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Crazy Tough Theological Questions
100

A book in the Bible attributed to King David; includes praises and laments

What is the Book of Psalms

100

The official public worship of God, especially the celebration of the Eucharist

What is the liturgy

100

The King of the Franks and the Holy Roman Emperor

Who is Charlemagne

100

One of the four Gospel writers, is known as the "beloved physician"

Who is St. Luke the Evangelist

100

I wrote most of the epistles (letters) found in the New Testament to various cities around Europe

Who is St. Paul (Saul of Tarsus)

200

A teaching that is contrary to Church doctrine

What is a heresy

200

Jesus' Life, Death, Resurrection, and Ascension

What is the Paschal Mystery

200

The collection of the laws of the Catholic Church

What is canon law

200

The son of King David and Bathsheba, is said to be famous for his wisdom and wisdom literature

Who is King Solomon

200

What is the term for some Jews not believing Jesus to be the Messiah because He is not a traditional warrior-king

What is role reversal

300

A worldwide gathering of all the bishops called by the Pope or approved by him

What is an ecumenical council

300

The center of the Church in the East

What is Constantinople

300

Finish this Beatitude: Blessed are the merciful...

What is, "for they shall be shown mercy"

300

An official teaching or a body of official teachings of the Church

What is doctrine

300

The full name of the current Pope in office, elected in 2013

What is Jorge Mario Bergoglio

400

The idea that Jesus was made by God and not consubstantial with the Father

What is arianism

400

The reason mass is celebrated on Sundays

What is due to Jesus rising from the dead on a Sunday (would also accept God's rest day)

400

The name given to the growth of the Church in territory and in both temporal, or political, and spiritual authority

What is Christendom

400

Means "of the same substance" and plays a crucial role in the Nicene Creed

What is consubstantial

400

The state of being in philosophy that deals with detachment and control of one's emotions; Marcus Aurelius is a famous person

What is stoicism

500

The year the Council of Nicaea took place

What is 325 AD

500

How medieval cathedrals depicted Bible narratives

What is through stained-glass windows

500

The story of a heroic warrior written in about 700 AD; contains a Christlike figure as the protagonist

What is Beowulf

500

The hymn sung before Scripture readings in the Eastern Orthodox Church

What is "Thrice Holy" (pg. 131)

500

An idea derived from Aristotle that we must have balance in all that we do; deals with extreme vices on both sides, seeking the moral

What is the Aristotelian Golden Mean