Saint Paul and the Early Church
Who is Saul?
This was Paul’s original name.
Who are Mary Magdalene and the women?
The first people to discover Jesus’ resurrection in Mark’s Gospel.
Who are the Gentiles?
Paul mainly preached to this group.
Who are the chief priests?
This group led Temple sacrifices and had Roman ties.
What is exegesis?
The process of interpreting scripture to understand its deeper meaning.
What is Tarsus?
Paul's hometown
What is the Gospel of John?
This Gospel emphasizes Jesus’ divinity more than the others.
What is circumcision?
A major obstacle keeping many Gentiles from Christianity.
Who are the Pharisees?
This group strictly followed Mosaic Law and believed in the resurrection.
What is apocalyptic literature?
Literature filled with symbols and visions, often written during persecution.
What is a vision of Jesus?
Paul was converted after this happened on the road to Damascus.
What is the hypostatic union?
The mystery of Jesus being both fully God and fully man.
What are pastoral letters?
This term refers to letters sent to early Christian communities offering guidance.
Who are the Sadducees?
Wealthy Jews tied to the Temple leadership.
What is the Final Judgment?
The judgment at Christ’s Second Coming.
Who is Nero?
This Roman Emperor persecuted Christians and blamed them for the fire in Rome.
What are different authors, audiences, and historical situations?
The Gospels are different because of these three reasons.
What is Luke?
The Acts of the Apostles is a sequel to this Gospel.
Who are the Zealots?
These violent nationalists wanted to overthrow Rome.
What is the Particular Judgment?
The judgment that happens at the moment of death.
What is the Holy Spirit?
According to Acts, this guided the Church after Jesus’ Ascension.
What are Matthew, Mark, and Luke?
These are the synoptic Gospels.
What is select a successor to Judas?
The first thing the disciples did after the Ascension.
Who are the scribes?
Teachers and interpreters of the Jewish Law.
What is the anagogical sense?
This "sense of scripture" points to our eternal destiny.