unit 3
Which part of the apocalyptic description of the heavenly liturgy, in relation to the Mass, comes first within the book of Revelation?
The word
In the book of Revelations, when Jesus says the “lampstands” are the “churches,” this is an example of how..
not all symbolic descriptions are to be taken as literal descriptions
St. Augustine was an apologist who defended the Church against…
Heresies such as Manichaeans, Donatists, Pelagians, and Arians
St. Augustine became a Doctor of the Church in the…
West
Results of the Barbarian Conquest
Academics declined
Philosophy was lost to the social order
Theology became a monastic discipline
Economy declined
Crime increased
Cities turned to rural villages
The teachings of the Didache include...
morality, baptism, fasting, prayer, and apostolic succession
A early Christian heresy
Gnosticism
Some early Christian symbols are…
Cross, Fish, Anchor, Chi Rho
Apologist
one who defends the faith
Apology
defense of the Christian faith
According to Justin Martyr, how often would early Christians celebrate the Eucharist?
Weekly, every Sunday
An example of Christianity’s origin as Trinitarian, a communion of persons, would be
coming together every Sunday to celebrate the Eucharist
An example of inculturation would be…
The kiss of peace offered during the liturgy
Kneeling vs. bowing at mass
Heresies were settled in the early Church by…
Councils, like the first one in Jerusalem
1) Define Monasticism
2) Define its role in Western Civilization
1) a way of life: secluded, prayerful, practices self-denial through a ruled life
2) preserved law, order, education (theology, philosophy, skilled trades) and the protection of the
poor otherwise lost with the Roman Empire
The number 7 (which symbolizes perfection, completion, and covenants within Judaism) indicates that the literal churches symbolically represent the
Universal Church
What is the theme of the book of Revelation?
Everything will be okay in the end, because God wins in the end
Within the first few centuries, there were two culturally distinct Christian Churches forming in the...
East and West
What was the Great Schism of 1054?
the first official break between Christians into two separate Churches Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholics
What corrupted things did Pope Gregory VII try to reform in the Church?
Simony and Nepotism
Justin Martyr cites the same last supper verse as Paul, “This do ye, in ______________ of me.” A ____________ ritual in Jewish culture was a ______________ sacrifice.
remembrance of me / literal sacrifice
According to Catholic teaching and some other Christian denominations, the book of Revelation
does not reveal when the world will end
Emperor Constantine was the first to ______________________ through His Edict of Milan
legalize Christianity
Explain the major factors that contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire
Barbarians (Germanic kingdoms) outnumbered the Roman military members
Celtic assumption into the empire
Huns
Name some major contributions by Charlemagne to Western and Christian history
United the Germanic kingdoms
*United the Church to a submissive State
*Crowned by the Pope in the West
*encourage an educated social order