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34 Cards in this Set
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Why did the Gospel spread so widely during the first three centuries?
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Great Commision, Council of jeruselum, st. paul, apologists, ecumenial councils.
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WHat is the bibical identification of all the people who are not jewish?
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Gentile
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What is the 1st council of the church that discussed and settled controversy over whether a gentile had to become a jew first before being baptized into the church?
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Council of Jerusalem.
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What was the date of the council of jerusalem?
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around a.d. 51
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Who were the leaders of the early church chosen by the Apostles to be their co=workers?
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Presbyters
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Who were the apologists?
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Christian writers of the early church that explained and defended the faith against false teachings and teachers
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What word that comes from the greek word meaning "to defend"
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Apologist
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What is the unity of sacred scripture and tradition? It is the heritage of faith and the soiurce of faith that is dawn from to pass on God's Revelation to us
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deposit of faith
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What are religious opinions contrary to the teaching of the Apostles and the church?
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Heresies
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What is required for someone to be a heretic?
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they have to have been baptised, being a heretic is ppost-baptisimal denial of some truth which must be believe with divine and catholic faith
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What is apostolic succession"?
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the unbroken connection between the popes and bishops and apostles; Bishops are successors of Apostles
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Who wrote the acts of the apostles?
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Luke
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Where does the acts of the apostles begin and end?
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begins at the ascension and ends at the death of st. peter in rome
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Who is the pope of rome the successor of ?
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St., Peter
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What was the First Apology of St. Justin Martyr about?
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it said that the church during the second century was very similar to the way mass is celebrated today.
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Why was the Council of Jerusalem a turning point in the life of the Church?
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It opened the door to vast growth of the church for years to come. It allowed gentiles into the church and eventually caused the church become extinct of jews.
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What was the controversy that was settled at the council of jerusalem about?
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The decision to allow gentile converts into the church without them first being jewish was settled at the council of jerusalem. They decided to allow them, but they still had to follow the Jewish laws of mosses.
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What was the mission of Saint Paul the Apostle?
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He wanted to include gentiles in the followers of Jesus. He was an apostle to the gentiles and he fufilled the command that Jesus gave to the apostles amoung the gentiles.
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Why is the faithful handing on of the Deposit of faith a sacred trist amd essemtial work of the Church?
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It is the heritage of our faith. It indicates us to fufill responsibility and we are to use them as a guidelinmg for the word of the church.
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What are the roles of the bishops?
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the bishops are successors of the apostles and have responsibility and authority to teach and defend the truth of the faith as jesus taught the first apostles to do
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What are the roles of the Nicaea I and Constantinople I in the church?
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The teachings of the apostles were reaffirmed and explained. The creed was made, which is a summary of both councils.
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What is the connection between the rites used in the liturgy of the Church today and with those used in the early church?
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We all:
-gather in one place -the scriptures are read -a homily is given -donations for poor are collected -Bread, wine, water are collected -communion is distrubuted -celebrate prays over people and gives thanks |
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What is the memorial of christ's pascal myustery?
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The eucharist
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What was worship (the sacraments) like in the early church?
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Well, orders was people were ordained by laying on of hands. Christian initiation included a period of prep, formal questioning, and use of the trinitarian formula. and laying on of hands. The eucharist was basically the same as now.
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Who was st. anthony of the Desert?
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he made one of the earliest religios communities in egypt. This community broke off into 2 sep groups
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What were the two groups that st. anthony of the desert's religious community broke off onto?
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contemplative and apostolic life
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Who was the last apostle to die?
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St. John the evangelist
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what was saul before he became an apostle?
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Pharisee
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When did the romans destroy thge temple in jerusalem?
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a.d. 70
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What was the result of the romans destroying the temple of jerusalem?
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tension continues to rise, around that time all jews that believed in jesuswere formally banned from the synagogue
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What is an ecumenical council?
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a gathering of all the bishops of the world that is usually called by the pope or at least confirmed or accepted by him
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Who wrote the apostle's creed and why is it called that?
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Not the Apostles. its called this because the teacchings in this creed date back to the first decades of the church.
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What is the contemplative life?
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when the members of this life commit themselves to silence and prayer
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What is the apostolic life?
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the members of this life support one another in the work of proclaiming the Gospel and serving other by living the works of mercy
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