| 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 |