Persian origin?
The Manichaeans
In what year was the victory of Christianity?
305 A.D.
What books were excepted in the east, but rejected for many years in the west?
Hebrews
James
II Peter
Revelation
What were 3 issues considered in the period of the Persecuted Church? 
Formation of the New Testament Cannon.
Growth of the ecclesiastical organization.
Development of doctrine.
Where did the 3 great schools of theology arise?
Alexandria
Asia Minor
North Africa
What did Gnostics believe? 
That out of the supreme God emanated, a large number of inferior deities (Christ being one of them), and through these the world mingled good and evil.
How did gnostics interpret scriptures?
In an allegorical manner, making every statement mean whatever the interpreter saw fit . 
Who were the Montanists? 
Founded by Montanus, they were Puritans, claiming to return to the simplicity of the primitive Christians. 
When did persecution end? 
313 A.D.
Name the 11 good results obtained after the recognition of Christianity in the empire.
Persecution ended
Crucifixion abolished
Infanticide discouraged/repressed
Slavery humanely modified
Gladiatorial games interdicted
Church buildings restored/reopened
Official sacrifices ceased
Temples consecrated as churches
Endowment of churches
Privileges of the clergy
Observance of Sunday
What were the four evil results of the Christian victory?
Everybody in the church
Pagan usages
A worldly church
Evils from church united with state
Why was a new capital needed for the empire? 
No obstacles of traditions, especially under the spices of the new religion.
Rome was intimately associated with pagan worship, full of temples and statues strongly inclined to ancient worship. City dominated by pagan traditions.
It was positioned in the middle of a plane, exposing it to frequent attacks by enemies. 
