Religion Flashcards
The period of writing is estimated to be between
95-100 AD
A community is defined as ________or “a people with common interests living in a particular area
“unified body of individuals” ”
The first Johannine community was formed by Christians who gathered and followed the
“Beloved Disciple.”
The earliest Johannine Christians were _____ who believed that the Christian faith was continuous with the Jewish faith and who were content to live within the context of a Jewish community.
Jewish Christians
As Christians faced various tensions and challenges, the Gospel of John proclaims
“Jesus praying for unity among his followers”
the ________ in the Gospel became and “old commandment” to emphasize the needs for unity and charity among the members of the Christian community.
“new commandment”
It was amid this crisis that the fourth and interpreted them to address the needs of the?
Newly isolated community
is a letter warning other Christians about a group who broke away from the Johannine community because they refused to acknowledge Jesus as the Christ.
Denied that Jesus was a true man.
The First Epistle of John
The author of the First Epistle firmly opposes the wrong doctrine harbored by the
“antichrists.”
The author affirms that “Jesus is the Christ” and the Jesus is
“true God and true man.”
This is written by the “Elder” who despite the absence of a proper name, he was well-known and an acknowledged authority by the Christian communities to which he writes.
Second Epistle of John
The epistle warns the Christians against those who do not accept the
faith of the apostles
as Filipino Catholics, we believe in the faith and teaching of the apostles for they are the
“foundation stones of the Catholic Church”
we also believe that the _____ has full, supreme, and universal power over the Church and that the Bishops succeed the apostles in their role as teachers and pastors.
Pope
This refers to followers of Christ.
Filipinos
This speaks of the missionary activity of the Johannine community.
Addressed to Gaius, the Elder’s goal “was to secure hospitality and material support for his missionaries”
Third Epistle of John
This refers to the source of the christian joy despite hardship and various challenges in life
Prayer
This refers to the apostle to the gentiles
Saint paul
This refers to the source of the Catholic church teaching
Jesus Christ
This refers to how we can cooperate with the salvific work of Christ
Work
This refers to what is necessary if we want to have a chaste heart
Self control
This refers to a heart without malice or sin
Chaste heart
This refers to the source of inspiration of catholic teaching
Holy spirit
This refers to the coming of Jesus Christ in glory
Day or the lord
This refers to what is destroyed and affected by death
Body and soul
This refers to what happens to our body when we are resurrected
Transformed body and soul
are followers of Christ. We are his disciples and to trace his footsteps in our times means to utter his word to others, to love with his love and to live with his life”
Filipinos
The Second Epistle of John is written by the ____ who despite the absence of a proper name, indicates that he was well-known and an acknowledged authority by the Christian communities to which he writes. Addressed to a specific Christian community referred to as “_______________” the epistle warns the Christians against those who do not accept the faith of the apostles:.
“Elder”,” chosen Lady and her children”
The First Epistle of John also proclaims that Jesus is the
Light
The First Epistle of John is a letter warning other Christians about a group who broke away from the Johannine Community because they refused to acknowledge Jesus as the Christ and denied that Jesus was a
True man
was converted when he encountered the glorified resurrected Christ on the road to Damascus Paul, along with Silas, Timothy, and Luke founded the Christian community at Thessalonica during their missionary journey.
Saul
The Filipino Catholic refers to those “who have experienced in one way or another their Filipino identity, meaning, suffering, commitment, and world-view tied to
Jesus Christ
The Pope has full authority of the Catholic Church. St. Peter was the first Pope.
True or false
True
The humanity and divinity of Christ is apostolic teaching. Jesús suffered and died on the cross and resurrected on the third day.
True or false
True
The Third Epistle of John speaks of the missionary activity of the Johannine community.
We should support missionaries in any way we can.
True or false
True
The Johannine community referred to the Ten Commandments as the “old commandments.”
Christians must follow the fundamental law of love
True or false
False
All Filipino Catholics are missionaries. Priests, brothers, and religious who were sent to the foreign missions are called “missionaries.”
True or false
True
The “chosen lady and her children” in one of the letters of John refer to Mary and the Christians.
The Johannine community was initially formed by the followers of the “Beloved Disciple.”
True or false
False
The Letters of John are intended to maintain unity among the Christian communities.
The First Letter of John is addressed to a chosen lady.
True or false
False
Those who believe that Jesus is not the Christ are called .
Antichrist
The teachings of the Catholic Church originated from the apostles.
The Elder” in the Johannine community refers to the first Pope.
True or false
False
Some people left the Johannine community because they denied Jesus as a
True man
The first Johannine community was formed by Christians who gathered and followed the
“Beloved Disciple.”
The Letters of John are intended to maintain, reinforce, and perfect the unity that Christ wills for the Church. They also affirm that Jesus is truly the “Light of the World” and that as Christians we are all called to
love one another.
This refers of John reminds us of the fundamental law for Christians which is love.
Second Epistle
This refers of John speaks of the missionary activity of the Johannine community.
To be Christian means that our love must be inseparably love of God and love of neighbor,
like Christ’s.
KThird Epistle
Christian moral living offers to the world our most effective missionary witness as
Filipino Catholics.
The Acts of the Apostles describes the early Christian communities as “devoting themselves to the apostles teaching and fellowship. to the breaking of bread and prayer” (Acts 2:42). At present, in the Philippines, we also have Christian communities called
Basic Ecclesial Communities
was a Jew who “considered nothing but violence and death for the disciples of the Lord”
Paul (also called Saul)
Saul became blind but was healed by
Ananias,
the man is chosen by Jesus to bring his name to the pagan nations and their kings, and the
people of Israel
Paul embarked on three missionary journeys which started in ______ and ended in _____
Cyprus and ended in Rome.
Paul wrote the letters that are now part of the
New Testament.
In the New Testament, there are ______ that take the form of letters.
21 documents
This refers of how many letters are attributed to Paul (although scholars believe that some were written by his disciples)
Thirteen
The author of the Letter to the Hebrews is
unknown.
The Letters to the Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians, and Philemon are called the_______ because in each of them the author speaks of being in prison at the time of writing.
“Captivity Letters”
are known as the “Pastoral Letters” because they are addressed to individuals and give advice to disciples about caring for the flock
1 and 2 Timothy and Titus
The other seven letters of the New Testament that follow the Pauline corpus are collectively referred to _________as the because most of them are directed to a _____
“Catholic Letters”,”universal”
are arranged in roughly descending order of length from Romans to Philemon, with Hebrews added at the end
Pauline letters
it is true that there are people who are called to the ____ such as priests, brothers, and religious who were sent to the “foreign missions,”
“missionary life”
