NT Background
This foreign power was in charge of Israel during the life of Jesus
What is the Roman Empire?
Matthew, Mark and Luke are often referred to as with this term, indicating that the Gospels share a common viewpoint
What is Synoptic?
Paul argues that Gentiles do not need to undergo this Jewish ritual to become Christians.
What is circumcision?
This is the sacrament by which people become Christian (among other things).
What is baptism?
This Council was called in response to Arianism, and concluded that the Son was equal in divinity with the Father. We celebrated its 1700th anniversary this year
What is the Council of Nicaea?
This group of Jews only accepted the Torah as Scripture and did not believe in the resurrection of the dead
Who are the Sadducees?
In Mark 8, Peter applies this title to Jesus--unfortunately, he does not seem to understand what it means
What is Messiah?
This council was called to decide the question of what Gentile believers had to do (or what they didn't have to do) to become part of the church
What is the Council of Jerusalem?
This emperor ended the Great Persecution and began offering imperial support for Christianity
Who is Constantine?
The Council of Ephesus was called in response to a controversy over this word
What is theotokos?
This group of Jews believed there was an oral Torah and a written Torah, and that both came from Moses
Who are the Pharisees?
In Matthew 5, Jesus says he has not come to abolish the Law; he came to do this instead.
What is fulfill?
This heretic wrote a work called Antitheses arguing that the God of the Old Testament and the God of the New Testament were different gods
Who is Marcion?
This bishop of Constantinople wrote homilies urging his congregation to rethink their views on poverty
Who is John Chrysostom?
This bishop of Alexandria fought to condemn Nestorius at the Council of Ephesus
Who is Cyril of Alexandria?
This group of Jews lived separate from society and believed the temple had become polluted
Who are the Essenes?
This apostle is the first character in the Gospels to address Jesus as God
Who is Thomas?
These heretics believed that they held a secret tradition required to understand the New Testament, a tradition that told them the Father of Jesus was not the Creator of the Old Testament
Who are the Gnostics?
This term refers to the practice of abstaining from an otherwise permitted good for a religious purpose
What is an ascetic practice?
This group thought of the relationship between Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as analogous to how one man could be a son, a husband, and a brother.
Who are the modalists?
This word refers to the spread of Greek language, philosophy, and culture
What is hellenization?
The Gospels connect the crucifixion of Jesus with this festival/event from the Old Testament
What is the Passover?
What is Pentecost?
This refers to a Greek translation of the Old Testament, which contains books that are accepted by Catholics but not by Protestants
What is the Septuagint?
Who is Eutyches?