Quiz #2 Flashcards
What was an apologist? What issues did they have to address?
- apologists explained the Christian Faith to outsiders & defended it from critics
- four common criticisms of Christians addressed by apologists:
1. sacrilege (when someone is abusing the sacramentals) & treason
2. incarnation (God in the flesh - Jesus)
3. Christian rituals
4. social structure
What did the first Christians use as scripture at their worship?
The Old Testament/Hebrew Scripture
What are the three levels of catholic clergy?
Bishop, Priest, & Deacon
How did Christianity become legal?
Constantine legalized it through the Edict of Milan (after he had a vision of the Cross the night before the Battle of the Milvian bridge)
what were Jesus & his followers?
Jewish
what are the two sources of divine revelation?
Sacred Tradition & Sacred Scipture
what is Sacred Tradition?
the constant tradition of the Church handed on from the Apostles
what is Sacred Scripture?
“The Bible” - made of 73 “books” from Hebrew & Christian traditions
what is the Pascal Mystery?
- central event of NT
- life, death, & Resurrection of Jesus Christ
what are the 3 stages of Gospel development?
- life & teaching of Jesus Christ
- oral tradition - preaching of Apostles, letters of St. Paul
- written Gospels
who won the battle of the Milvian bridge?
Constantine
what is the difference in # of books between the Catholic & Protestant OTs
7 books
who was a great persecutor of Christians?
Nero
what is ekklesia?
Church / Assembly
what was the criteria of ancient writings to make it into the Biblical canon?
- The works had to be attributed to a follower of Jesus in his human life or St. Paul
- The content had to be in agreement with other examples of developing Christian Scripture
- There must have been common use of the work in liturgical life of the universal church
- Church leaders needed to have consensus that it was divinely inspired
what issues were addressed by the apologists?
- sacrilege (when someone is abusing the sacramentals) & treason
- incarnation (God in the flesh - Jesus)
- Christian rituals
- social structure
What did the apologists teach about sacrilege & treason?
Christians refused to worship the gods of the Roman Empire (including the emperor himself)
they refused political & military service which demanded idolatry & bloodshed
what did the Apologists teach about Incarnation?
- while the emperors were often considered gods, the divine nature of Jesus required much explanation
- not only for pagans, but for Christians as well
what did the Apologists teach about Christian rituals & beliefs?
celebrations of the Eucharist & other rituals were off limits for the un-baptized
this secrecy made them suspect to outsiders
prayers & creeds required explanation as well
what did the Apologists teach about social structure?
- Romans were astounded by the Christians’ care for their own, as well as others who were poor
- they called each other “brother” or “sister”
- outsiders accused those who were married of incest
what are the two main sections/parts of the Catholic Mass?
- Liturgy of the Word
2. Liturgy of the Eucharist
