RELIGION QUIZ

What do we learn from the Doubting Thomas story?

• Christ meets us where we are in our doubts or suffering

• Jesus’ resurrected body can be touched!

• While Jesus meets us in our doubts, he calls us to increase our faith - to believe without needing proof!

What does the story of the disciples on the sea teach us about Jesus’ resurrected body?

• Jesus resurrected body can eat

Who recognizes Jesus on the shore?

John

What does Jesus ask Peter on the shore? Why?

• Jesus asked Peter, “Do you love me?” three times,  since Peter denied him three times

What’s the first book of the Bible after the Gospels?

Acts of the Apostles

Who, how, and why do they choose a replacement for Judas?

• Since Judas betrayed Jesus, they need to fulfil the 12 tribes. By casting lots, they chose Matthias to be the 12th Apostle to replace Judas.

What 4 things was the early Church rooted in?

• 1. Teaching of the Apostles: learning more about the faith

• 2. Communal Life: Caring for the basic needs of all their members, as one unified people of God

• 3. Breaking of the Bread: They gathered to celebrate the Lord’s Supper (Mass & Eucharist)

• 4. Prayer: They gave thanks to God and asked for the Holy Spirit to continue working and guiding them to continue Christ’s Mission)

What is our new vocab word for "spreading or proclaiming the Gospel”

Evangelize

In general, what challenges did the early Church face?

• Peter heals a crippled beggar, he begins to preach about God’s power and Jesus’ resurrection, and 5,000 people begin to believe in Jesus! St. Stephen becomes the first martyr, a disciple who dies for their faith. Peter is thrown in jail again for preaching, but an angel miraculously frees him.

Who is the first martyr of our Church?

St.Stephen

What is the significance of Jesus’ first time appearing to the disciples? What happens in the story? What does it mean for the early Church?

• The significance of Jesus first appearance to the disciples lies in the revelation of his glorified resurrected body. The Apostles gathered in the Upper Room when Jesus miraculously entered through locked doors to see them. For the early Church, this moment marks the point at which the Apostles receive divine authority to forgive sins and carry on Jesus’ work. By acting as vessels for God’s power and healing.

Explain the Pentecost story. (When, where, what, significance)

• In Jerusalem, 50 days after Jesus resurrected, the Apostles were filled with the Holy Spirit and able to speak different languages. This is a reversal of the Tower of Babel story and is symbolic of the Church’s universal mission.

• Explain the visions that sparked the Church's welcoming of the Gentiles

• Cornelius’ vision: An Angel tells Cornelius (a Gentile Christian) that his prayers and almsgiving have been received, and that he should find Peter.

• Peter’s vision: A sheet comes down with “unclean” animals on it and a voice saying “slaughter and eat… what God has made clean, you are not to call profane.”

• Peter did not understand the vision until Cornelius came to him. Peter realizes that the vision is not just about food, but about the people of God. God saves all people, not just the Jewish people.