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21 Cards in this Set
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What creed was written in response to Arius's heresy?
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The Nicene Creed was written in response.
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What was Arianism?
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The heresy that claimed that Jesus was not divine, he was somewhere in between human and divine.
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The Nicene Creed was written here.
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It was written at the Council of Nicaea.
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What was Gnosticism?
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A heresy that claimed that Jesus wasn't human, because all material things were evil.
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Who disputed Gnosticism.
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Irenaeus
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The Apostles' Creed was written in response to this heresy.
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Gnosticism.
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A martyr that was born of non-Christian parents. One of the earliest apologists.
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Justin
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What is an apologist?
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People who defend their faith.
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The belief that it is wrong to kill another human being in war or for any purpose.
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Pacifism.
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Comes from the Greek word meaning "hairy ones"
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Barbarians.
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Comes from the Greek word for "supervisor".
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Bishop.
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Emperor who was successful in holding off the barbarians, but later in his life killed many Christians.
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Diocletian.
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What does XP or chi-rho mean?
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The first two Greek letters of Christ's name.
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What are apostates?
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people who renounce their faith.
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What emperor made Christianity legal?
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Constantine.
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What was the name of the new capital?
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Constantinople.
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What is a heresy?
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A false teaching of the church.
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Who countered the Arians?
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Athanasius.
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Bishop who was taken to be eaten by lions.
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Ignatius of Antioch.
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What was the Edict of Milan?
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It granted freedom of worship to Christians in the Roman Empire.
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Who was the emperor who declared paganism illegal and made Christianity the official religion of the empire.
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Theodosius.
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