Church Councils
This church council was the Catholic Church's response to the Protestant Reformation
What is the Council of Trent?
The Christian faith is based on following the teachings of this first century man
Who is Jesus of Nazareth?
This particular section of the Bible makes up about 75% of the book as a whole
What is the Old Testament?
This Christian practice is embraced by EVERY denomination within Christianity
What is Baptism?
_________ is the English word(s) that best translate the Greek word "Christos"
What is "Annointed One"?
This church council was the Catholic Church's attempt to bring itself up to date with the changing modern world
What is the Second Vatican Council?
This man is considered the catalyst for the events of the Protestant Reformation
Who is Martin Luther?
This literary genre frequently uses figurative language and seeks to invoke emotion from the reader
What is poetry?
Churches that baptize babies follow it up years later with this practice, which allows a person to accept faith for themselves
What is confirmation?
This issue was at the heart of the Great Schism between the Eastern and Western Churches in 1054
What is politics?
At this church council, the Church created the defining document of Christian belief
What is the Council of Nicaea?
This Roman Emperor issued the Edict of Milan, making Christianity legal throughout the Roman Empire
Who is Constantine?
This literary genre is the most common genre in the Christian Bible
What is narrative?
Martin Luther and the Reformers declared that this alone should be given authority to determine Christian beliefs and practices?
What is Scripture?
This holiday is known as the "birthday of the Church"
What is Pentecost?
This church council declared that Jesus was fully divine AND fully human
What is the Council of Chalcedon?
This Roman Emperor declared Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire in 380 CE
Who is Theodosius?
This literary genre is intended to present clear, logical arguments to promote particular beliefs or teachings
What is prose discourse?
This word is used to describe a means by which God gives his grace to us
What is a sacrament?
This movement was started with the intent of bringing about better understanding between different Christian denominations
What is the Ecumenical Movement?
This church council established that Mary is considered both the Mother of Christ AND the Mother of God
What is the Council of Ephesus?
This man was crucial in developing practices of Monasticism in the Church, shown clearly in his written work The Rule.
Who is St. Benedict of Nursia?
The most common thing Jesus teaches about in the New Testament is the existence of this, which is both here-and-now but also yet-to-come
This is the name of the Catholic Church's doctrine of the Eucharist which describes the actual change of bread and wine into the body and blood of Christ
What is transubstantiation?
The early church was divided into 5 regions (patriarchates) including Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Alexandria, and ________
Antioch