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Christianity
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What did Messiah mean? | It meant that one was Anointed. (using Christos) |
| What was Christos? | The oil you put on someone. |
| Connection with Mystery Cults | Mystery Cults thought they knew Christianity is because it LOOKS like Mystery Cult. |
| Difference between Mystery Cults and Christianity. | Christianity isn't secretive. |
| What did Christianity put an end to? | Emperor Worship |
| The Traditional Cult of Christianity | Christians said DO NOT go worship in traditional Greek way. Can ONLY worship their God. |
| Who were the Saducees in Christianity? | The worldly party; Torah only |
| Who were the Pharisees? | The scribal party; heavily influenced by Persian ideas, including Messiah, resurrection, Satan, angels, & demons. |
| Who were the Zealots? | The anti roman militains |
| Who were the Essenes? | Separatists awaiting a restoration. |
| What was the Messiah supposed to look like? | A prophet like Moses, a king like David, and an Apocalyptic Figure |
| Who was John The Baptist? | He was a preacher before Jesus came. Preached on repentance, baptized Jesus, and preached about Jesus coming. |
| Who was Jesus of Nazareth? | Jesus was a man who brought the Good news from the kingdom of Heaven, the son of man, etc. Preached on how be ready because He could come back any day. |
| Describe Jesus (the son of man) | He was an apocalyptic figure from Daniel, a suffering servant from Isaiah, and a poetic generic human being. |
| Tell me about the Crucifixion? | Jesus was crucified for disturbing the peace, and claiming to be the son of God. He died on the cross and rose three days after he died. |
| Who was Paul? | Paul was a man who wasn't a follower of Christ, but despised it. he ended up putting his faith in Jesus, wrote there is no circumcision or kosher food laws. |
| Who opposed Paul's views? | Gnostics, Judaizers, & Enthusiasts. |
| Tell me about the early Church | Focused around the kingdom of God, focused on prayer and the communal meal, discussed the holy spirit. It was centered around Jerusalem until 70 CE & the destruction of the temple. |
| What are the gospels of the New Testament? | Matthew, Mark, Luke, & John, which are all accounts of Jesus & his time on earth. |
| Where is history found in the New Testament? | In the book of Acts. |
| Who was Acts written by? | The same author of Luke (Luke). |
| What does the first half of Acts focus on? | It is generally about Peter and the community in Jerusalem led by James. |
| What does the second half of Acts focus on? | It is generally about Paul's missions. |
| How many letters did Paul write? | 13 Letters. |
| How are the letters arranged in the Bible? | By size, not when they were written. |
| Are they all written by Paul? | Some don't believe so. |
| Who wrote the other letters? | John (who wrote 3 letters), Peter (who wrote 2 letters), James, Jude, & Hebrews. |
| Talk to me about the Apocalypse. Where does it talk about it in the Bible? What's it all about? | It talks about the Apocalypse in Revelation, written by John. It talks about present day, not the future. Apocalypses always written in times of persecution. |
| When was the Canon settled? | In the 4th century |
| When were the 4 gospels settled on? | By the 2nd century |
| What books were up for debate the longest? | Hebrews, 2 Peter, & Revelation |
| How were the books selected? | Based on wide use, apostolic claims, & orthodoxy. |
| What was Gnosticism? | Secret Teachings. Believed that creation was the work of a mistaken or incompetent lower divinity. |
| What was did Gnostics believe about souls and the body? | That creation traps divinity (souls) in matter (body). |
| Who was the redeemer according to Gnostics? | Someone who provides the knowledge necessary to escape the trap of matter. |
| What is the trinity? | One god in three. strict Monotheism. The father, son, & the holy spirit. No division between those three. Three persons, one substance. |
| What is Christology? | The idea that Jesus was fully human AND fully divine. |
| What is salvation? | That when Jesus died on the cross, all of humanity was saved. |
| When did the Nicea council take place? | 325 CE. |
| What did Arius believe? | Jesus was God's first creation. Insisted that the term "begotten" demanded this understanding. |
| What did Alexander believe? | Fatherhood must be eternal, so there cannot be a time where the son wasn't. |
| What was the Council of Constantinople? | The second Ecumencial council. The second version of the Nicene Creed. |
| What was the problem with was Arius believed? | The term for one substance, homoousious is not in the New Testament. |
| When was the council of Calcedon? | 451 CE. It was the 4th Ecumencial Council. |
| What was thought of Christology in the council of Calcedon? | It was two natures, unconfused and unaltered, yet undivided and inseperable. |
| Conclusion of Nicene Creed? | We believe in one God, the Father, Almighty, Maker of Heaven and Earth, and all of the things visible and invisible. |
| What were the Five Patriarchs? | Rome, Constantinople, Jerusalem, Antioch, & Alexandria. They all had different understandings of the creed. |
| Who was pro-icons & who was anti-icons? | The East was pro-icons & the West was anti-icons. |
| What was the Filioque? | Apart of the Great Schism in 1054, saying the spirit proceeds from the father AND the son. |
| When did the Crusades take place? | During the 11th century. |
| What were the Crusades? | Religious Wars. |
| The East asked for help against who? | The Turks. |
| After Constantinople falls to the Turks, where does the center of Orthodox Church move to? | North to Moscow. |
| What are the seven sacraments? | Baptism, Confirmation, Penance, Communion, Marriage, Holy Orders, & Unction. |
| Who was Martin Luther? | A man who wrote the 95 Theses on all the Catholic churches doors. Came up with the idea that Priests have no higher power than regular people. |
| What two sacraments does Martin Luther believe in? | Baptism & the Lord's supper, because those are the only two Paul talks about. |
| Who was Ulrich Zwingli? | Believed that the only way you can reach salvation is through faith alone. |
| Where did Zwingli and Luther disagree? | Zwingli believed that Christ was not presence at the Lord's supper. |
| Who was John Calvin? | Believed in Justification by Faith alone. |
| Who believes in predestination? | John Calvin. |
| What two sacraments did John Calvin believe? | Same as Martin Luther : Baptism and The Lord's Supper. |
| Who was in the middle of Zwingli and Luthers idea about Christs presence in Lords Supper? | John Calvin. |
| Who were Anabaptists? | Believed in Adult baptism, since faith is a voluntary matter. |
| Why didn't anabaptists fight in wars? | because of the sermon on the mount. |
| What four groups are mainly anabaptists? | Quakers, Amish, Bretherens, and Mennonite. |
| Where was the Presbyterian Church located? | Scotland |
| Where was the Congregational Church located? | England (Puritans & United Church of Christ). |
| What was Episcopal? | Part of the Church that Henry VIII created so he could divorce his wife. |
| What is Deism? | The religion that everything is reason, there is one God, and no miracles. |
| Who created Methodism? | John Wesley |
| What is Pentecostal? | Believes in the Holy spirit, spiritual gifts, prophecy and spiritual healing. |
| What do Christian Scientists believe? | That there is no such thing as evil, and spiritual healing. |
| Who was the founder of Mormonism? | John Smith & John Smith Jr. |
| What do Mormons believe? | That God is from another planet. They baptize after death. |
| What do Jehovah's Witness' believe? | They believe there is no soul, all other religions are false, Jesus is Gods creation, not fully God. Jesus is just a mediator. |
| Who was Mary Baker Eddy? | The founder of Christian Scientists. |
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