Christian Heritage Midterm Flashcards

given jesus' preferred title, it is apparent that he perceived his primary purpose was to:

• overthrow the gov and establish his rule on earth

• serve as a moral compass for humanity

• gather up all his followers and take them away with him

• represent the true israel and usher in the kingdom of God

represent the true Israel and usher in the kingdom of God

the roman empire made way for the spread of early christianity by:

• erecting statues of the judeo-christian god

• directing its citizens' focus towards theological issues as opposed to mythologies

• a strong infrastructure that allowed news and information to travel quickly and freely within its borders

• all of the above

a strong infrastructure that allowed news and information to travel quickly and freely within its borders

Saul’s teacher, Gamaliel, belonged to a tradition of thought that emphasized

• strict adherence to the Law

• Greek thought and rhetoric

• an open interpretation of the Law

• none of the above

an open interpretation of the Law

• came from the school of Hillel which was the more lax of the two pharisee schools

what was the chief mark of the apostolic fathers

• were all apostles of Jesus

• all of these answers

• they had contact with the apostles of Jesus

• they were the children of the apostles of Jesus

had contact with the apostles of Jesus (LOOK BACK AT THE BOOK FOR THIS ONE)

True or False: in dealing with apostasy (renouncing one’s faith), the early Christians were initially split on what to do

True (LOOK BACK AT THE BOOK)

what group of people in Rome, according to the lecturer, is the book of Romans written to

• jewish ppl in rome

• gentiles

• senators

• emperor

LOOK BACK AT THE VIDEO FOR THIS ONE

According to the ppt lecture, the term in paul’s theology for the period of history after Jesus ascended and before he returns is called

• parousia

• end time

• resurrected time

• in between time

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which group thought that Jesus was not actually human but an apparition?

• ebionites

• all of the above

• gnostics

• marcionites

which of the below answers were given in the ppt as reasons St. Augustine is sometimes considered modern

• his focus upon love

• his examination of introspective memory

• his influence upon modern thinkers like descartes

• his analysis of the limitation of language

according to the going deeper video, what’s one way mount athos differs from the Vatican?

towards the end of the video, when discussing death, the monk takes the interviewer to what looks like a shed full of what (be as specific as possible)?