Archaeology and Geography
Christianity originated in this Roman province before spreading to the empire.
Judea
What council occurred in 50 AD which addressed the inclusion of Gentiles in the church and sought to allow their acceptance into the community without full adherence to Jewish Law?
Council of Jerusalem
If Roman paganism is polytheistic, then Christianity is what?
Monotheistic
Which figure famously blamed the Christians for the Great Fire in Rome of 64 AD and subsequently sought to persecute them, treating them in savage and brutal ways?
Nero
This Roman governor ordered the crucifixion of Jesus.
Pontius Pilate
Early Christians often met in these underground locations to worship in secret
the catacombs
What heretical group arising in the late 1st century AD was known to have taught that matter is completely evil and the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament are not the same?
The Gnostics
Before the cross became the main Christian symbol, what symbol was used to identify themselves?
The fish
What famous early church leader is known to have stated: “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church”?
Tertullian
This missionary, who once persecuted Christians himself, wrote many of the letters in the New Testament
Paul
Paul was imprisoned in this underground chamber before his execution.
mamertine prison
What was the name of the Council taken to address the heresy of Arius and when was it?
Council of Nicaea, 325 AD
Which Roman Emperor ordered the Edict of Milan?
Constantine
What famous historian of the church describes in detail many of the persecutions and martyrdom which early christians faced?
Eusebius
What were meetings called which involved an assembly of the clergy or leaders of the church in order to develop church doctrine?
Councils/synods
Where is the Codex Vaticanus, one of the oldest and most important Greek Bible manuscripts located?
The Vatican Library
In Melito, bishop of Sardis’s list of the books of the Old Testament, which book now included in the biblical canon of the Catholic and Protestant churches did it exclude?
Esther
Which Roman Emperor made Christianity the state religion?
Theodosius
What was the name of the girl whose prison diary describes her martyrdom along with her slave girl at Carthage in 203 AD?
Perpetua
Who was the heretic in 250 AD who believed that Christ was begotten by the Father and that his existence was preceded by the Father?
Arius
What is the name of the famous church over St. Peter’s tomb?
St. Peter’s Basilica
Who agreed with Bishop Cyril of Jerusalem’s 350 A.D. list of the canonical books of the Bible in 367 AD
Athanasius
What does “In hoc signo vinces” mean?
In this sign you will conquer
The correspondence between which two individuals is looked to as an example of the fact that persecution of Christians wasn’t always fully extreme?
Trajan and Pliny the Younger
What creed begins with the statement: “We believe in God, the Father, the Almighty, maker of heaven and earth, and all that is seen and unseen”
Nicene Creed