MIDTERM: Christianity

Question 1

“christ” is a Greek word meaning

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anointed one

Question 2

the concept of “christ” is synonymous with the Hebrew concept of

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Messiah

Question 3

Jesus of Nazareth was born during the ___ occupation of Judea

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Roman

Question 4

little is known about Jesus’ early life until he was baptized around the age of 30 in the River Jordan by

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John the Baptist

Question 5

Jesus begins his ministry in

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Galilee

Question 6

Jesus employed the use of ___, or metaphoircal stories to illustrate religious truths

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parables

Question 7

Jesus trained twelve ___ to convey his teachings and healings on a larger scale

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disciples

Question 8

in Jesus’ time, the movement that he created was known as

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“the way”

Question 9

during his conversion to Christianity, Saul of Tarsus renamed himself ___ as a symbol of his new commitment

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Paul

Question 10

Saul of Tarsus was initially dedicated to

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eliminating the Christian influence within Judaism

Question 11

Under Paul, ___ were allowed to become Christians

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gentiles

Question 12

the requirement for initiation into Christianity under Paul was

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baptism

Question 13

Paul did which one of the follwing

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became Christianity’s most influential expositor of doctrine

Question 14

the earliest writings of the New Testament are

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Paul’s Epistles (letters)

Question 15

the Gosples of the New Testament focus on

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the life and death of Jesus

Question 16

all of the following are components of the Gospels EXCEPT

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Paul’s Epistles

Question 17

all of the following are components of the synoptic Gospel EXCEPT

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John

Question 18

the term “apostle” means

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one who is sent out

Question 19

the first Christians saw themsleves as ____ of Judaism rather than ___ of a new religion

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reformers; founders

Question 20

all of the following were influential doctinres discussed by Augustine EXCEPT

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indulgences

Question 21

in his work Summa Theologica, Thomas Aquinas claims that the existence of God can be found through

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reason

Question 22

modern Christianity can be split (broadly) into all of the following categories except

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Judaism

Question 23

the reformatory actions of ____ inspired the Protestant Reformation

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Martin Luther

Question 24

the major turning point sparking the arrest of Jesus began when he

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threw money changers (tax collectors) out of the Temple

Question 25

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

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the sadducees

Question 26

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

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the pharisees

Question 27

during the first century of Roman occupation of Judea, the political group that emphasized both ritual and physical purity were

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the essenes

Question 28

Jesus' ministry lasted

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about 3 to 4 years

Question 29

during the first century Roman occupation of Judea, the political group that actively opposed Roman rule of Judea and revolted were

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the zealots

Question 30

the term Gospel means

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the good news

Question 31

all of the following were tools used by Jesus in his teachings EXCEPT

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violence

Question 32

Christianity became legal to practice in the Roman Empire during hte 300s CE thanks to the efforts of

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Constantine

Question 33

the making of the New Testament represented a new covenant with God that focused on

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Jesus as the son of God

Question 34

All of the following are parts of the New Testament EXCEPT

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the Torah

Question 35

all of the following were written by Paul (and his helpers) EXCEPT

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the Gospels

Question 36

the mystical form of Christianity that originated with other early forms of Christianity but was later seen as heretical is known as

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gnosticism

Question 37

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

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gnosticism

Question 38

the figure who has a major conversion to Christianity later in his life and detailed hte process in COnfessions was

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Augustine

Question 39

Fillioque means

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and from the son

Question 40

in reference to the nature of Jesus, the Council of Nicea determined that he was

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God incarnate