The primary sources of information about the life of Jesus
What are the New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke and John)
100
"Good News"
What is the meaning of the word "Gospel"
100
Comes from the term "credo" meaning "I believe"
What is the Creed
100
The promotion of worldwide Christian unity
What is ecumenism
100
The orthodox tradition of Christianity as it emerged in the Roman Empire
What is the Catholic Church
200
The various groups of Judaism at the time of Jesus
What are the Sadducees, Essenes, Pharisees and Zealots
200
The Gospel that focuses on God's Son becoming human
What is the Gospel of John
200
A term referring to Christ's "becoming flesh" and "living among us" (John 1:14)
What is the Incarnation
200
A word that commonly refers to all Christians, not just to a single congregation
What is "Church"
200
The Eastern capital established within the Church, ultimately leading to a separation between the Church in the East and the Church in the West
What is Constantinople
300
The idea that the world had come under the control of evil forces and that suffering would increase until God sent the Messiah to conquer the forces of evil
What is apocalypticism
300
The Gospel that emphasizes Jesus' teaching of spiritually obeying the Torah
What is the Gospel of Matthew
300
This doctrine is the centerpiece of Christian belief and theology
What is the Trinity
300
A religious group who still observed Torah and circumcision, ate kosher food, celebrated the Sabbath along with other annual Jewish holy days, and flourished throughout the first century
What is Jewish Christianity
300
Senselessly violent expeditions in which Christians fought against Muslims, Jews and sometimes other Christians
What are the Crusades
400
A symbol for early Christians where each letter of the word (in Greek) began a letter of the word in the phrase "Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior"
What is "Ixthus" meaning "fish"
400
The Gospel that presents Jesus as the perfect example to follow
What is the Gospel of Luke
400
This Creed describes each Person of the Triune God
What is the Nicene Creed
400
A religious group that was free from observing most of the requirements of Torah
Who are the Gentile Christians
400
An external practice that Martin Luther rejected because it was based on the reductions of people's sins based on giving money to the Church
What are indulgences
500
"Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, so that you may be children of your Father in heaven" (Matt. 5:44-45)
What is Jesus' commandment on love
500
These writings emphasize Christ's death and resurrection for the salvation of the world
What are the Epistles of Paul
500
God became flesh in this person
Who is Jesus
500
A meal patterned after the Last Supper in order to commemorate the sacred mystery of Jesus' death and Resurrection as the source of all Christian life and meaning
What is the Eucharist (or Communion)
500
Took place in 1545 and cleaned up many of the corrupt practices Marin Luther had protested against