religion test 4 Flashcards
is traditionally attributed to the same author as the Gospel of Luke
The Book of Acts
Acts is a historical narrative that serves as a sequel to
The Gospel Of Luke
focus on the early history of the Christian church, from the ascension of Jesus to the ministry of the Apostle Paul
Acts
The Book of Acts highlights the ministries of
Peter and Paul
Acts includes the dramatic awaking of
Saul of tarsus
the council of Jerusalem is convened to address the question of weather Gentile converts to Christianity should be circumcised and obverse the mosaic law
Acts 15
Acts records Pauls three major missionary journeys, during which he
planted churches and spread Christianity throughout the Roman World
Acts describes the numerous
arrests, trials and imprisonments of the Apostle Paul
Pauls encounters with Roaman authorities and Jewish leaders ______ the complexities of early Christian-Jewish relations
Illuminate
Acts includes accounts of _______ that play a significant role in Pauls ministry
Miraculous healings and divine intervention
Acts provides important ______ for the early christian church
theological and doctrine foundations
The Author of Acts
Traditionally Luke
Acts is written for everyone but primarily
Gentiles
For these gentile Christians it tells the orgin of
Christianity’s beginning among the jews
Acts is concerned with the transfer of the center of intrest from _____ to ________ and spreading the gospel to known Gentile World
Jerusalem
Antioch
Lukes Purpose was the _______ within the larger Gerco-Roman world
Defense of the young Christians
Acts tells us that Paul was born in
diaspora Jewish Community
The didache also known as
The teaching od the twelve apostles
Didache Provides vaulable insights into the
Beliefs and practices
Didache is essentially a
church Manual or handbook
The First Part of the Didache is
Chapters 1-6 “the Way of life”
Golden Rule
Loving you neighbor
The second part of the didache is
Chapters 7-16 “way of death”
warning against sinful behavior
Didache provides one of the _______ of the Christian practices of baptism
earliest descriptions
Who is the author of Galatians
Paul
Galatians is the _______ New testament books
earliest
Galatians is addresed to
Churches in the region of Galatia
The central theme of Galatians is
justification by faith in Jesus Christ
Galatians vigorously opposes the influnce of
Judaizers
Paul uses the example of ____ to illustrate his teachings
Abraham
Galatians highlights the concpt of
Christian Freedom
Galatians introduces the concept og the
“fruit of the spirt”
Paul exalts the cross of Christ as the means of
Salvation and the source of his own transformation
Galatians played a crucial rolw in the
Protestant Reformation
The first epistle to the Corinthians was written by
Paul
A Major theme in 1 Crointhians is the
importance of Christianity unity
Paul addreses the use of
spirtual gifts
Corinthians are extensive discussions on the
Resurrection of the dead
1 Crointhians 13 is known as
Love Chapter