Martyrs/Influencers

Question 1

Who believed heavily in the Gospel of John?

Answer 1

Justin Martyr

Question 2

According to Justin Martyr, what do our minds need to understand reality?

Answer 2

Logos: Universal Reason

Question 3

What connections did Justin Martyr make between Xnity and philosphy?

Answer 3

1. Supreme Being
2. Life after death
3. World of realities beyond this world

Question 4

Who was a pastor mostly concerned with shepherding his flock?

Answer 4

Iraeneus

Question 5

What branch of belief did Iraeneus strongly oppose?

Answer 5

Gnosticism: Combated through Apostolic succession

Question 6

According to Iraeneus, what was the focal point of Gpd’s unfolding purpose?

Answer 6

The incarnation of the Word

Question 7

Who was not a pastor but a THINKER and continued Justin Martyr’s work?

Answer 7

Clement of Alexandria

Question 8

Who did Clement of Alexandria most notably influence?

Answer 8

Origen

Question 9

What was Clement’s mission?

Answer 9

To help others in their quest for truth and to convince pagans that Xnity was not absurd

Question 10

What did Clement write to convince pagans of Xnity’s legitimacy?

Answer 10

Exhortation to the Pagans

Question 11

What were the major critiques of Clement?

Answer 11

1. God becomes indescribable

Question 12

Who believed that sex was ONLY for procreation?

Answer 12

Clement of Alexandria

Question 13

What are the two branches of Monarchianism?

Answer 13

Adoptionism and Modalism

Question 14

Which branch was known for preachings, visions, speaking in tongues, public prophesying?

Answer 14

Montanism

Question 15

Who was the father of Latin christianity?

Answer 15

Tertullian

Question 16

Who was a lawyer or trained as one?

Answer 16

Tertullian

Question 17

Who wrote the Apologia?

Answer 17

Tertullian

Question 18

Which writing attacked Rome’s logic of seeing Christians as criminals?

Answer 18

Apologia by Tertullian

Question 19

What did Tertullian condemn?

Answer 19

Speculation: shouldn’t ask what God CAN do, but what God DOES do

Question 20

Who condemned Praxeus and Montanism?

Answer 20

Tertullian (Against Praxeus)

Question 21

Who coined the terms Trinity and Christological?

Answer 21

Tertullian

Question 22

Who was the first to assert that the Son was eternally begotten of the Father?

Answer 22

Origen

Question 23

Who helped relate Xn faith to Platonic philosophy?

Answer 23

Origen

Question 24

Who believed that free will allowed even Satan to be saved?

Answer 24

Origen

Question 25

Who was the Father of Monasticism?

Answer 25

Anthony

Question 26

Why did Anthony visit Alexandria?

Answer 26

1. Wanted Diocletian to martyr him
2. Arian controversy

Question 27

Who was the father of Christian Cenobitic Monasticism?

Answer 27

Pachomius

Question 28

Who believed that Jesus was created and less divine than the father?

Answer 28

Arius

Question 29

What was the first intervention of empire/state on a universal level?

Answer 29

Constantine called the Council of Nicea to tell everyone to shut up and ignore Arius

Question 30

Who believed that Christ had a human shell for his divinity and was not actually mortal?

Answer 30

Appolinaris

Question 31

Who called the Nicene Creed of 381?

Answer 31

Emperor Theodosius