People & Roles
The “great preacher to the Gentiles” who wrote epistles
Paul
Meeting of Christian leaders in AD 325 that produced the Nicene Creed
Christians and their ministers were imprisoned, tortured, and writings burned under this emperor
Diocletian
The scattering of Jews among Gentiles after 586 BC
Diaspora
Early Christians often met in these instead of big churches
What are homes (or rented spaces)
The first Christian martyr, stoned to death
Stephen
Term for someone who willingly dies for their faith
Martyr
The emperor who granted legal toleration to Christians in AD 313
Constantine (Edict of Milan)
Why did the Jews revolt in AD 66, starting the Great Revolt
Roman governor stole from the temple
Christians were known for showing this toward the poor
compassion
Church father who defended Christianity in many books
Tertullian
The collection of 27 books finalized by church leaders by the late AD 300s
New Testament canon
Tertullian famously said this spreads Christianity instead of destroying it
"The blood of the martyrs"
What is the difference between polytheism and monotheism?
What were the Romans, the Jews?
answers vary
Term for religious men and women who lived in disciplined communities. Both terms
monks and nuns
A title for early church leaders who had personal contact with Jesus
Apostles
The belief system that taught Jesus was lower than God and sparked major debate
Arianism (Arian Controversy)
Term for false teaching that confused new believers in the early church
heresy
After AD 70, this emperor’s son destroyed Jerusalem and the Second Temple
Titus
Lifestyle of simplicity and resisting physical comforts for spiritual discipline
Asceticism
The bishop who argued he should lead other bishops because he came from Peter’s line
Leo I
Command in AD 380 that made Nicene Christianity the empire’s official religion
Edict of Thessalonica
Debate over false teachers led to confusion about what letters were authentic, eventually guiding leaders to agree on this
the creation of the New Testament canon
The Great Revolt had two phases: first victory in Jerusalem, then defeat under these two emperors
Nero and Vespasian. (or Nero/Vespasian + Titus)
Christians and Jews eventually separated after this political disaster
Great Revolt (or Fall of Jerusalem)