Relgion sem 1 final

Ananias

had a vision where Christ told him to go out and baptize saul 

Peter

was considered the steward of christ

paul

* **was a feracy and persecutor of Christian’s; also called the 13th apostle**

Stephen

* was the first deacon and one of the first martyrs

James

* is the cousin of christ and presider over council of jerusalem

Peter

As Mark was his scribe, much of mark’s gospel was drawn from the preaching of

Mark

The first gospel written, written for gentile christians in rome, was supposedly a source for 2 other gospels was

Mark

Wrote the first gospel

John

Fourth gospel written; meant as a memoir; only gospel not considered synoptic

Q

A hypothetical solution to the synoptic problem as a source for 2 other gospels

Matthew

written to the jewish christians in the 80s; gospel focused on the idea of christ as the fulfillment of the prophecies in the hebrew scriptures

luke

written to the gentile christians in the 80s; used greek philosophical terms that only the gentiles would truly understand

the way

the first name of the followers of christ before christians

espistle

what is the word for letter

gentile

a pagan living in a jewish area

synopsis

seen together greek word

deacon

the first level of ordination whose focus is the well being of the people

Old covenant

refers to the relationship between God and the hebrew people

3 examples of Peter's failure in the scripture. Include citation and description.

* Avoid what is evil, pursue what is good, know where you came from and where you are going

* What is the 3 fold purpose of studying history

* Who were the two major speakers at the council of jerusalem? 

* Who sent out the letter at the conclusion of the council? 

* What four prescriptions within the first apolstolic decree?

Saint, sinner

Every ___ has a past, every __ a future

Equipped, equips

God does not choose the __, he __ the chosen

Diocletian

* the emperor in the west who started the great persecution 

Nero

blamed the great fire in rome on the christians

Galerius

* emperor in the east who died of leprosy

**licinius and constantine**

issues the edict of milan

trajan

* was one of the 5 good emperors

st.lawrence

burned alive over a grill iron

justin martyr

* known for writing apologies to the emperor

sixtus

was beheaded as pope

ignatious of antioch

was devoured by wild beasts in rome

deacon

* like our friend stephen, the highest degree of holy orders that lawrence received was what: 

bishop

* like our friend james, the highest degree that ignatius received was what: 

false

* T/F martyros is the greek word for defense and refers to those who suffer for their faith

False

* T/F apologia is the greek work for teaching and usually refers to writings on the faith

false

* T/F didache translates to witness and is sometimes called the first catechism

true

* T/F eucharistia is the greek work thanksgiving used to describe the body of christ

true

* T/F an apostate is someone who publicly rejects their faith

false

* T/F the church teachers that those who apostatize cannot rejoin the church

* saw christians refused to worship roman gods-> conclusion: christians would not respect the law
* saw christians refused to worship emperor-> conclusion: emperor’s authority would be called into question
* saw christians did not fear death-> conclusion: christians cannot be punished; cant keep them in line

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* What were the 3 reasons christianity was considered a threat to the empire? include what the romans saw and their conclusions

* 3 parts to the great persecution:

* what are the key elements of the litergy in the 1st and 2nd centuries according to the first apology

you will conquer

in this sign…

you can flip me over

i am well cooked on this side…

while rome burned

nero fiddled….