A | B |
The writings of St.Paul | Which are the oldest writings of the New Testament? |
The bishops are the successors to | Apostles |
Who was crucified upside down? | Peter |
Why was St. Paul beheaded instead of being crucified by the Romans? | St. Paul was a Roman citizen who, as a rule, were not crucified |
“Eucharist” comes from a Greek word that means | thnaksgiving |
The word “agape” means | love |
Christ is the _________of the Church | head |
St. Peter is______________ upon which the Church is built. | rock |
_________and_______________constitute the Deposit of Faith. | Scripture and Tradition |
Three men that enjoy the title of Apostle even though they were not part of the original Twelve that Jesus selected include Paul, Barnabas and ..... | Matthias |
One of the effects of the decision of the Council of Jerusalem was that... | Christianity began to distance itself more from its Jewish roots. |
Why is it logically inconsistent to believe in a rule of faith determined by the Bible alone (sola Scriptura)? | There has to be an authority, in this case, the Catholic Church, to authenticate the Bible |
Today at Mass, the priest reads the prayers from a large book called a Missal. In the days of the early Church, how were these prayers said? | The presider, already well versed in the Scriptures, spontaneously said the prayers at Mass. |
An “apocryphal” piece of writing is.. | a work of literature that looks like Scripture, but is not divinely inspired. |
Roundly condemned the agape meals because of their abuse. | St.Paul |
The first person to use the term “Catholic Church.” | St.Ignatius of Antioch |
Author of the Apostolic Tradition. | St.Hippolytus |
Sola Scriptura | the belief that only the Bible contains what we need to know in order to be saved |
120 | how many total disciples were present in the Upper Room at Pentecost |
3000 | the total number of believers converted and Baptized at Pentecost |
one who is sent out to complete a task | apostle |
one who wrote one of the gospels | evangelist |
Matthew, Mark, Luke | the synoptic gospels containing a similar viewpoint |
didache | a term meaning 'instruction' or 'teaching' used to describe an ancient document containing information about the beliefs and practices of the early Church |
Cornelius | a Gentile convert to Christianity who was led to Baptism by an angel |
Circumcision and the Laws of Moses | what made it difficult for Gentiles to become Christians prior to A.D. 50 |
catholic | universal; world wide; accepting of all cultures in all times and places |
good news, evangelium | gospel |
believers in Jesus who followed the Way | Christians |
vicar of Christ, papacy, Bishop of Rome: terms for the | Pope |
the books accepted as inspired by the Holy Spirit become part of the Bible are on the | canon |
The Church disagreed about which books or letters should be seen as divinely inspired, especially these books of doubtful origin | apocryphal |
the 7th day, the day of rest, the last day of the week | Sabbath |
the day of Christ's resurrection | the frist day of the week, Sunday |
presbyter | priest, elder |
consecration | the words which turn the bread and wine in to the body and blood of Christ |
Apostolic Tradition | the teachings of the apostles handed down to their succeossors |
a gathering of church officials to make decisions | council |
marks of the church found in the Nicene Creed | one, holy, catholic, apostolic |
fast days within the early church | Fridays and Wednesdays |
those preachers who wrote down their beliefs and explained them, especially to Jews and pagan Romans | apologists |