content quiz (p 10-14) Flashcards
what is the shortest of the seven church letters
Smyrna
what does Smyrna mean
crushed
what word does Smyrna have the same linguistic root as
myrrh
who was arrested and burned to death for his faith in Christ in Smyrna (he was an aged bishop)
Polycarp
what three things did Jesus share with the church at Smyrna
- His accurate perception
- His accurate prediction
- His assuring promise
what years did Smyrna exist
AD 100-300
what type of church was Smyrna
persecuted church
at the hands of whom did Smyrna experience ten periods of intense persecution
Nero
who was martyred during the period of Smyrna; he was a pupil of the apostle John and was taken to Rome and thrown to the wild beasts in the Colosseum
Ignatius
who was martyred in Smyrna by being burned alive; as a youth he sat at the feet of the apostle John
Polycarp
who was martyred in Smyrna by being beheaded at Rome
Justin Martyr
who was a Christian slave girl of southern Gaul who was tortured from morning until night and would not confess against the Lord and ended up having her throat slit
Blandina
what young woman and her faithful slave were gored to death by wild beasts at Carthage in Smyrna
Perpetua and Felicitas
what was the fiercest persecution in Smyrna
10th
who was the emperor during “the great persecution”
Diocletian
