COPTIC CHURCH
Christian Persecution
Christian Persecution Cont.
Beginnings and Spread
Church at Edessa/Interesting Facts
100
The Coptic Church played a central role in Christian theology. True or False?
What is true.
100
How many Christians were martyred?
What is unknown
100
What is flogging?
Torturing; beating with whip
100
Christianity originated through the life of who?
What is Jesus of Nazareth
100
Edessa was the capital of what?
What is Orshoene
200
The Coptic Church is based off whose teachings?
Who is Saint Mark?
200
Under whom did persecution start in the year 250?
What is Decius
200
Who were the main people that killed Christians?
What is Jews and the Roman Empire.
200
What empire did Christianity spread to when it left Israel?
What is the Roman Empire
200
What language is spoken in Edessa?
What is syriac
300
What things did the Coptic Church provide?
What is texts, biblical and theological studies.
300
What did the Edict of Milan in 313 do?
What is end persecution.
300
When was religion first legalized?
What is the early 4th century.
300
Who is the great missionary that is largely responsible for originally spreading the word of Christianity?
What is Paul.
300
When did Christianity become the official religion in Edessa?
What is end of the 1st century
400
What did the Coptic Church translate in their own language?
What is the bible?
400
Whom were apologies written to?
What is Roman Emperors
400
Who was the first Christian persecuted and what happened to him?
Stephen and he was stoned to death.
400
How many disciples were there and where did they travel around?
What is 12 and Palestine
400
Who made it a capital crime to become a christian?
What is Nero
500
Who does the devotional life apply to?
Who is every member of the church?
500
Persecution under Diocletian was also known as what
What is the Great Persecution
500
Who was the first Christian Emperor?
What is Constantine.
500
In a little over how 100 years, how much of the Roman Empire was Christian?
What is one-third
500
Who had a vision from God?
What is Paul
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