Study Guide for Test #2 Flashcards
Who said, “Our apostles knew through our Lord Jesus Christ that there would be strife over the name of the bishop’s office.”
Clement of Rome
Who said, “Wherever the bishop appears… there is the Catholic Church”
Ignatius of Antioch
Who said, “Eighty and six years have I served Him… how then can I blaspheme my King and savior”
Polycarp of Smyrna
Who said, “He became poor that we might be rich; He was made flesh that we might be made spirit”
Ambrose of Milan
Who said, “ The Church… has received from the apostles and their disciples this faith”
Irenaeus of Lyons
Who said, “Ignorance of Scripture is ignorance of Christ”
Jerome
Who said, “You have made us for yourself, O Lord, and our hearts are restless util they rest in you”
Augustine of Hippo
Who said, “for what is the honor of this world but smoke which is carried away by the wind”
Gregory the Great
Who condemned arianism and developed the nicene creed?
the first council of nicaea
what does consubstantial mean?
the son is of the same substnace as the father
who expanded the nicene creed, focusing on the holy spirit
the first council of constantinople
who declared mary as theotokos and refuted nestorianism
council of ephesus
what does theotokos
god-bearer
what was a contribution to the new testament canon
irenaeus of lyons
How did Irenaeus emphasize apostolic tradition?
shared, passed down in totality; fullness of divine revelation
How did Polycarp’s martydom demonstrate steadfast faith?
died for faith
Why is the eucharist called the “medicine of immortality”
filled with grace when receive eucharist, build holy disposition, us to heaven so we can have eternal life
Role of the bishop: why is obediance to the bishop vital for church unity
Bishops given by God, obey bishop equals obey christ
Why is apostolic succession important for church hierarchy?
pass on divine revelation, legitimizes church apostles, pass down to todays bishops
What is the definition of hypostatic union
christ is fully god and fully human
How did ambrose influence the relationshiop between the church and the roman state
he defended the church against heretical emperors and promoted the spiritual authority of the church over secular rulers
What did ambrose do to maintain orthodoxy
by refutuing the heresies of arianism, pelagianism, and origenism
Who said that ignorance of scripture = ignorance of christ
Jerome
What impact did Jerome’s Vulgate have on the Western church
by creating a standardized latin text, jerome not only made scripture more accessible to the altin-speaking world but also provided a cohesive text for theological study and liturgical use.
His translation became the church’s official Bible and remained authoritatinve for centuries
Why is saint jerome often depicted with a skull or lion
skull because he wrote extensively on the book of isaiah, which gives many prophecies about the death of the messiah
lion because he lived in a lion’s den in syria as a hermit and was a tremendously ferocious intellectual figure
what saint did augustine have a profound influence on
idk
what does “servus servorum dei” mean and why did gregory use this title
servant of the servants of god
he balanced the spiritual and secular authority of his office (the papacy) with his deep humility and servitude
How did jeromes ascetic lifestyle shape his theological work
idk
What are augustines major theological contributions
grace
free will
and original sin
the definiton of the holy spirit
What were gregory’s contributions to the papacy and the devlopment of the liturgy
he provided the church with gregorian change and the liturgy of st. gregory
What is the center of the world
axis mundi
what does the term axis mundi mean and why does it apply to jerusalem
it means the center of the world, it is where god had his people settle and build a greaty city, where christ died and resurrected
What is the pilgrimage road and how does it relate to christianity
it is where every jew would walk to get to the temple, so jesus christ surely walked on the pilgrimage road
what is the signifigance of gethsemane in the context of christ’s life
it is where he prayed before he was betrayed and captured
he chose to offer ehis life all mankind as a willining sacrifice
how does christ’s willing sacrifice on the cross shape catholic theology
it teaches us the cost of our salvaiton
it humanized him, affirming his two natures in one person
what does via dolorosa mean, why is a road in jerusalem called that
it means the way of suffering and it is the path christ walked in his passion
how does the physical path of the via dolorosa impact our faith
the signs and symbols along the way make our faith tangible
the path further contextulizes christs suffering on our behalf
