religion Flashcards
last supper
creation of Holy orders and Eucharist- both of these sacraments sustain the church
Jesus’s crucifixion
the church come from the blood and water of Jesus Christ
pentecost
33 AD the Hold SPirit descends onto the Apostles. this is the manifestation of the church. the Holy Spirit will be with the church until the 2nd coming of Christ
council of jerusalem
48 AD first church council allowed gentiles to join Christianity without converting to Judaism
apostolic era
period of travel, evangelization, and preaching done by the apostles. ends in 100 AD with death of John. Divine revelation ends
what did the apostles do with paul
they went out as missionaries to the world. they were met with persecution and criticism for their dedication to God
who was the first martyr
St stephen
what did Jews convince Herod aggripa
to persecute the christians resulting in the martyr of the first apostle saint James the greater
persecution by the romans
Christianity beloved in equality of all people before God; christians refused to worship the emperor; romans feared rebellion
catacombs
underground burial sites for Christians as well as secret worship without being persecuted (3rd century)
heresy
a belief or teaching that directly goes against Christian doctorine
gnosticism
a heresy that denied the incarnation and appealed to secret knowledge for proof; said God was truly man
apostolic succsession
transmission of spiritual authority from the apostles directly to a bisjop
edict of Milan (313)
made roman empire a place where all religions were tolerated and no one could be persecuted for being a Christian; become official religion of rome; property was returned, bishops honored, emperor began to interfere with church affairs
fathers of the church
early holy men known for their sanctity and orthodox
doctors of the church
outstanding guides for all periods of the church specifically writings
apolistic fathers
leaders of faith directly following the apostles
apologists
individuals who wrote works defending Christian faith
golden age of fathers
a period of time where many of the church leaders fit into multiple categories and led holy lives
St john chrysostom
(354-430) Greek father of the church known for his powerful preaching and skillful public speaking often referred to as “golden tounge”
St augustine
(354-43) African doctor of the church and church father. wrote many books most popular being confessions
St Jerome
(347-419) doctor of the church who translated Bible into Latin
St ignatius of Antioch
(35-108) bishop of antioch who wrote a series of letters that address many important topics for the developing church including the sacraments and the role of a bishop
ecumenical council
meeting of bishops and Pope regarding specific issues to be discussed and clarifies for all the people of God ‘universal’
council of nicea 1
ecumenical council attacked the heresy of arianism which beloved that Jesus was only a man created by God (325 AD)
council of constantinople
decided on the form of the Nicene Creed (391 AD)
Council of ephesus
declared Mary was the mother of God (431 AD)
council of chalcedon
hypostatic union- Jesus was both completely god and man (451 AD)
monasticism
a way of living separated from the world under religious vows; hermits and led people to “virginity for the sake of the kingdom”
