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Theology Midterm
chapters 1-8
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| the entry of Jesus' humanity into the divine glory in God's heavenly domain | ascension |
| the ascension occured__________. | 40 dats after Easter |
| the day the Holy spirit was given & communicated as a divine person to the church; fulfilling the paschal mystery of Christ | pentecost |
| pentecost is also known as | the birthday of the church |
| belief in one God | monotheism |
| was the central belief of the Jewish faith | monotheism |
| 3 religions that use monotheism | judaism; christianity; islam |
| when the jewish nation did not exist & Jewish leaders were exiled | Babylonion captivity |
| also known as the "kingdom of God" | reign of God |
| someone who will become kind & restore Israel to peace & prosperity | messiah |
| the belief in the messiah was traditionally_______. | Jewish |
| witness to the truth of faith; in which they endure death to be faithful to Christ | martyr |
| who was the first martyr? | Stephen |
| declarations allowing religious freedom in the Roman empire | edict of milan |
| who signed the edict of milan? | constantine & licinius |
| were attacked but not killed by animals & had to be executed by gladiators | Perpetua & Felicity |
| assistant to the bishop or priest | deacon |
| one who hols a position on an article of faith that conflicts with the officially defined teachings | heretic |
| Christian thinker who defended & explained Christian beliefs | apologist |
| denial that God exists | athiesm |
| son of God consumed human nature & became man for our salvation | incarnation |
| correct teachings about basic christian beliefs | orthodoxy |
| books that make up the new & old testaments | canon |
| deposit of faith handed down through apostolic succession | tradition |
| sign of grade by which divine life is dispensed to us through the work of the holy spirit | sacrament |
| unbaptized person preparing for membership into the church | catechumen |
| adopting christian balues of culture where you live | assimilation |
| shepard of a particular churhc entrusted to him | bishop |
| elder or priest | presbyter |
| how many persecutions? | 10 |
| burnt down rome & blamed it on the christians | nero |
| began empire wide persecutions which caused the christians to flee | domitian |
| ask Traja what to do about Christians and he said dont seek them out but if found they should be punished | pliny |
| said to worship roman gods; had a certificate | decius |
| divided the east & west | diocletian |
| meeting of bishops that condemned arianism | council of nicaea |
| the council of nicaea was the first________. | ecumenical council |
| designation for church leaders during the early centuries of chrisianity whose teachings formulated christian doctrines & practices | fathers of the church |
| bishop of milan who wrote books on scripture | ambrose |
| who did ambrose inspire? | augustine |
| bishop of hippo | augustine |
| augustine's book is called _______. | confessions |
| who created the vulgate | jerome |
| scriptures translated into latin | vulgate |
| leader of christian community in major cities of the roman empire | patriarch |
| religion based on gods will as it was revealed to muhammed | islam |
| apostle of ireland who was put in prison | saint patrick |
| christs work of redemption accomplished by passion; death; resurrection & ascension | paschal mystery |
| founder of the islamic religion | muhammed |
| muslims journey to mecca; marks the beginning of the islam calendar | hijrah |
| gift of participation in the life of god to respond to vocation | grace |
| division that marks the events in the life of christ | liturgical calendar |
| 3 days of prayer before the ascension to ask blessing on the harvest | rogation days |
| place where baptisms are celebrated; it is a section of the church | baptistry |
| church of historical signficance | basilica |
| no sex & remaining umarried | celibacy |
| people who spread christian message to other lands | missionaries |
| meeting that determined which style of christianity would be use in england | synod of whitby |
| king pepins part of italy governed by the pope | donation of pepin |
| section of italy ruled by the pope | papal states |
| king of the franks who was crowned roman emperor in 800 by the pope | charlemagne |
| charlemagne was also called "____" | 2nd constantine |
| social form of interlocking relationshhip based on use of land in payment for military services | feudalism |
| meeting of cardinals to elect a pope | conclave |
| offical separastion of eastern church & western church aka great schism | east-west schism |
| wrote "summa theologica" | st. thomas aquianus |
| wars fought to free the holy land | crusades |
| founded the friars minor & recieved stigmata | st. francis |
| period during which 2 and then 3 people claimed to have papal authority | western schism |
| 3 people claiming to be pope during schism | gregory; benedict; john |
| communion of god; highest form of expression | mysticism |
| process of spain identifying & punishing non-christian heretics | spanish inquisition |
| posted the 95 thesis | martin luther |
| what was luthers main concern? | selling of indulgences |
| wanted to test longstanding notions by direct observation | galileo |
| used his priesthood to serve those in neeed | Vincent de Paul |