| A | B |
|---|
| Antioch | solid example of "catholic" community |
| why Antioch was considered "inclusive" | b/c it included Jews & Gentiles |
| apologists | people who defended & explained Christian beliefs |
| Edict of Milan | instituted tolerance for all religions |
| reason why New Test. considered book of faith | b/c authors believed Jesus was Son of God/God of love |
| why Christians were regarded as disloyal citizens | b/c they refused to offer sacrifices to Roman gods |
| problems w/growth of 2nd century church | hostility from outside & conflict within |
| Council of Jerusalem | opened church to Gentiles w/o binding them to mosaic laws |
| Cornelius | first Gentile convert |
| Antioch | center of Christianity,where the name "Christianity" was first used |
| salvation from sin | Jesus' main concern |
| Second Council of Carthage | when/where New Testament was determined |
| belief in Jesus Christ | essential criterion for Christians |
| what Peter urged people to do | repent & be bptised |
| where the first followers of jesus met | in homes/synagogues/Temple @ Jerusalem |
| birthday of the Church | Pentecost |
| when Church history began | with the disciple's presonal experience of Jesus |
| Good News is: | Jesus died, rose and was the one sent by God |
| first name of the community of disciples | "the way" |
| catechumens | unbaptized person preparing for membership in the church |
| bishops | overseer(one who has received the fullness of Holy Orders) |
| heretic | holds a position on article of faith that conflicts w/officially defined teachings |
| apologists | Christian thinker-defended & explained Christian beliefs |
| presbyters | early church leaders/another name for elder/priest |
| deacon | served poor or other needy people |
| martyrs | endured torture & death due to Christian faith |
| assimilation | when minorities adopt values/charcteristics of dominant culture where they live |
| heresy | position of faith that conflicts w/officially defined teaching |
| atheism | denial that God exists |
| orthodox | correct teaching about Christian beliefs |
| Pliny | Roman govenor-asked:what to do about Christians? |
| Tacitus | roman historian:wrote that Nero started Roman fire & blamed it on Christians |
| Stephen | 1st Christian martyer/stoned to death |
| origin | first listing of 27 books of the New Testament |
| incarnation | fact: God assumed human form and became man for our salvation |
| canon | authentic list of books in Old/New Testament |
| sacraments | signs of grace/instituted by Christ/which dispense divine life to us |
| transitional deacon | a step before becoming a priest |
| tradition | living/authentic trnsmission of the teahings of Jesus in the Church |
| permanent deacons | men who help priests in celebrating the Eucharist |
| Licinius | ruler of Roman Empire/defeated by Constantine |
| Perpetua | martyred woman/name is included in Eucharistic Prayer |
| Constantine | first Christian Roman Emporer |
| Deacon Laurence | martyred by being stripped & slowly roasted |
| Nero | Roman Emporer wh waged first persecution against Christians |
| Diocletian | waged last & bloodiest persecution against the Christians |
| Decius | decreed that every citizen had to worship Roman Gods |
| Emp. Domitian | Roman Emp.-assessed special ta on Jews & accused Christians of pretending not to be Jews in order to avoid paying the tax |
| Jesus' mission | save us from sin/bring us to salvation |
| resurection | most crucial event in te life of the Church |
| Jesus' original religion | Jewish |
| Emp. Theodosius | Roman who made Christianity official rligion of empire |
