Important People
Who ruled Judea in Palestine when Christ was born?
Herod the Great
Jewish place of Worship
Synagogue
By what date was the New Testament completed?
100 A.D.
Who did Christ appoint to carry on His work of preaching and teaching?
The Apostles
World's largest desert
Sahara
Who is considered the greatest of the church fathers?
Augustine
non-Jew
Gentile
Under what Roman emperor was the first major persecution by the Romans?
Nero
What apostle was also a doctor?
Luke
Who was the most influential poet of the Greeks?
Homer
Who was the First Roman Emperor to profess Christianity?
Constantine I
Greek word for "witness"
Martyr
Gnosticism
What apostle was exiled during the second great persecution?
John
What discovery helped scholars translate the numerous ancient Egyptian texts?
The Rosetta Stone
Who led the 10th persecution of the early church?
Diocletian
Subterranean passage
Catacomb
What doctrine confessed the true biblical teaching that Jesus Christ is "very God of very God," coequal, coessential, and coeternal with God the Father.
The Nicene Creed
Who wrote the book of Revelation?
John
Who were the first people to use iron extensively?
The Hittites
Who made Christianity the only legal religion of the Roman Empire?
Theodosius I
What is an apologist?
someone who attempted to reasonably defend Christianity against pagan defamations.
What decree extended legal protection and recognition to Christians throughout the Roman Empire?
Edict of Milan in 313
According to tradition, what 2 apostles were killed during Nero's reign? And how was each killed?
1. Paul - beheaded
2. Peter - crucified upside down
Who was the founder of Taoism?
Lao-tse