Roman Empire
What is Greek?
The official language of the Eastern Roman Empire.
Who is Saul of Tarsus
A Jewish Pharisee who became Paul the Apostle.
What is an epistle?
Greek term for a written letter. The term carried over from the Greek to Latin to English translations of the Apostle Paul's writings in the Bible
What is Latin?
The official language of the Western Roman Empire.
Who were the "Followers of the Way of Christ"?
Early Greeks and Hebrews identifying with Jesus' teachings.
A Pharisee
A member of an ancient Jewish sect focused on law.
What is Gaul?
A Celtic speaking region that was conquered by the Roman Empire.
Road to Damascus
Site of Saul's transformative encounter with Jesus.
Who was Augustine?
Augustine was an early Christian teacher/theologian who took Paul's writings and greatly influences the people of the Western Roman Empire.
What is the Byzantine Empire?
This is the Eastern Roman Empire that technically was called "The Roman Empire".
Apostle to the Gentiles
Title for Paul, spreading Christianity to non-Jews.
What is the "Western Culture"
The area influenced by the Western Roman Empire, Paul, and Augustine's teachings of Christianity.
What did the Roman's allow of some Jews?
To not have to worship the Roman Gods.
What is a "sect"?
A sub group of a religion. Pharisees and Followers of the Way of Christ were both a sect of Judaism
What are Latin, Germanic, and Celtic?
These are the linguistic and cultural groups were influenced by Latin Rome and established later European nations.
Who were the "Greeks"?
Roman citizens of the Eastern Roman Empire.
What is "Salvation"?
Restoration of relationship between humanity and God.
Who are the Church Fathers?
Early Christian leaders influencing doctrine and practice.