Martyrs helped stir up what?
The faith.
Antioch became the ————— largest Christian center after Jerusalem
Second
The ______ Testament tells about the death of the apostle __________.
New, James
Presbyters were also called ________.
Priests
Saul told whose story?
Christ’s
Gentiles were the first to be called ———————.
Christians
How did St. James die?
Was beheaded
Christian philosophers and teachers wrote about what?
Christian beliefs and philosophy
What was Saul before Christ came into his life?
A Pharisee
Antioch is where ———— began the first of his missionaries journeys.
Paul
All the apostle except _______ were martyred.
John
By the third century the Christian church spread through the what?
Mediterranean
Meaning of martyr.
Someone killed for their belief or religion.
——————- and ————— were spoken all over the Roman Empire.
Latin and Greek
How did John die?
Died of old age after being exiled.
Missionaries traveled outside of the empire and into ________.
Persia
Many Christians left what place because of the persecutions?
Jerusalem
_____ _________ and _________ were the first to follow the Christian faith.
Poor people and slaves
What does episkopos (Greek word for bishop) mean?
Overseer or Shepherd
In 301, Armenia became the first Christian _________ in _____________
kingdom, history