Christianity Flashcards
(49 cards)
This Catholic clergyman served as the first bishop and archbishop of the United States. He founded Georgetown University in 1789. He did not found the Cleveland university that shares his name.
John Carroll
Jeremiah warned the children of Benjamin to flee this city that was about to be destroyed.
Jerusalem
In the book of Genesis, Hagar was this woman’s maidservant.
Sarai / Sarah
The Book of Revelation describes the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. Whereas the beings riding the white and pale horses have traditionally symbolized Conquest (Pestilence) and Death, what do the riders of the red and black horses symbolize (correct order not required)?
War, Famine
This latin word is the term given to the throne of a bishop. When a letter is added to it, it means the place in which said throne is located.
Cathedra / Cathedral
In 828, what were believed to be the remains of this religious figure and biblical author were smuggled by Venetian merchants from Alexandria (where he founded the Church of Alexandria) to Venice (where there is now a basilica of his name).
Mark the Evangelist (Gospel of Mark)
In the biblical parable of the prodigal son, the prodigal is forced to take what shockingly menial job?
Swineherd
December 26 is the feast day of what saint, the first Christian martyr?
Good King Wenceslas
This is the name given to a public decree, letter patent or charter made by the Pope. The term originally comes from the leaden seal used to authenticate them.
Papal bull
“And God said unto” him, “the end of all flesh is come before me…and, behold, I will destroy them with the earth.”
Noah
In Malachi: “Behold, I will send you” this prophet before the coming of “the great and dreadful day of the Lord.”
Elijah
Which book of the Bible includes a vision of scroll closed with seven seals?
The last book of the New Testament, the Book of Revelation, includes the apocalyptic vision of these seven seals opening one at a time, ushering in the end of the world.
What is the name of the legal and theological document, with 28 editions published between 1487 and 1600, that was accepted for centuries by Roman Catholics and Protestants as an authoritative source on sorcery and satanism, and as a guide to Christian defense? (Either the original Latin title or the common English translation is acceptable.)
Malleus Maleficarium / Hammer of Witches
A sacristy has this other name, from its use to store clerical garments.
Vestry
The evangelical branch of this -ism was Sweden’s official religion from the 1500s to 2000.
Lutheranism
In Latin Jesus says, I am “via et veritas et vita”–in English, these 3 words.
Way, Truth and Life
The quote “The Lord gave and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord” can be found in this book of the Bible.
Job
This book that speaks of vanity also says, “much study is a weariness of the flesh.”
Ecclesiastes
This next-to-last Book of the New Testament is just 25 verses long.
Jude
In the Eastern Orthodox church, Mondays are days on which these beings are celebrated.
Angels
What are the names of the Three Magii?
Balthasar, Melchior, Gaspar
What name is given to the common source (or sources) generally believed to have been used by the writers of the gospels of Matthew and Luke (other than Mark) that has since been lost to time? It takes its name from a German word meaning “source”.
Q / The Q Source
A liturgical year begins on the first Sunday of Advent, which is the Sunday closest to the feast day of this “first apostle.”
Andrew
Although Vatican City is an independent country that houses the Catholic Church leadership, this is the name of the organization that represents the universal government of the church that extends beyond the the city’s boundaries.
The Holy See
