Council of Jerusalem
In what year did the Council of Jerusalem take place?
Any of the following: 48, 49, 50
What was the approximate time period of the Apostolic Fathers?
80 to 180AD
The first century Romans considered Christians as what? (Polytheists or Atheists or Agnostics)
Atheists
Who was one of the influential attendees of the Council of Nicaea?
Alexander of Alexandria, St. Athanasius, Emperor Constantine, St. Nicholas of Myra
What are the FOUR requirements for being a Church Father?
Antiquity, Doctrinal Orthodoxy, Personal Sanctity, Approval by the Church
What was the outcome/resolution of the Council of Jerusalem?
Christians do not have to follow Jewish/Mosaic Law (dietary restrictions, circumcision, the laws)
What is the heresy of Docetism?
Alleging that Jesus' humanity was a sort of disguise - he looked like a human and acted like a human, but inside, he was really just God.
True or False: A Roman philosopher spread the rumor that Christians would trick new members into eating children disguised as bread.
True
Why was the Council of Nicaea called?
To resolve the Arian heresy and other heresies
What is the role of a Church Father?
Leader in the early Church for defending, expounding, and developing Catholic Doctrine
In which two ways does Jesus fulfill the Jewish/Mosaic Law?
His teachings and his life
What was one challenge of the Nicene Era?
Empire wide persecutions and Arianism
In the year 200AD, it was estimated that there were ____________ Christians living in the Roman Empire. (500,000 or 3 million or 200,000)
200,000
What was one resolution of the Council of Nicaea?
Arian condemnation, the Creed, Canons issued
Which is the name of the first written account of Christian Church Teachings? Septuagint, or Talmud, or Student Code, or Didache?
The Didache
When did Jesus 'completely fulfil' the Jewish/Mosaic Law?
His death on the Cross
What officially legalized Christianity in the Roman Empire?
The Edict of Milan
Early believers worshiped together in their own private homes and called themselves an ‘___________’ (the Greek for ‘assembly') *(episcopos or ekklesia or kyrie?)
ekklesia
What was one of the canons issued at the Council of Nicaea?
Process for receiving those who had apostatized back into the Church, Priesthood and Bishop requirements, Date of Easter
From the letter of St. Ignatius to Polycarp: St. Ignatius tells the Christians to be submissive to whom? (bishop, presbyters, deacons OR rabbis, manservants, maidens)
bishop, presbyters, and the deacons
Jesus fulfils the Jewish/Mosaic Law by stating what about the Law?
No longer consists in outward actions, but from the interior intentions of the person
Which Edict of the Emperor Theodosius I made Christianity the official state religion of the Roman Empire?
Edict of Thessalonica
According to first century accounts of the Mass, the 'meeting' would end with a collection for for who? (widows and orphans or temple officials or the teachers?)
widows and orphans
What does homoousios mean?
Christ is 'one in being' with God the Father
Which Church Father wrote 'The Exhortation to Martyrdom' and wrote of 'the baptism of martyrdom'? (Origen OR Gregory Great OR Ambrose OR St. Therese)
Origen