This term was one of the requirements of the canon, meaning that a book had been written by an apostle or a close companion of an apostle.
What is apostolicity?
100
Nero blamed the fire of Rome in AD 64 on this group of people.
What are the Christians?
100
Paul was known as the missionary to these people.
Who are the Gentiles.
100
The year in which Pentecost, the official beginning of the church, occured.
What is A.D. 30?
100
This term means "to make a defense."
What is apologetics?
200
This term was one of the requirements of the canon, meaning that a book had been accepted by most of the early church.
What is universality?
200
This early apologist's father was killed during a period of Roman persecution.
Who is Origen?
200
This was Paul's profession.
What is tentmaking?
200
This term refers to each individual church body.
What is the local church?
200
If great care hadn't been taken, the Scriptures would have been subject to these two things, due to sinful, finite people, as well as time.
What are erosion and modification?
300
In order for a book to be accepted into the New Testament Canon, it had to agree with this, meaning that it was in alignment with the rest of the Bible.
What is the rule of faith?
300
Emporer Domitian couldn't distinguish between Christians and this group of people, so he persecuted both groups.
Who are the Jews?
300
Paul was this type of citizen, which meant that he knew how to travel around the empire.
What is Roman?
300
This term refers to Christians all over the world.
What is the universal church?
300
This practice began as a way for the lapsed to prove their commitment to Jesus, but eventually became a practice within the Catholic Church, whereby one could earn grace.
What is penance?
400
Based on II Timothy 3:16-17 these are two things that Scripture does.
What is teaches, trains, corrects, rebukes, and/or equips.
400
This emporer, well known for his persecution of the early church, split the Roman empire into two parts, naming himself and Maximian as Augustus.
Who is Diocletian?
400
Paul was familiar with this common language.
What is Koine Greek?
400
During times of persecution, the early church would meet in these places, because it smelled and no one would look for them down there.
What are the catacombs?
400
These people were honored by the early church for their commitment to Christ, but eventually became known as the saints and were venerated by the Roman Catholic Church, meaning that if you prayed to them, they could help you get into heaven.
Who are the martyrs?
500
The term "canon" means this
What is "measuring-rod"?
500
A change in public opinion pressured this emporer to issue the Edict of Toleration, allowing Christians the freedom to worship.
Who is Galerius?
500
Both Paul and the early church had this type of background.
What is Jewish?
500
This Greek word we translate "church" literally means "called out ones."
What is ekklesia?
500
During the time of Tertullian, Christians were being blamed for causing this natural phenomenon, because they refused to worship the Roman gods.