Book of Revelation
When Jesus says, "lampstands" are the "churches" this is an example of...
how not all symbolic descriptions are meant to be taken literal
example of Christianity's origin as trinitarian, a communion of persons is...
coming together every Sunday to celebrate the Eucharist
Early Christian symbols are...
fish, cross, anchor, Chi Rho
Apologist
one who defends the faith
Results of Barbarian Conquest
Academics declined, philosophy was lost to the social order, theology became a monastic discipline, economy declined, crime increased, cities turned to rural villages
According to Catholic teaching and some other Christian demonstrations, the book of Revelation
doesn't reveal when the world ends
teachings of the Didache are..
morality, baptism, fasting, prayer, and apostolic succession
example of inculturation is...
kiss of peace during liturgy
kneeling vs bowing at mass
St. Augustine became a doctor of the Church in the..
West
1) Define Monasticism
2) Define its role in Western Civilization
1) a way of life: secluded, prayerful, practices self-denial through a ruled life
2) preserved law, order, education (theology, philosophy, skilled trades) and the protection of the
poor otherwise lost with the Roman Empire
Them of the Book of Revelation
Everything will be okay in the end, because God wins in the end
early Christian heresy is..
gnosticism
Emperor Constantine was the first to ___ through his Edict of Milan
legalize Christianity
St. Augustine was an apologist who defended the Church against....
heresies such as Manichaeans, Donatists, Pelagians, and Arians
Major contributions by Charlemagne to Western and Christian history
united germanic kingdoms, united the church to a submissive state, crowned by the Pope in the west, encouraged an educated social order
Which part of the apocalyptic description of the heavenly liturgy, in relation to the Mass, comes first within the book of Revelation?
the word
Justin Martyr cites the same last supper verse as Paul, “This do ye, in ______________ of me.” A ____________ ritual in Jewish culture was a ______________ sacrifice.
remembrance of me/ literal sacrifice
East and West
heresies were settled in the early Church by...
Councils, like Council of Jerusalem
What corrupt thing did Pope Gregory II to reform in the Church?
simony and Nepotism
excommunicated by Emperor Henry IV
number 7 (symbolizes perfection, completion, and covenants within Judaism) indicates that the literal churches symbolically represent the...
Universal Church
According to Justin Martyr, how often would early Christians celebrate the Eucharist
weekly, every Sunday
Apology
defends the Christian faith
major factors that contributed to the collapse of the Roman Empire
Barbarians (germanic kingdoms) outnumbered the roman military members celtic assumption into the empire Huns
Great Schism of 1054
first official break between Christians into two separate churches, eastern orthodox and western catholics