Wh ch 9 Flashcards
Jews gathered at local places of worship known as what, where they read the Old Testament Scriptures in Hebrew and Aramaic and sometimes even from the Greek Septuagint.
synagogues
(non-Jews)
gentiles
the “Anointed One” of God
Messiah
During the days of who was the true King of the Jews and Savior of all mankind was born in Bethlehem of Judaea
King herod
local assemblies or bodies of believers
churches
Jesus appointed
12 men, to carry on His work of preaching and teaching after His death, resurrection, and ascension
the apostles
These books, verbally inspired by God in their entirety and penned by apostles or by men who had an extremely close relationship to an apostle, were eventually collected and added to the Old Testament Scriptures as the inerrant Word of God and the only infallible rule of faith and life for God’s people
new testament
all 27 books of the New Testament had been written by what
A.D. 100
in the face of torture and death caused the ranks of Christianity to swell with new converts
martyrs
declared: “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church.”
tertullian
in what year and by who did the Christians experienced the first major persecution by the Romans
A.D. 64 and Nero
was beheaded by Nero at Rome during this persecution; he was not tortured because he was still a Roman citizen
Paul
also martyred during this time; condemned to be crucified, he insisted on being crucified upside down because he did not deem himself worthy to die in the same manner as his Master
Peter
who exiled the aged apostle John
Domitian
tunnels, about eight to ten feet wide and four to six feet high for burial
catacombs
bishop of Antioch, who was taken to Rome in A.D. 110 and thrown to wild beasts in the Colosseum
ignatius
made the profession of Christianity became a capital crime (3rd persecution)
Trajan
prayed aloud: “Lord God, Father of our blessed Savior, I thank Thee that I have been deemed worthy to receive the crown of martyrdom, and that I may die for Thee and Thy cause.”
polycarp
The fourth great persecution came with the Stoic philosopher-emperor. who was he
Marcus Aurelius
was killed in Rome in 167. Before he was executed, triumphantly stated: “I am a Christian, having been freed by Christ, and by the grace of Christ, I partake of the same hope.”
Justin Martyr
was horribly tortured from morning until night. The only confession her tormentors could extract from the brave girl’s lips before they cut her throat was: “I am a Christian; among us no evil is done.”
blandina
The fifth great persecution came under and was particularly fierce in North Africa and Egypt
Septimius Severus
who were gored to death by savage beasts at Carthage in 203
Perpetua and her faithful slave Felicitas
one of the notable martyrs of this period
Irenaeus
began his persecution by ordering the death of all church leaders, many of whom indeed were martyred.
Maximinus Thrax
was even worse than the preceding six. Determined to uproot and destroy Christianity entirely, required that all inhabitants of the empire sacrifice to the ancient gods and obtain certificates from the Roman government verifying that they had made the required sacrifice
Decius
a Christian philosopher and theologian from Alexandria, escaped the persecution under Maximinus Thrax, but was so horribly mutilated in Decius’s persecution that he died shortly thereafter
origen
written of Decius’s persecution: “The whole world is devastated.”
cyprian of carthage
confiscated the property of Christians, exiled some of their leaders, and forbade them to assemble for worship (8th persecution)
Valerian
initiated the ninth great persecution but was murdered shortly thereafter by his own soldiers. Successors continued his intended purge of the Christians.
Aurelian
proclaimed themselves officially Dominus Noster (“Our Lord”), and demanded worship as Jupiter incarnate, the father of the gods
Diocletian and his co-emperor Maximian
in 311 proclaimed toleration for the Christians of the East
Galerius
extended legal protection and recognition to Christians throughout the empire
Constantine I
extended legal protection and recognition to Christians throughout the empire with the what
Edict of Milan in 313
number of godly and able men to expound on the Scriptures, defend the faith, and champion the cause of Christ
church fathers
commended by the apostle Paul in the New Testament
clement of rome
