MIDTERM: Christianity Flashcards
“christ” is a Greek word meaning
anointed one
the concept of “christ” is synonymous with the Hebrew concept of
Messiah
Jesus of Nazareth was born during the ___ occupation of Judea
Roman
little is known about Jesus’ early life until he was baptized around the age of 30 in the River Jordan by
John the Baptist
Jesus begins his ministry in
Galilee
Jesus employed the use of ___, or metaphoircal stories to illustrate religious truths
parables
Jesus trained twelve ___ to convey his teachings and healings on a larger scale
disciples
in Jesus’ time, the movement that he created was known as
“the way”
during his conversion to Christianity, Saul of Tarsus renamed himself ___ as a symbol of his new commitment
Paul
Saul of Tarsus was initially dedicated to
eliminating the Christian influence within Judaism
Under Paul, ___ were allowed to become Christians
gentiles
the requirement for initiation into Christianity under Paul was
baptism
Paul did which one of the follwing
became Christianity’s most influential expositor of doctrine
the earliest writings of the New Testament are
Paul’s Epistles (letters)
the Gosples of the New Testament focus on
the life and death of Jesus
all of the following are components of the Gospels EXCEPT
Paul’s Epistles
all of the following are components of the synoptic Gospel EXCEPT
John
the term “apostle” means
one who is sent out
the first Christians saw themsleves as ____ of Judaism rather than ___ of a new religion
reformers; founders
all of the following were influential doctinres discussed by Augustine EXCEPT
indulgences
in his work Summa Theologica, Thomas Aquinas claims that the existence of God can be found through
reason
modern Christianity can be split (broadly) into all of the following categories except
Judaism
the reformatory actions of ____ inspired the Protestant Reformation
Martin Luther
the major turning point sparking the arrest of Jesus began when he
threw money changers (tax collectors) out of the Temple
during the first century Roman occupation of Judea, the political group that emphasized following the Torah and remained loyal to the Temple and Roma were
the sadducees
during the first century of Roman occupation of Judea, the political group that advocated innovations in interpretation of the Torah and represented the piety of the common Jews were
the pharisees
during the first century of Roman occupation of Judea, the political group that emphasized both ritual and physical purity were
the essenes
Jesus’ ministry lasted
about 3 to 4 years
during the first century Roman occupation of Judea, the political group that actively opposed Roman rule of Judea and revolted were
the zealots
the term Gospel means
the good news
all of the following were tools used by Jesus in his teachings EXCEPT
violence
Christianity became legal to practice in the Roman Empire during hte 300s CE thanks to the efforts of
Constantine
the making of the New Testament represented a new covenant with God that focused on
Jesus as the son of God
All of the following are parts of the New Testament EXCEPT
the Torah
all of the following were written by Paul (and his helpers) EXCEPT
the Gospels
the mystical form of Christianity that originated with other early forms of Christianity but was later seen as heretical is known as
gnosticism
the two concepts of dividing the world into opposing forces of good and evil and believing that they had access to secret wisdom are attributes of
gnosticism
the figure who has a major conversion to Christianity later in his life and detailed hte process in COnfessions was
Augustine
Fillioque means
and from the son
in reference to the nature of Jesus, the Council of Nicea determined that he was
God incarnate
