1 and 2 Timothy and Titus belong to this group of Pauline epistles.
What are the Pastoral Epistles?
100
This was probably the first epistle Paul wrote.
What is Thessalonians?
100
Jesus probably belonged to this group of Jews that thought the end was near.
What are apocalyptic Jews?
100
The namesake of the Gospel of Mary.
Who is Mary Magdalene?
100
Credited author of Acts.
Who is Luke?
200
Paul believed this happened after death to the body.
What is bodily resurrection?
200
Only epistle Paul addressed to a specific person.
What is Philemon?
200
The version of Jesus that emphasized the importance of Jewish law and did not necessarily seek to found a new religious tradition.
What is the Historical Jesus?
200
This group of Gnostic Christians associated Jesus with the 3rd child of Adam and Eve.
What are Sethians?
200
Books not included in the official Christian canon, literally means "hidden things."
What is the apocrypha?
300
Paul's letter to the Galatians emphasized the importance of this over the "works" of Jewish law.
What is justification by faith?
300
Epistles traditionally attributed to Paul that scholars now do not believe were written by Paul.
What are the Deutero-Pauline epistles?
300
Criteria used to establish historically reliable material that hinges on whether or not what Jesus did coincided with the agenda of the early Christians.
What is the criterion of dissimilarity?
300
Location where the gnostic gospels were discovered.
What is Nag Hammadi
300
Most likely identity of the antichrist described by John in Revelations.
Who is Nero?
400
This Christian community thought they were already benefitting from the rewards of Christianity.
Who are the Corinthians?
400
Sermon traditionally attributed to Paul that could be considered anti-Jewish.
What is Hebrews?
400
Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible
What is the Septuagint?
400
A controversial leader that taught a combination of both gnostic and proto-orthodox interpretations of Christianity.
Who is Valentinus?
400
A Christian martyr that wrote letters describing his desire to be ripped apart by lions for Christ.
Who is Ignatius?
500
A phrase Paul used to describe Jesus' resurrection
What is the first fruits of resurrection?
500
A necessary part of Paul's participationist model.
What is baptism?
500
Jesus stated that the foundation of the church would be built on this person.