Theology Midterm Chapters 2 and 3

5 Written Questions

1. a devout woman from Philippi, who offered hospitality to Paul and his companions
2. a port city in Asia Minor with a huge temple to Diana (Artemis) the Roman goddess of fertility
3. supreme high court of the Jews. A council that handled grave matters of doctrinal, judicial, and administrative character. Sentence of death could not be imposed.
4. symbolizing the presence of God to initiate a new covenant; the Holy Spirit initiated the new covenant with gifts
5. people who give up their lives for their faith in God or some other just cause.

5 Matching Questions

1. Scribes
2. Synagogue
3. House Churches
4. Temple
5. Gentiles

1. a non-Jews; considered unclean because they did not follow the strict laws of the Jews
2. b scholars who specialize in beautiful handwriting and who were experts in the Jewish Law
3. c Eucharistic worship in members' houses
4. d minor place of assembly, used our less solemn religious functions. Also used as schools, libraries, and halls of judgment
5. e center of Jewish worship in Jerusalem; the only place of sacrifice

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. a sign of covenant with God and was essential for Jewish males.
   1. Circumcision
   2. Christian
   3. Conversion
   4. Cynicism
2. the Jews scattered throughout the pagan regions of the Roman Empire.
   1. Martyrs
   2. Diaspora
   3. Deacon
   4. Torah
3. notion that the emperor was divine, a god himself
   1. Herod Antipas
   2. Martyrs
   3. Emperor Worship
   4. Pentecost
4. experiences of Jesus Christ spread by word of mouth
   1. Silversmiths
   2. Oral Tradition
   3. Sanhedrin
   4. Circumcision
5. the Roman Empire heavily influenced by the Greek culture
   1. Greco-Roman World
   2. Emperor Worship
   3. Herod Antipas
   4. Canon

5 True/False Questions

1. Council of Jerusalem → declared that Gentiles did not have to follow the Jewish Law in order to be Christians.

   True        False

2. Canon → Greek word for "rule" or "standard"

   True        False

3. Blaspheme → the Jews scattered throughout the pagan regions of the Roman Empire.

   True        False

4. Nero → Roman Emperor who persecuted the Christians; Peter and Paul both died during his persecution

   True        False

5. Imposing of hands → a sign of the transfer of gifts of the Holy Spirit from the bishop to the faithful

   True        False