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DLS Rel Ch 10 Summar
DLS Religion Chapter 10 Summary Review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Which books of the New Testament give us our understanding of the early Church? | The Acts of the Apostles and the letters give us our understanding of the early Church. |
| What are some of the experiences of the early Church? | Peter and John healed a man who was crippled. The Jewish leaders were angry because Peter, John, and all the apostles were healing and preaching in the name ofJesus. The apostles were arrested and jailed but were set free. |
| Why is Stephen called the first martyr? | Stephen was one of the first seven deacons of the early Church, and he angered the Jewish leaders by enthusiastically preaching about Jesus. He is called a martyr because he sacrificed his own life in witness to Jesus Christ. |
| Epistle | A letter written by St. Paul or another leader to a group of Christians in the early Church. Of the 27 books of the New Testament, 21 are epistles. The second reading at Mass on Sundays & holy days is always from one of these books. |
| Deacon | Man ordained through Sacrament of Holy Orders to serve. Help bishops & priests, serving in charitable ministries of church. Also help proclaim the Gospel, preaching, & assisting at Liturgy of Eucharist. Also celebrate Baptisms, marriages, & funerals. |
| Martyrs | those who have given their lives for the faith. Martyr comes from the Greek word for “witness.” A martyr is the supreme witness to the truth of the faith and to Christ to whom he or she is united. |
| 1. Book of the Bible that tells about the early days of the Church | Acts of the Apostles |
| 2. Letters in the Bible that were written to early Christian churches and individuals | Epistles |
| 3. Someone who witnesses to Jesus through death | Martyr |
| 4. Role that Stephen had of ministering to the needs of the Church | Deacon |
| 5. The first martyr was | Stephen |
| 6. Person whom Jesus selected to lead the Church | Peter |
| 7. Wrote about half the letters to the early Christian churches | Paul |
| 8. Had great importance to the lives of early Christians | Prayer |
| 9. People ordained in the Sacrament of Holy Orders in today's Church | Deacons |
| 10. Stephen’s vision before death | Heavens Opening |
| 1. The Church began because of | Jesus |
| 2. Martyrs teach us to act as witnesses to the | Gospel |
| 3. Celebrate Baptism, witness marriages, and preside at funerals. | Deacons |
| 4. The first parts of the New Testament to be written were Paul’s | Letters |
| 5. The Acts of the Apostles continues from the Gospel of | Luke |
| 6. The ______________ was with the early Church and is with the Church today. | Spirit |
| 7. Christ's love helped the apostles to continue to proclaim the | Good News |
| 8. The disciples were able to work ___________ in the name of Jesus. | Wonders |