History
When was the church "born"?
What is Pentecost?
Which book of the Bible gives us the most information about the early Church?
What is Acts of the Apostles?
Jesus appeared to this saint on the road to Damascus and he lost his sight before converting.
Who is St. Paul (or Saul)?
The word "catholic" to describe the Church means what?
What is universal?
The early Church was based where?
Where is Jerusalem?
This is the only council of the Church that was not formed in reaction to a heretical movement.
What is 2nd Vatican Council – 20th century?
Paul's work and letters (aka epistles) were essential for spreading the news about Jesus to who?
Who are the Gentiles?
The leader of the early Church was who?
Who is James?
In the beginning, the early Church met where?
The Greek word used by the early Christians for Church is what?
What is ekklesia?
In the 4th and 5th centuries, the Church held councils to codify what?
What are Creeds? Nicaea 325 and Chalcedon 451
The only people who had Bibles in the early Church were who?
What are bishops?
This central tenet of the Church ensures that the teachings of Jesus are handed on accurately, with authority.
What is Apostolic Succession?
During their communal worship, the early Christians were devoted to what TWO central acts?
What is the breaking of the bread and what is prayer?
True or False: the earliest followers of Jesus were called Christians?
What is false? They were Jews who called themselves “followers of the Way.”
Perhaps considered the most important turning point in Church history was when this Emperor issued an Edict in 312.
Constantine
Unlike Hebrew scriptures for Jews, Christian scriptures were written in ____
What is Greek?
The disciples eventually were called apostles, the apostles were eventually called what?
How does the Book of Acts describe the social/communal structure of the early Christians?
What is "they held everything in common"?
The word “evangelion” was a military term meaning what?
What is “Good News” or Gospel?
The “canon” of Scriptures we have today was officially formed in what century?
What is 4th century – Athanasius, 367?
Order from oldest to youngest, when these books were written: Galatians, Gospel of Luke, Gospel of Matthew, and Gospel of Mark.
1. Galatians
2. Gospel of Mark
3. Gospel of Matthew
4. Gospel of Luke
To be an apostle meant to bear “witness” to Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection. This word “witness” comes from the Greek word for what?
What is martyr – “martyrion”
What we refer to as the "Eucharist" is a product of what the earliest Christians called the what?
What is "Agape" meal?
Eschatology is the concern with ____