click below
click below
Normal Size Small Size show me how
Heresy quiz
Question | Answer |
---|---|
1. Jesus is only god; denied the Son of God taking on human flesh. believed material reality is evil and didn't trust pope or bishops; during the 2nd century 2. secret knowledge was transmitted by Christ to the Apostles | Gnosticisim |
Why did Gnostics think that salvation was secret knowledge? | because of "mystery of faith" |
Who was the main player who supported Gnosticism? | Valentinus |
Who was against Gnosticism and advocated the Church's teachings? | St. Irenaus, wrote Against the Heresies |
What ecumenical council dispelled Gnosticism? | Council of Nicea |
What did the Council of Nicea argue abt Gnosticism? | Salvation is for everyone and Jesus is both human and divine. |
What part of the Nicene Creed supports the Church's argument on Gnosticism? | "for us men and our salvation" "Incarnate of the Virgin Mary, he became man" |
denied Jesus' divinity; believed Jesus Christ was God's greatest creation; he was neither true God or true man, he was unlike the substance and nature of the Father also unlike man he had no soul | Arianism |
Who was the main player of Arianism? | Arius, a priest from Alexandria. |
Who went against Arianism and advocated the Church's teachings? | Athanasius |
What ecumenical council dispelled Arianism? | Council of Nicea at 325 |
What did the Council of Nicea argue against Arianism? | Jesus is consubstantial with the Father, and possess the same nature as God the Father |
What part of the Nicene Creed supports the Church's argument on Arianism? | "True God from true God, begotten, not made consubstantial with the father." |
one being two complete natures: divine and human that contradict each other, believed Jesus had a human body but no human soul. He only had a divine soul, and never took on a human soul. during 4th century | Apollinarianism |
Who was the main player of Apollonarianism? | Apollinaris, bishop of Laodicea |
What ecumenical council dispelled Apollonarianism? | the first Council of Constantinople in 381 |
What did the Council of Constantinople argue against Apollonarianism? | Jesus was fully man and fully God |
What part of the Nicene Creed supports the Church's argument on Apollonarianism? | "Incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man" |
distinctions between the human and divine nature of Christ separating the two persons, denied Mary of the title 'theotokos' means god-bearer and claimed that she only gave birth to human Jesus. during fifth century | Nestorianism |
Who was the main player of Nestorianism? | Nestorius, the patriarch of Constantinople |
What ecumenical council dispelled Nestorianism? | the Council of Ephesus in 431 |
What did the Council of Ephesus argue against Nestorianism? | stated that Jesus is one person with two natures, fully human and fully divine and that Mary gave birth to God incarnate |
What part of the Nicene Creed supports the Church's argument on Nesotrianism? | Mary: "Incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man" Jesus: ^ or "Consubstantial with the Father" |
a single essence or nature claimed that Christ was both human and divine but his human nature was absorbed by his divine nature, he was completely divine | monophysitism |
Who was the main player of Monophysitism? | eastern monks and theoligians |
What ecumenical council dispelled Monophysitism? | Council of Chalcedon in 451 |
What did the Council of Chalcedon argue against Monophysitism? | Jesus is One Divine person with two natures: human and divine |
What part of the Nicene Creed supports the Church's argument on Monophsitism? | "Incarnate of the Virgin Mary and became man" |