Apostles
Philip
Asia Minor
Andrew
Ukraine, maybe Greece
Matthias replaced Judas - unknown location
Where was Jesus born?
Bethlehem
Where did Jesus, Mary, and Joseph flee when Herod ordered a slaughter of all Jewish boys?
Egypt
Bishop of Rome
Bartholomew
South Arabia, maybe India
Who was the first Bishop of Jerusalem?
James the Lesser
In _____ B.C. the world was at peace for the first time in history
6 B.C.
What is Pentecost Sunday?
Celebration of the 'birthday' of the first Christian church
Matthew
Egypt and Ethiopia
Thomas
India
Which Apostle took care of Mother Mary? Where did they go?
Ephesus, Asia Minor
Who was the procurator when Jesus was crucified?
How did John the Baptist die?
Beheaded by Herod Antipas, even though he liked John, he was forced by his wife's daughter (Salome)
Simon
Iran
Jude
Mesopotamia
What were the 4 sects of Judaism?
Essenes, Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots
Who was John the Baptist?
A prophet who told people the Messiah was coming (the cousin of Jesus)
Who launched the SECOND persecution of Christians?
King Herod Agrippa (Romans)
Middle East, Greece, Asia Minor
Apostle to the gentiles
Where did James the Greater go and what was significant about him?
First Spain, returned to Judea where he was beheaded - first Apostle to suffer martyrdom
Who launched the FIRST persecution of Christians?
Pharisees
Herod lavished a great deal of expenditure on building projects in the Holy Land (spent a bunch of money restoring Temple of Jerusalem)
Define martyrdom and name one piece of evidence for ANY ASPECT of Christian history
a person who voluntarily suffers death as the penalty of witnessing to and refusing to renounce a religion
- shroud of Turin - Books from Josephus and Tacitus
- Pontius Pilate Ring - Maps - Churches
- Sight of Christ's Birth - Ancient written records (first biblical records)