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20 Cards in this Set
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Following the adoption of Christianity as the state religion of Rome
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Persecution of pagans began
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Of the following, which group developed a monastic-like community near the Dead Sea?
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Essenes
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As a consequence of the Edict of Milan
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Christianity is recognized in the Roman Empire
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Jesus was condemned to death during the administration of
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Pontius Pilate
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urged clerics not to pursue wealth but to practice humility and avoid favoring the rich over the poor.
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Ambrose
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All later forms of Judaism developed from which Jewish sect?
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Pharisees
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Who founded a monastery at Monte Cassino, Italy?
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Benedict
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Who established a monastic rule calling for both work and prayer?
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Saint Benedict
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What specific religious and historical event made possible the belief in Jesus as divine and a savior god?
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The resurrection
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One may correctly say of the Sadducees that they
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claimed to be descendents of Sadok
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The sack of Rome was the occasion for
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The writing of The City of God
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Augustine would have supported the concept that
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human nature was sinful
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Who issued the Edict of Milan
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Constantine
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Saint Ambrose was renowned for
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his dictum that "the emperor is within the church, not above it."
expressing concern for the poor and oppressed. defending church authority versus the state. his status as bishop of Milan. |
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What accounts for the appeal of early Christianity?
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The appeal of a personal relationship between the individual and god
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Christians and Greeks
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Not all Christians believed that the Greek philosophy was false
Christianity inherited the Hebrew view that God is both lawgiver and judge. The Greek conception of God was different from the conception of God held by Christianity and the Hebrews. The Greeks held that God was a logical abstraction, a principle of order, and a prime mover. The Greeks approached God through the intellect, not the heart |
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Which Roman emperor made Christianity the official religion of Rome?
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Theodosius I
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Which Christian church father made the following statement: "What indeed has Athens to do with Jerusalem?"
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Tertullian
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Jesus and the New Testament
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The New Testament does not tell about Jesus' plans for Christianity
Little is known about Jesus during his lifetime. Jesus did not write any of his sermons. Jesus began to preach at thirty. Jewish and Roman historians do mention Jesus in their writings. |
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The term oikoumene stands for
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a world community
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