Church History
Acts to Present Day
Acts to Present Day
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| Flashcards | 74 |
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| Language | English |
| Category | Theology |
| Level | University |
| Created / Updated | 29.10.2021 / 12.11.2021 |
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Which factors did contribute to the rapid spread of the gospel in the first-century Roman Empire?
- Well-maintained roads
- Koine Greek
- The Pax Romana
When did persecution start?
Not until Nero started to persecute the church in 64 AD. The earliest Christians were not heavily persecuted, although not really safe either, especially when in leader-position.
What does "Hellenization" refer to?
Promoting the culture and language of Greece
What was the name of the short-lived Jewish dynasty that descended from the Maccabees?
The Hasmonean Dynasty
Gentiles who followed some extent of Jewish teaching and practice, without becoming full converts themselves, were known as what?
God-fearers
Rome had two main religious means of trying to unite their subjects. What were they?
- religious syncretism, integrating many local religions into the Roman pantheon
- mandating that everyone should worship the emperor
When (which council) was the Arian controversy addressed?
Council of Nicea
What was patripassianism?
The allegation that the Father and Son are the same
when (which council) was the Donatist controversy centered?
Council of Carthage
Which theological controversy of the fourth century was around a separatist group that claimed they, and they alone, were the real church?
Donatism
Arianism's roots can be traced back to some early church thinkers' tendency to try and harmonize Christianity with ... ?
Greek philosophy
who argued that Jesus was not co-eternal with the Father, but was His first and most important creation?
Arius
During the back and forth battle between Arianism and Trinitarianism, which emperor was it who canceled all orders of exile against the bishops of each perspective?
Julian the Apostate
Between the Eastern and Western parts of the Roman Empire, which half saw the most serious conflicts around Christological heresies? Name one reason why this was a bigger struggle for them.
It was the Eastern part of the Roman Empire, and thus the Eastern church, that had to deal and came up with most of the heresies. This was so because it was under the control of Constantine, safe and growing in wealth and riches, thus the people had been higher-educated, even in greek philosophy, and had time to think about such things.
which position claims that Jesus' humanity and divinity are not really joined into one, but remain separate?
Antiochene
What was the core error of Arianism?
It claimed that Jesus was not really divine
in which year took the council of Nicea place?
325 AD
What was the key theological impact of the Council of Chalcedon (Fourth Ecumenical Council) in 451?
Produced a Definition of Faith
What was the primary doctrinal impact of the Council of Constantinople (Second Ecumenical Council) in 381?
Reaffirming the Nicene Creed
Which doctrinal conflicts arose before the fourth century?
Marcionism
Docetism
Gnosticism
Arianism's error?
Denied Jesus' divinity
Apollinarianism's error?
Denied Jesus' humanity
Nestorianism's error?
Denied that Jesus is one Person
Eutychianism's error?
Denied that Jesus has two natures
which position claims that Jesus' divinity overwhelms the natural limitations of His humanity?
Alexandrine
The early church tried to answer the theological controversies in their day in three ways, which ways?
The canonization of the New Testament
the Apostles' Creed
apostolic succession
The Donatists considered one of their rivals' appointing bishops to be a traditore. What does this term mean?
Someone who handed over the Scriptures under threat of persecution
The controversy surrounding restoring believers who had forsaken their faith in times of persecution is sometimes called "The Question of the _"?
the Lapsed
The Great Schism describes the split between?
Eastern Orthodox and Western Catholics
when were these councils?
Council of Nicea
Council of Constantinople
"Robber Synod" in Ephesus
Council of Chalcedon
Council of Nicea - 325 A.D. (First Ecumenical Council)
Council of Constantinople - 381 A.D. (Second Ecumenical Council)
"Robber Synod" in Ephesus - 449 A.D.
Council of Chalcedon - 451 A.D. (Fourth Ecumenical Council)
who's Eusebius of Caesarea?
A historian who was a little too biased for Constantine
who's Eusebius of Nicomedia?
a Bishop who argued for Arianism in the Council of Nicea
who's Alexander of Alexandria?
The bishop who argued against Arianism in the Council of Nicea
who's Athanasius of Alexandria?
Was a deacon in the time of the Council of Nicea, but would go on to fight Arianism as a bishop
