Paul
Paul was trained to be a...
Pharisee
True or False: Christians accepted Paul into the church easily.
False
10
Polycarp
Three
How did Paul minister to churches when he was far away?
He wrote them letters.
Who was the emperor who was responsible for the first wave of persecution against Christians in the Roman empire?
Nero
This man lived in England. One day, he was kidnapped and taken to Ireland where he was a slave. He escaped slavery and returned to his home, but he felt compassion for the Irish people. He trained at a monastery and then returned to Ireland to be a missionary. What was his name?
Patrick
What city was Paul on his way to when Jesus appeared to him?
Damascus
On his third missionary journey, a prophet told Paul that if he returned to Jerusalem, something would happen to him. What did the prophet warn would happen?
The prophet told Paul that he would be arrested.
Nero blamed the Christians for a tragedy in Rome. What was this tragedy?
Great Fire of Rome
This man was raised with a mother who was a Christian and a father who was not a Christian. When he grew up, he turned away from God, and his mother prayed for him. A bishop named Ambrose treated him like a son, and this man came to have faith in God. What was his name and his mother's name?
Augustine and Monica
After Paul was in Damascus for three years, he went to Jerusalem. Who did he want to meet there?
When Paul was arrested in Jerusalem, he appealed to Caesar. Why was he able to do this?
Because Paul was a citizen of Rome.
State two ways that Christians were persecuted in the Roman Empire.
You could have said: They were put in prison, tortured, or had their possessions taken away.
This woman lived in Lyons. She was a Christian who suffered much persecution in the arena. The pagans were amazed at her because she survived so much and looked so at peace while she suffered. What was her name?
Blandina
There was a meeting of the leaders in Jerusalem to decide whether new Christians must follow Jewish laws. What was this meeting called?
Jerusalem Council
Paul met this Roman emperor in Rome.
Nero
Which Roman emperor made Christianity legal?
Constantine the Great
This man was a missionary Monk who was sent to the Germanic tribes. He chopped down Donar's Oak, proving that the god Thor was powerless. What was his name?
Boniface