Years 0-1500
What major event took place around the year AD 30 or 33?
The death and resurrection of Jesus.
Was is an indulgence?
A remission of temporal punishment for sin. Either bought for money, or earned by works.
Who said, "My conscience is captive to the Word of God... Here I stand. I cannot do otherwise."
Bonus 100: what language did he speak?
Martin Luther.
German. (and Latin, and Greek, and Hebrew)
Did a lot of doctrine change at the beginning of the Anglican church?
No.
Notebook not allowed.
Why is studying church history important and beneficial?
100 points for each reason you list.
(flip to notebook page)
What was the Great Schism? (must name the groups involved)
Bonus: 200 points for naming a specific major reason for the split.
When the East and West split, resulting in the Eastern Orthodoxy and Roman Catholicism.
Reasons
1. Whether the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son (RCC and Protestants) or the Father alone (EO).
2. The authority of the Pope.
What is a relic?
A supposed body part and item from a saint. (Often used to get "blessings")
What happened on Oct 31, 1517. What is this day sometimes called nowadays?
Martin Luther published 95 theses (95 arguments/points) on the church door against the Roman Catholic Church.
Reformation Day.
Who first translated the Bible to modern English?
William Tyndale.
Who are the modern day offspring of the Anabaptists?
Who was Constantine and why was he important?
The emperor of Rome who converted to Christianity and made Christianity legal (Edict of Milan, 314).
What is the papacy, and name something about it that helped lead to the Reformation.
The Pope / the church of Rome's ruling structure.
It had taken absurd levels of authority.
It was very corrupt. (waging political wars, sexual immorality, prostitution, simony, nepotism, absenteeism)
Had a terrible track record (Avignon Papacy, Great Western Schism (three popes at once)).
Locked the Bible away.
What are the two big "sola's" that summarize the Luther views against Roman Catholicism. You must name and explain both.
("Two stones that knock the down the whole Roman system.")
(These two things are a great summary of Protestantism.)
Sola Fide: We are justified by faith alone.
Sola Scriptura: Scripture only is the ultimate infallible authority for faith and practice.
Who did the Church of England start?
Pope wouldn't let King Henry VIII annul his marriage. So Henry broke from Rome and made himself head of the church of England.
Who was the major figure of the Reformed/presbyterian branch of the Reformation?
Bonus: 200 points for naming the city he is associated with.
John Calvin.
Geneva.
What is ancient heresy of Arianism?
Bonus: 200 points for naming a modern group that are basically modern Arians.
The Son is created, lessor then the Father, and not fully God.
Mormons, Jehovah witnesses.
Name someone who was killed for standing up to the Roman Catholic Church.
Jan Hus.
Name one hymn by Martin Luther.
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God.
(approx. 1517)
What was/is The Book of Common Prayer.
Bonus 200: who wrote it?
A worship book with prayers, sermon, Bible readings, and church services for the Church of England.
Thomas Cramner.
What are the four major strands of the Reformation?
1. Lutheran
2. Reformed
3. Anabaptist
4. Anglican
What is this from:
We believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
And in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
begotten from the Father before all ages...
The Nicene Creed
What famous thing did Erasmus do that helped lead to the Reformation?
Compile and publish the Greek New Testament.
Who said, "As soon as a coin in the coffer rings, the soul from purgatory springs," and what was he referring to?
John Tetzel. Indulgences.
Who was lady Jane Grey, and what happened to her?
She was a 16ish year old who was Queen of England for 9 days. Protestant. Killed by Blood Mary. She defended her faith down to the end of her life.
What is the from?
36. Any truly repentant Christian has a right to full remission of penalty and guilt, even without indulgence letters.
37. Every true Christian shares in all the blessings of Christ and the Church, given by God, even without indulgences
The 95 Theses