Religioun unit 1

what happened in 30AD - crucifixtion of christ

what happened in 30AD - crucifixtion of christ

what happened in 49AD - council of jerusalem

What is the three-fold practical purpose to studying History? - -avoid what is evil -know where we have come from to better know where we are -emulate what is good

From a secular stand point, what is the significance of the catholic church? (CLEMSC) - -charity->caritas -culture->arts->faith -scientific advancement -education -longevity -mission work and exploration

What is the relationship between church history and catholic social teaching? - In studying the good and evil throughout the history of the western world, and in particular the response of the catholic church to major social issues, we are better equipped to address these issues ourselves when we are faced with them in our everyday lives

What is the context for the gospels being written? - Mark-65-70:written first >Gospel of st. Peter, >written in Rome to Gential >Christians, >messiah=savior of god Matthew-80s: written second>jewish Christians >fulfillment of scripted prophesies Luke-80s: written third>Gential Christians>medical doctor >big greek terms/ very methodical John-90-100:written last>Beloved disciple >first hand account of the most intimate moments in the life of christ >no target audience

Gentile - A pagan or non jew living in a. Jewish inhabited area/mostly greek

Synoptic - Synopsis=seen together

Synoptic problem - The problem of explaining the similarities and differences between the three Synoptic Gospels. (matthew,mark,luke)

Q - Hypothetical other source for matthew and luke (synoptic problem solution)

Gospel writters - Matthew, Mark, Luke, John(john was diff all the others were very similar

what happened in 70AD - romans sack jerusalem; destroy temple

what happened in 110AD - ignatius of antioch is martyred in the colosseum

what happened in 313AD - edict of milan is passed

what is an epistle - letter

how many epistles did paul write - 14

who did paul write his espistles to - communities that he founded, heads of the communities, pagan communities

what was the purpse of paul's epistles - they were a guide to living the christian life in social situations

what is the way - first name for followers of christ

what three things does "the way" depict/mean - one with the body of christ, the life, and the truth

what are some examples of peter's failure - peter denied christ, peter slept during his guard shift, peter cut off the ear of a servant, peter rebuked christ

despit peter's failures, he is chosen to lead. why? - because christ called to him and gave him the keys to heaven -peter is the rock of the church -he is the spokesperson for people, the apostles, etc -he is given the authority of a rabbi (peter is mentioned in the bible 191 times)

god does not chose the equipped... (finish the quote) - he equips the chosen

every saint has a past...(finish the quote) - every sinner a future

i have never met...(finish the quoe) - an ordinary person

what is a deacon - ordained man whose primary responsibility was to assist the preist in caring for the needs/well-being of the people

what is the relationshipn between stephen and paul - paul authorized, oversaw, and assisted in the stoning of stephen

what do acts 7:54-8:3 depict - the stoning of stephen and saul persecuting the church

who was the first deacon - stephen

who was paul - roman citizen pharisee (known to be great defenders of the truth) spent time hunting down and persecuting christians in his youth went through a drastic conversion became thhe 13th apostle; defender of the faith

what is the story of paul's conversion in 3 major parts - 1. saul experiences blindness 2. he is baptized; sight is restored 3. he is accepted by the apostles and is sent out

what happened in acts 9:1-31 - saul makes his conversion to become apart of the christian church

what is the subject matter for the council of jerusalem - -council called in 49AD

• st.james presided bc he was the bishop of jerusalem -the question arose if you needed to enter the old covanent before entering the new covanent or if u could go straight into the new covanent

what is the new covanent - relationship between god and christianity

what is the old covanent - relationship with god and israealities

what are the requirements to join the new covanent - -baptism -following jesus/laws of christ

what are the requirements to join the old covanent - -circumcission -follow the mosaic law

who are the two main speakers in the new covanent vs old - james and paul

what does petros mean - pebble

what dies cephas mean - foundation stone

what does a name change symbolize - new purpose

what happened in 325 AD - council of nicaea is called

what happened in 303AD - diocletians begin the persecution of christians

Whar is the context for the acts being written? - Luke(80s) -gentile christians -medical doctor -big greek terms/methodic acts of the apostles -historical acct of the actions of the apostles following the resurrection of christ. —-in acct of the lives lived and the miracle done in the name of christ—-

Gates of hell - Semitic term for a relationship between a king and a steward

Binding and losing - Semitic term for the power and authority of a rabbi to cleanse

The members of the "Way" considered themselves part of what? - Jesus body "I am jesus whom you are persecuting"

What is the conclusion of the council? - -Peter asks paul to recount his travels and the conversions of the gentiles -bc of the witness of pauls testimony, the council ruled in his favor

Peter, as the head of the chuirch wrote a letter to all the christian communities with elese results - 1. Pauls conclusion 2.First apostles decree->1.no drinking blood 2. No eating strangled animals 3. No eating meat sacrifice to idols 4. No fornification(sex before marriage)

What is significant of the deaths of peter and paul? - 1. They were both executed of the same day in 67 AD in Rome 2. Peter was crucified upside down 3. Paul, bc Roman citizen was beheaded outside the walls of Rome.

luke 22:31-34 - Peter's denials predicted/foretold

luke 22:54-62 - peter denies christ

luke 22:39-46 - peter sleeps during his guard

john 18:10-11 - peter cuts off ear of servant

Mt 16:21-23 - peter rebukes christ

mt 16:13-17 - peter replied for the disciples

mt 16:18-19 - christ called peter