Early Church
Pharisees
Who were the early leaders of the Church and Jesus' closest followers?
Apostles
What Jewish group did Saul belong to before he became a Christian?
Pharisees
What did the Council decide you need to do to become a Christian?
You need to have faith in Jesus
How many days after Easter is Pentecost?
50
In what religious tradition did Jesus grow up in?
Jewish
In what city did Pentecost take place?
Jerusalem
What city was Saul going to when he encountered Jesus?
Damascus
What is faith?
Trust in God
What do you call a Christian who is killed for their faith in Jesus?
A Martyr
In what empire did Jesus live in?
Roman
Pentecost is sometimes called the birthday of what?
The Church
What did Jesus literally ask Paul when he encountered Him?
Why are you persecuting me?
What is a gentile?
Anyone who is not Jewish
In what form did the Holy Spirit come in at pentecost?
Fire
What is the name of the nation the Jewish people traditionally live in?
Israel
What were the Apostles filled with on Pentecost?
The Holy Spirit
What did Saul change his name to?
Paul
Which of Jesus' disciples became the leader of the first church.
Peter
What were some Jewish people saying about the Apostles at pentecost that was negative?
They were drunk
Who was the first person God revealed himself to and the ancestor of all Jews?
Abraham
What did the Apostles do when they went out to he crowds that astounded people?
They spoke in tounges
Why was Paul originally traveling to Damascus?
To arrest Christians there.
Why were many Jewish leaders afraid to eat with Gentiles.
For fear of being made unclean through association.
Who was the first Christian martyr.
Stephen