Lesson 1
Who built the first ark mentioned in the Old Testament?
Noah
To which country did the Holy Family flee to escape King Herod?
Egypt
On what feast did the Holy Spirit descend upon the Apostles?
The Feast of Pentecost.
What event in 313 A.D. officially legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire?
The Edict of Milan.
How many sons did Noah have? and what are their names ?
Three — Shem, Ham, and Japheth.
Which Gospel writer recorded the angel telling Joseph to "Arise, take the young Child and His mother, flee to Egypt"?
St. Matthew (Matthew 2:13).
Approximately how many people were baptized after St. Peter's sermon on the Day of Pentecost?
About 3,000 people.
What was the name of the Catechetical School of Alexandria?
The Didaskaleion.
How many decks did God command Noah to build into the ark?
Three decks.
How many stations is the path of sorrows of christ?
14 stations
What are the seven sacraments recognized by the Orthodox Church?
Many Alexandrian fathers were leaders and pioneers in subsequent ecumenical councils, who was a pioneer in the council of Ephesus in 431 A.D ?
St. Cyril of Alexandria
According to St. Peter, what New Testament sacrament does the Flood symbolize? and what verse in the bible mentions this sacrament ?
Baptism (1 Peter 3:20–21).
What did the people shout as Jesus made His triumphal entry into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday?
"Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest!"
What is Apostolic Succession, and how is it passed on in the Church?
Apostolic Succession is the continuous passing of authority from the apostles to bishops, priests, and deacons through the laying on of hands, preserving the apostolic faith and ministry throughout every generation.
Where is this in the Bible ? “But thanks be to God, which gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ”
(1 Corinthians 15:57)
What is the book, chapter and verse number of this verse:
‘Likewise He also took the cup after supper, saying, “This cup is the new covenant in My blood, which is shed for you”
(Luke 22:20)
This saying was by which church father ? “The Holy Spirit taught them many languages at once, languages which in all their life they never knew. This is in truth vast wisdom; this is power divine.”
St. Cyril of Jerusalem
Where is this in the bible ? “I will put My Spirit within you and cause you to walk in My statutes, and you will keep My judgments and do them.”
(Ezekiel 36:27)
What was pope cyril IV’s titled as or referred to as ? What number patriarch he was and what years of papacy ?
Father of reform, 110th, 1854 to 1861 A.D