Nativity
What were the gifts from the 3 Magi and what did each of them represent?
Gold- kingship
Frankincense- priesthood
Myrhh- foreshadowing His burial
What specific action by St. Samuel the Confessor led directly to the loss of one of his eyes.
He seized and tore apart Leo’s Tome when it was read to the monks, refusing the Chalcedonian doctrine.
According to St. Athanasius, why did the Word of God become man rather than sending another prophet?
Because only the Word Himself could restore humanity to incorruption.
Tradition holds that this place was started by St. Mark and was the oldest Christian school in the world. What is it?
The School of Alexandria
In which Gospel does Jesus say, "Anyone who has seen Me has seen the Father?"
John
Which Gospel provides the most detail on the Nativity?
The Gospel of St. Luke
Which angel is commemorated on the 12th of Kiahk?
Archangel Michael
Why does St. Athanasius argue that repentance alone was insufficient to save humanity?
Because repentance could not overcome the sentence of death or restore humanity from corruption.
Which persecution is traditionally associated with the beginning of the Coptic Calendar (Anno Martyrum)?
The persecution under Emperor Diocletian
In Colossians 1, what title shows Christ's supreme rank over creation?
Firstborn over all creation
Why were Rahab and Ruth mentioned in Jesus's genealogy in Mathew 1?
To affirm Christ came for both Jews and Gentiles.
Who was the daughter of a nobleman that was taught about Christianity by Origen the Scholar?
What was the name of the woman who saw her and was martyred at the same time?
St. Barbara & St. Juliana
According to St. Athanasius, how does Christ’s death on the Cross fulfill the purpose of the Incarnation?
By destroying death through Christ's death and restoring humanity to incorruption.
What was the first council within the church?
Council of Jerusalem in 50 AD (NOT ecumenical)
According to Hebrews 1, Jesus is superior to whom?
Angels
What is the reference for this prophecy:
“But you, Bethlehem Ephrathah,
Though you are little among the thousands of Judah,
Yet out of you shall come forth to Me
The One to be Ruler in Israel,
Whose goings forth are from of old,
From everlasting.”
Micah 5:2
What was the vision St. Nicholas saw before being ordained as a bishop?
A great throne and magnificent vestments placed on it and a man said to him, "Put on these vestments and sit on this throne." Another night he saw our Lady, St. Mary, giving him the vestments of the priesthood and our Lord Jesus Christ gave him the Gospel.
Why did blood and water come out of the side of Jesus when he was pierced?
The blood symbolizes redemption and washing away sins (eucharist), and the water signifies new life and purification (baptism)
What is Cenobitic Order and who established it?
An organization of monasticism where monks lived together under the instruction of an abbot, established by St. Pachomius.
According to Galatians 4, when did God send His Son?
In the fullness of time
What job was Simeon the Elder doing that led to the consequence of him living until seeing Christ?
What specifically did he doubt?
He was translating the Hebrew Scriptures into Greek (the Septuagint).
He doubted the prophecy written in Isaiah 7:14 which says, "Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Immanuel."
What event that took place in St. Mary's life do we commemorate during Kiahk?
The Entrance of Saint Mary into the Temple at Jerusalem (Kiahk 3)
In On the Incarnation, what does St. Athanasius identify as the twofold problem facing humanity after the Fall?
Corruption (death) and ignorance of God.
List the name, date, how many were present, AND the main topic discussed of the 3 Ecumenical Councils
1. Nicea- 325 AD, 318 bishops, Arian heresy/the full divinity of the Son
2. Constantinople- 381 AD, 150 bishops, the divinity of the Holy Spirit/Macedonian heresy
3. Ephesus- 431 AD, 200 bishops, Nestorian heresy/ St. Mary as the Theotokos
Which epistle declares that in Christ "all the fullness of the Deity lives in bodily form"?
Colossians