The Beginnings of the Human Race
Humans are made in _____ __________.
God's Image
Name all of the Covenants (promises).
Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and the New Covenant
What is Judaism?
The religion of the Jews.
Describe what Emperor Nero was like.
He violently persecuted Christians and blamed them for the great fire that occurred in Rome. He would have some Christians tarred and lit on fire.
Who moved the Roman capital?
Constantine
We are religious beings because we are made in God's image. True or False
True
Describe who Abraham descended from and what religion did he practice?
Shem; polytheism
Describe what Saul of Tarsus did before his encounter with God.
He was a Jewish leader who opposed Christianity and wanted to wipe out the church. He went around persecuting Christians.
What occurred during the reign of Diocletian?
It was the most widespread time of persecution among the Christians. He dismissed Christians from the army, destroyed church buildings, and had copies of the Bible burned.
What was Constantinople?
Define the Creation Mandate
We are to be fruitful and multiply and have dominion over the earth.
What was at the center of the Mosaic Covenant?
The Ten Commandments
What happened when the Jews rebelled against the Romans in AD 66?
The Jews lost and the Romans destroyed Jerusalem and the Temple.
Where did some Christians go in the 1st Century?
They moved to Persia and took the gospel to major Persian cities. Christianity could have spread all the way to India, due to the waterways.
Who invaded the western part of the Roman empire and what is their definition?
Barbarians; a Roman name given to people who were not part of Green or Roman culture.
What twisted human endeavors to be God's image bearers?
Hint: Think the beginning of the world story
Sin
What did God promise to do in the New Covenant?
To forgive the sins of the His people (through Christ's death and resurrection).
What was the Byzantine Empire?
The eastern part of the Roman Empire
Describe what Constantine did under his rule. Include what he issued and what it was.
He made Sundays a legal holiday; gave money for new church buildings, and encouraged people throughout the empire to become Christians.
Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, which put an end to almost 300 years of persecution of Christians.
Who was Augustine and when did the Roman Empire end?
Augustine was a Christian church leader in Hippo (North Africa) and laid out a Christian view of history.
The Roman Empire ended in AD 476.
Who did the first civilization come from in the Bible?
Cain's family (Genesis 4-11)
Describe how the Jewish people and the Roman world were made ready for the coming of Christ.
Paul states that Jesus was born when "the fullness of the time was come" (Gal. 4:40. Roman rule united the mediterranean world into one political group. Many people spoke Greek which allowed people to preach the Gospel and it to be understood in many areas.
Who made Christianity the recognized religion in the Roman Empire?
Theodosius I
Describe who Arius was and what was the Council of Nicaea?
Arius was a church teacher who claimed that Jesus was not God. The Council of Nicaea met to talk about the deity of Christ. They concluded that Jesus was God.
Explain the ups and downs of the Roman Empire that helped catapult Christianity to "the ends of the earth."
Saul of Tarsus (Paul); Persecution of Christians; Christians moving to Persia; Christianity becoming legal with Constantine