Unit 1 Vocab

Question 1

council of Jerusalem

Answer 1

a meeting of church leaders to decide whether Gentile converts to Christianity need to keep the Law of Moses

Question 2

custodian

Answer 2

a tutor; someone placed in charge of a child until they reach maturity

Question 3

Damascus

Answer 3

an ancient city in Syria where Paul was on his way to arrest Christians when he encountered Christ

Question 4

disciple

Answer 4

a person who accepted Christ’s message to follow him

Question 5

doxology

Answer 5

praise to God

Question 6

epistle

Answer 6

letter

Question 7

evangelization

Answer 7

the entire range of activities by which the Church proclaims and communicates to the world the saving message of Christ

Question 8

grace

Answer 8

the free and unmerited favor of God given primarily through the Sacraments; a sahre in the divine life

Question 9

holiness

Answer 9

spiritual perfection or purity because of likeness to God

Question 10

martyr

Answer 10

someone who courageously and loyally stands up for the truth of the faith, even enduring death for the sake of Christ

Question 11

Paul

Answer 11

the leader of the persecutions against Christians and who then was chosen by Christ to be an apostle

Question 12

Phillip

Answer 12

the first Christian to baptize a Gentile

Question 13

sanhedrin

Answer 13

official Jewish judicial and religious council

Question 14

Saul of Tarsus

Answer 14

the Jewish name of St. Paul

Question 15

Stephen

Answer 15

the first Christian martyr

Question 16

upper room

Answer 16

the Cenacle, the room where Christ and the Apostles celebrated the Last Supper