Religion - Chapter 2
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Terms | Definitions |
|---|---|
 Deposit of Faith | heritage of faith contained in Scripture and Tradition handed on in the Church from the time of the Apostles |
| Apologists | Christian writers in the early Church who explained the faith of the Church and defended it against false teachings and teachers |
| Heresies | religions opinions contrary to teachings of Apostles and Church |
| Presbyters | early Church leaders chosen by the Apostles to be their workers |
| Gentiles | the biblical identification of anyone who isn't Jewish |
| The Acts of the Apostles | _____ records the phenomenal spread of the Christian faith from the Ascension of Christ to St. Peter's death in Rome |
| St. Paul & St. Peter | In The New Testament, the story of conversion of the Gentiles to Christ centers around the missionary work of: St. Paul, St. Stephen, St. Peter, Paul & Peter |
| St. Justin Martyr | The 1st Apology of ________ reveals that the order of Mass today is very similar to the way it was in the 2nd century: St. Justin Martyr, St. Clement, Origin |
| Nicea | The first council of the Church was held in ______ to discuss and settle the gentile question |
| St. Anthony of the Desert | Among early religious communities formed by Christians to support one another formed in Egypt around _______: St. Tertullian, St. Justin Martyr, St. Anthony of the Desert |
| True | T/F: Earliest members of the Church were Jews |
| False - John | T/F: St. Peter was the last apostle to die |
| True | T/F: The Bishop of Rome was recognized as the successor of St. Peter as the visible foundation and head of the whole church on earth |
| False | T/F: All priests are secular clergy |
| True | T/F: In early church, rituals of laying hands on and anointing with oil were used to baptize |
| To answer the gentile question of if they had to be part of the Jewish faith and then become Christian. They decided they didn't have to because it was Catholic | Why was the Jerusalem Council convened? |
| Jesus' teachings passed down by Apostles. 2 sources are Scripture & Tradition | What is Deposit of Faith and where does it come from? |
| The creed showed Arians that Jesus WAS God and Docetists that Jesus WAS man | How was the Nicene Creed a response to Docetists and Arians |
| -believe in Jesus -be baptized -worship with community -share goods with the poor | After the Jerusalem COuncil, what were the 4 requirements to join the Christian community? |
| The Succession of Bishops is bishops being the successors of the apostles | Describe either the pirmacy of Peter and successors or Apostolic succession on bishops |
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