1. Midterm Church History I
1. Did Jesus intend to create the Church? Give proof to your answer?
2. What does the word “Canon” mean?
3. What is the anti-institutional view?
4. What was Origen known for?
5. What impact did the Catholic Church have on social life?
6. What caused the spread of the Gospel?
7. What made the message of Jesus Christ so unique?
8. Give two reasons why Christianity had such a positive impact on Roman citizens?
9. Where did the ordinances of the church come from? And what are they?
10. What was palestine like in the days of Jesus?
11. What does the term messiah mean?
12. What Book of the Bible speaks about the Kingdom of God being eternal? What is that kingdom
called?
13. What group could John The Baptist have been apart of? What would give us that impression?
14. Give a sufficient reason why Jesus would be baptized by John?
15. What was the main theme of Jesus teachings?
16. When did the New Covenant go into effect?
17. Why did Pilate give the final order to crucify Jesus? How did Jesus death affect his ability to rule?
18. Who was the first person to use the term catholic
19. Describe crucifixion that was performed by the Romans? Where did this practice originate?
20. What was the second home of the church?
21. Explain why the church moved west?
22. What was the significance of the church in North Africa?
23. What does the word “Bible” mean?
24. Name the 4 primary groups in Palestine in the days of Christ?
25. What did the Roman leaders come to realize in the destruction of Christianity?
26. What does the term “Apocrypha” mean?
27. What did Christian us as a rule of Faith?
28. What was the third reason given why a book would be canonized?
29. What was one significant thing that Jesus did in the last week of His life?
30. Who were the rivals that Jesus united?
31. What were the teachings of Marcion? Who influenced him?
32. What did Montanus teach? Why was he so famous?
33. What year did the first complete books of the Bible become published?
34. What was Jerome know for?
35. What did orthodox scholars try to marry to Christianity?
36. What was Clement known for