Unit 1 - Early Church History Flashcards
What is Superstitio?
The practices and beliefs of foreigners
What is Utilitas?
Usefulness, for the good of society (the commonwealth or “Res Publica”)
What is Piety?
A religious attitude; loyalty and obedience to the customs of Rome, and reverence / respect for the Gods
What is the difference between a martyr and a confessor?
A martyr is a witness, died for Christ, and a confessor went to trial for belief in Christ, but did not die
What is in the Biblical Canon?
i. Core Stories - main message of God as saviour
1) Exodus
2) Birth, life death, resurrection, ascension of Jesus
ii. Expanded Narrative - give context and reinforce core stories
1) Most of the Torah (Genesis to Joshua)
2) The Gospels
iii. Derivative Narrative - the history of the people
1) Life, faith, and actions of believers (Judges to Nehemiah, Judith, Tobit, Maccabees)
2) Actions of the Apostles (Acts of the Apostles)
iv. Organizational Literature - define leadership, deal with internal issues, etc.
1) Parts of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
2) I, II Timothy, Titus
v. Theological Literature - People living out the core faith events
1) Deuteronomy
2) Romans
vi. Instructional Literature - advancing the claims of faith, core story has power, authority, and relevance
1) Prophets (Isaiah-Malachi), wisdom books (Job-Ecclesiastes), Psalms, visionary materials (David)
2) Most of the Epistles, Revelation
What is the Diatessaron?
The gospel combining all four gospeld made by TATIAN
What is Logos?
logic (i.e. The Word Incarnate, Jesus is God with quotes from Old Testament)
What are the three kinds of love in Greek?
- Plilia - brotherly love
- Eros - erotic love
- Agape - unconditional love
What is usury?
Charging interest for loans, and the like
What are the Gnostic faiths defined as? Are they esoteric or exoteric?
“knowledge”, often feared or suppressed
They are Esoteric (with secret knowledge, limited number have access to truth)
What did Peter do?
○ Denied Christ at his trial
○ Was also called Cephas
○ Was crucified upside down
What did John emphasize?
The eyewitness aspect
What books did Luke write?
The Gospel of Luke and Acts of the Apostes
What was significant about Thomas?
He had to be convinced that Christ had risen (touch the nail prints)
Who was James?
Brother of Jesus
Who was Ananias?
A high priest, had James stoned to death
What sort of protest were martyrs modeled after?
Peaceful - such as with Eleazar the Scribe, a steadfast Jew
What did Saul do?
Persecuted Christians, had a dramatic conversion experience, spread Christianity
Who was Stephen?
The first martyr
What did Marcion want?
No Jewish scriptures, and only Luke and Paul in the Canon
What did Eusebius of Caesarea do?
Made a list of acknowledged, disputed, and rejected books, what the Bible was based on
What did Iraneus of Lyon do?
Further developed the canon from Eusebius’ list
What did Tatian of Syria make?
The Diatessaron
What did Martin Luther do?
Reformed church (1517), translated Bible into Vernacular
What was William Tyndale known as?
“Father of the English Bible”
When was much of the old Testament written and why?
During / after the Babylonian Exile, so that the stories of the Oral Tradition were not lost
Who are the two people disputed as the first church leader after Jesus’ death?
Peter and James
What happens in Acts of the Apostles (5 major stories)?
○ Pentecost (given tongues)
○ Communal living
○ Stephen becomes a martyr
○ Saul’s conversion (Road to Damascus) begins preaching to Jews and Gentiles - 1st missionary
○ 49 AD - 1st great Church council - decide on Kosher laws and circumcision for new converts, allows Gentiles to convert directly (Main reason for split between Judaism and Christianity)
What are the three main arguments in “Who Would Die For A Lie?”
i) they spoke as eyewitnesses
ii) the apostles had to be convinced
iii) the apostles became bold with their belief
Why were the Christians seen as a threat to the Roman Empire?
They did not follow the Roman Gods, which was seen as harming society
What are the core stories?
i. Core Stories - main message of God as saviour
1) Exodus
2) Birth, life death, resurrection, ascension of Jesus
What is the expanded narrative?
ii. Expanded Narrative - give context and reinforce core stories
1) Most of the Torah (Genesis to Joshua)
2) The Gospels
What is the derivative narrative?
iii. Derivative Narrative - the history of the people
1) Life, faith, and actions of believers (Judges to Nehemiah, Judith, Tobit, Maccabees)
2) Actions of the Apostles (Acts of the Apostles)
What is the organizational literature?
iv. Organizational Literature - define leadership, deal with internal issues, etc.
1) Parts of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers
2) I, II Timothy, Titus
What is the theological literature?
v. Theological Literature - People living out the core faith events
1) Deuteronomy
2) Romans
What is the instructional literature?
vi. Instructional Literature - advancing the claims of faith, core story has power, authority, and relevance
1) Prophets (Isaiah-Malachi), wisdom books (Job-Ecclesiastes), Psalms, visionary materials (David)
2) Most of the Epistles, Revelation
