CHAPTER 1-4 NAMES

Question 1

Leading apostle of the early church.

Answer 1

Peter (martyred between AD 65 and 68)

Question 2

Early Christian missionary and apostle.

Answer 2

Paul (martyred between AD 65 and 68)

Question 3

Roman emperor, persecuted Christians after fire in Rome

Answer 3

Nero (AD 37-68)

Question 4

Leading pastor of Rome in the late first century. The fourth pope,
according to Roman Catholics. Perhaps mentioned in Philippians 4:3.

Answer 4

Clement of Rome (died, AD 96)

Question 5

Jewish writer. His historical works tell about early Christianity and the
destruction of the Jewish temple.

Answer 5

Josephus (AD 37-100)

Question 6

Apostolic church father and leading pastor in Syrian Antioch. Wrote seven
important letters while traveling to Rome to face martyrdom.

Answer 6

Ignatius (AD 35-117)

Question 7

Apostolic church father. Wrote about the origins of the Gospels.

Answer 7

Papias (AD 60-130)

Question 8

Apostolic church father. Preserved Ignatius’ writings.

Answer 8

Polycarp (AD 69-155)

Question 9

Christian philosopher and apologist. Martyred in Rome.

Answer 9

Justin Martyr (AD 100-165)

Question 10

Slave-girl. Martyred in Lyons alongside the city’s leading pastor.

Answer 10

Blandina (died, AD 177)

Question 11

Proponent of Gnostic ideas. Rejected the Old Testament and tried to remove
sixteen books from the texts that Christians recognized as apostolic

Answer 11

Marcion (died AD 160)

Question 12

Earliest leader of the New Prophets (also known as “Montanists”).

Answer 12

Montanus (died AD 175?)

Question 13

Leader of the New Prophets

Answer 13

Maximilla (died AD 190?)

Question 14

Leader of the New Prophets, predicted Jesus would return to Phrygia.

Answer 14

Prisca (died AD 190?)

Question 15

Overseer of Rome. Excommunicated Christians in the eastern part of the Empire
who celebrated Easter during Passover. Fourteenth pope, for Roman Catholics.

Answer 15

Victor (died AD 198)

Question 16

Church father. Defended eastern Christians during Easter controversy

Answer 16

Irenaeus (AD 130-200)

Question 17

North African slave girl and Christian, probably a Montanist. Martyred with
Perpetua, a fellow Christian. Felicity bore a child in prison. Their captor scoffed, “You’re in such pain now! What will you do when you’re thrown to the beasts?” She replied, “Now, I suffer alone. Then,
there will be another in me. He will suffer for me, for I am about to suffer for him.”

Answer 17

Felicity (died AD 203)

Question 18

North African church father. Attacked “modalism” (the belief that the Father,
Son, and Spirit are not distinct in any way). Became a Montanist near the end of his life

Answer 18

Tertullian (AD 160-225)

Question 19

Roman theologian. Recorded the Apostolike Paradosis (Apostolic Tradition),
which includes an early form of the Apostles’ Creed

Answer 19

Hippolytus (AD 170-236)

Question 20

Overseer of Alexandria. Treated difficult scriptures as allegories.

Answer 20

Origen (AD 185-254)

Question 21

Overseer of Carthage, North Africa. Allowed Christians who faltered during
persecution to return to their churches.

Answer 21

Cyprian (died AD 258)

Question 22

Devout Christian and mother of Emperor Constantine. In 326 she visited the
Holy Land and had churches built in Bethlehem and on the Mount of Olives.

Answer 22

Helena (AD 255-330)

Question 23

Wrote the earliest surviving history of Christianity.

Answer 23

Eusebius of Caesarea (AD 263-339)

Question 24

Founder of communal (or cenobitic) monasticism in the Western Empire.
His sister Mary founded religious communities for women.

Answer 24

Pachomius (AD 292-346)

Question 25

One of the Great Cappadocians, opposed Arianism.

Answer 25

Basil of Caesarea (AD 329-379)

Question 26

One of the Great Cappadocians, opposed Arianism.

Answer 26

Gregory Nazianzus (AD 329-389)

Question 27

One of the Great Cappadocians, Basil's brother.

Answer 27

Gregory Nyssa (AD 330-394)

Question 28

Monk and scholar, translated the Vulgate.

Answer 28

Jerome (AD 345-420)

Question 29

Monk who taught that humans have the natural ability to please God. Denounced by a local council in Carthage (418) and by the Council of Ephesus.

Answer 29

Pelagius (died 420)

Question 30

Theologian from Antioch who held some Nestorian views. His writings were included in the Three Chapters.

Answer 30

Theodore of Mopsuestia (350-428)

Question 31

North African overseer. Greatest theologian of his era.

Answer 31

Augustine of Hippo (354-430)

Question 32

Father of Western monasticism. Wrote The Rule of Benedict, a manual for monks. Founded religious communities near Monte Cassino, Italy, with his sister Scholastica.

Answer 32

Benedict of Nursia (480-550)

Question 33

Irish missionary, founder of Iona monastery

Answer 33

Columba (521-597)

Question 34

First Roman bishop to attain the status that would later be linked with the title “pope.” The sixty-fourth pope for Roman Catholics.

Answer 34

Gregory (540-604)

Question 35

Monk sent by Pope Gregory I to begin new churches in England after barbarians destroyed previous missionaries' work.

Answer 35

Augustine of Canterbury (died, 605)