church history chap 2

Christians we’re referred to as “_____”

The way

Under which emperor did the first persecution against Christian’s occur

Nero

“The five good emperors” were considered good for Rome, but not necessarily good for the Christian’s, since they were continually persecuted by all 5

True

St, Paul was the first to say Catholic Church

False

Learned philosophy not only way to have true knowledge of God 

St. Justin martyr 

He initiated the first epire, wide persecution of Christian’s, in an effort to unite the empire  

Decius

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claimed that Jesus was not truly human, so did not actually suffer crucifixion and death:

Docetism

The four edicts of Diocletian were punishments reserved exclusively for the clergy 

False 

Edict of Milan 

Legalized Christianity 

Christianity legalized in 

313AD

Gnosticism is a need for 

Secret knowledge 

Marion only recognized St. Paul authority and 

Saint Luke’s gospel

Someone who defends the faith 

Apologist 

What is a ecumenical council 

A gathering of all the bishops of the world in exercising their collegial authority to teach, sanctify, and govern the church 

Only a pope can 

Convene 

St Jerome translated the Bible into 

Vulgate 

Which christological Hersey taught that the son of god (manifested in the person of Jesus Christ) was not god, but instead the highest creature of god

Arianism 

The calling of the council of nicea was influenced by 

Constantine 

Council said Jesus +

God

What is the hypostatic union, which the church formally accepted at the council of Chalcedon in 451?

Christ was one person with two natures 

Dontism said 

Sacrament invalid if person betrayed their faith 

Pelagianism 

Taught that we can earn salvation by our good works and without the need for grace, and it rejected original sin 

St Augustine 

Manicheasim before converting 

Decius ruled from 249-251 AD and initiated the 

First empire wide persecution of Christian’s 

The council of nicea taught that Jesus is ____ the father 

Of the same substance as

Saint Peter was the first one to use the term Catholic Church 

False 

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Made the official religion of the Roman Empire in 391 AD

Theodocius, Christianity 

Diocletian sought to

Unify the empire

Persecutions under Diocletian included:

Destroying churches, imprisonment, tortured, and martyrdom 

What did the edicts demand?

Burning of churches and scriptures, imprisonment of clergy and that the first clergy and all Christian’s sacrifice to the Roman Gods

Thousands of Christian’s were killed under the

Last edict (they refused to sacrifice to the gods) 

A form of unbelief that derives from the catholic deposit of faith but denies or alters some part of the truth

Heresy

Gnosticism comprises a broad set of beliefs, including the need for “secret knowledge” and the idea that 

The material world was created by a lesser god called demiurge and not by the true gods, or divine being 

What did Gnosticism reject

Hypostatic union

Who sought to free the New Testament from Jewish influences, rejecting many section of scripture and recognizing only St. Paul’s authority and edited version of Luke’s gospel

Marciomism

Macriomism claimed that there were 2 gods:

The evil, of testament god of law and god of law heralded by Jesus

Who denied original sin for the need for grace as the means of redemption

Pelgianism 

Why did pelgianism call Christ a liar

He believed you don’t need baptism of gods grace if there’s no original sin

Whose rigorous demands seemed appealing in a world of lax Roman standards and its philosophical bases appealed to intellectuals, including st. Augustine

Manichaeism

Ecumenical councils bring together bishops under the leadership of the pope to discuss

Central church issues

St Jerome’s vulgate is known to be the

Most faithful translation 

Who encourages a general council at nicea in 325 seeking to unite the empire under Christianity through the Roman Empire

Empire Constantine

Who was the council of nicea led by

St athansius 

What did the council of nicea conclude with

The niceness creed

Pelgianism called Christ a liar, why?

You wouldn’t need baptism or grace if there’s no original sin 

Rejects the hypostatic union and claims that Christ has one nature, divine which his human nature was incorporate

Monophysitism