Vocab
Gospels
New Testament
Early Witnesses
100
didache
What is the word that meant "teaching" that described oral teaching to those who had already accepted Jesus?
100
Word that means "The Good News"
What is gospel?
100
a teaching device used by the Apostles and early Christians starting in the late 1st and 2nd century A.D.
What are the gospels?
100
testament of faith about the early Christian experience of Jesus
What are the Gospels?
200
Anno Domini
What is the Latin phrase meaning "In the Year of Our Lord"?
200
The Gospels that had so much in common they were often read together
What are the Synoptic Gospels?
200
The earliest New Testament writings
What are the Letters of St Paul?
200
The only Roman historian to mention Pontius Pilate
Who is Tacitus?
300
Gnosticism
What is the 1st Century heresy that taught that Jesus shared secret information with only a few people who were guaranteed salvation?
300
Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John
What are the canonical Gospels?
300
Name commonly given to the authors of the 4 Gospels
What is the Evangelists?
300
The person who wrote to the Roman Emperor asking advice on how to deal with Christians who wouldn't submit to Roman Law.
Who is Pliny the Younger?
400
Liturgy
What is the word that references the public and communal worship of the Church?
400
Style of writing that focused on key events in a person's life, especially their death
What is an ancient biography?
400
Group of writings about the life of Jesus that do not meet Church criteria for inclusion in the New Testament canon.
What are the Apocryphal gospels?
400
Important Jewish historian who declared that Jesus was put to death by Pontius Pilate sometime between 26- 36 A.D.
Who is Josephus?
500
Martyr
What is the Greek word that means "witness"?
500
50 A.D. - about 120 A.D.
What is the date of the New Testament Writings?
500
Gospel of Thomas, Gospel of Judas, & Protoevangelium of James
What are examples of apocryphal gospels?
500
A Gnostic text that has no narratives about the birth, life, miracles, Passion, or Death of Jesus.
What is the Gospel of St Thomas?
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