history vocab Flashcards
Diocletian
Roman Emporer under whom the last and most widespread Roman persecution of Christians occurred
Constantine
Roman Emporer who converted to Christianity
Edict Of Milan
A degree by Constantine that put an end to almost 300 years of roman persecution
Arius
an early church teacher who claimed Jesus was not God
Council Of Nicaea
a council of church leaders that met in the year 325 to consider the deity of Christ
Theodosius
Roman Emporer who made Christianity the only recognized religion in the empire
Nestorians
taught that Jesus was both god and human but was not a single person
Nero
Roman emperor who began the first official roman persecution of Christianity
Jesus of Nazareth
name of Jesus recorded in scripture to designate the place where he spent most of his earthly life
Christ
referred to as the king of the Jews
gospel
the message that Jesus died for our sins of humans and has been raised again to save them forever
Judaism
the religion of the Jews that developed during the five centuries bc
Saul of tarsus
Christian hunter killed Christians
polytheism
the belief in and worship of many Gods
Abrahamic covenant
the covenant that revealed gods plan to redeem humans. unconditional covenant