Books
This book was among the disputed books, was written by one of Jesus’ brothers and referenced pseudepigraphal texts.
Jude
What year was the birth of the church? (approximate)
30-33AD
He translated the Scriptures into Latin.
Jerome
The birthplace of the church
Jerusalem
An ancient manuscript text in book form.
Codex
Which New Testament book has the record of the verse that the early church used to prove that the apostles teachings were inspired and therefore authoritative?
Matthew 28:18-20
Which two apostles died in the late 60's AD?
Peter and Paul
A disciple of Apostle John who served as the bishop of Antioch.
Ignatius
The headquarters for the church shifted here after the fall of the temple in Jerusalem.
Antioch
Which word means, "accepted as true or correct by most people of a religion"?
Orthodox
Which books make up the Torah? List all.
Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy
This event occurred in 70AD and was very significant for the Jews in Jerusalem.
The destruction of the temple in Jerusalem
This man took Jesus' promises about the Holy Spirit to the extreme claiming that his revelations surpassed those of Jesus' and the apostles' revelations that they received from the Holy Spririt.
Montanus
A major economic and religious center, the birthplace of Greek philosophy, and a hub for academic debate and philosophical inquiry. [Paul engaged in debates in this city.]
Ephesus
What name is given to rooms/spaces in monasteries where scribes worked to copy scriptures?
Scriptorium or Scriptoria
Which two groups of books were mainly accepted by the early church from as early as the late 1st century?
The four gospels and Paul's epistles
In what year did Christianity become legal?
313AD
Famous for his defense against Gnosticism and Marcionism; he later joined the Montanist movement.
Tertullian
One of the largest cities in the Roman Empire which was located in Africa; also known as the birthplace of many theologians and scholars.
Alexandria
What is someone called who speaks or writes in defense of something or someone controversial or unpopular?
An apologist
In the late 2nd century, a student of Justin Martyr, Tatian, compiled a harmony of the four gospels and it was called what?
Diatessaron
At what council did the leaders accept a closed canon of scripture?
Council of Nicaea
Known as the "Father of Christian Apologetics"; he used Greek philosophy to defend and explain Christian beliefs.
Justin Martyr
This city replaced Rome as the capital of the Roman Empire because of the efforts of Emperor Constantine.
Constantinople
What are works of literature that are falsely attributed to a noteable figure called?
Pseudepigraphal texts