Lesson 4

Question 1

Verse #1

2 Peter 1:16

Answer 1

“For we did not follow cleverly devised myths when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty.”

Question 2

Verse #2

Luke 11:49

Answer 2

“Therefore also the Wisdom of God said, ‘I will send them prophets and apostles, some of whom they will kill and persecute…”

Question 3

Ante-Nicene

Answer 3

literally “before ______,” this period runs from late first Century to 325 AD

Question 4

apostolicity

Answer 4

dealing with the correspondence of the faith and practice of the church to the authoritative NT teaching
attributed to the disciples

Question 5

Corinth

Answer 5

a city in Greece located about 48 miles southwest of Athens

Question 6

disciple

Answer 6

one who accepts and assists in spreading the doctrines of another

Question 7

Ephesus

Answer 7

an ancient Greek city, now known as Selcuk in Turkey

Question 8

Epistle

Answer 8

a writing directed or sent to a person or group of people, usually an elegant and formal instructional letter

Question 9

ideology

Answer 9

the ideas and manner of thinking of a group, social class, or individual

Question 10

martyrdom

Answer 10

the suffering of death on account of adherence to a cause and especially to one’s religious faith

Question 11

skepticism

Answer 11

an attitude of doubt or a disposition to incredulity either in general or toward a particular object

Question 12

Thessalonica

Answer 12

this is the slecond largest city in Greece, founded in 315 BC