EXAM Flashcards
(78 cards)
“Architect of Middle Ages”
Augustine
Greatest influence and importance in Augustine’s work
Confessions
“Confession can mean 3 things:
1) confession of sin
2) profession of faith
3) praise of God
T/f Confessions became a religious classic because of its penetrating analysis of sin and human nature,
True
What kind of education did Augustine receive as a child
Elementary Christian education
Dates of Augustine’s childhood
354-370
Augustine’s classical period
370-375
Manichaean period
375-382
Neoplatonic and catechumen period
382–89
When did Augustine’s conversion experience occur
Augustine’s “conversion experience” occurred in 386.
Clerical period
Clerical period, 389–430
T/f He was ordained presbyter in 391 for the catholic church at Hippo
True
______is an exposition of the Apostles’ Creed
Faith
_____is summed up in the Lord’s Prayer
Hope
_____is the summary of the commandments
Love
Blueprint for the Middle Ages
Augustine’s city of God
When was city of God written
Between 413 and 426
What was city of God written in response to?
the sack of Rome in 410 by Alaric, leader of the Goths
What was the language of the church in Rome, it seems, until the middle of the third century.
Greek
Describe Nazarenes
although living by the Law themselves, accepted Gentile believers without expecting them to submit to the Law.
T/F Atheism in the ancient world was practical, not theoretical. An atheist was someone who did not observe the traditional religious practices, regardless of what faith he professed.
True
Pliny found three distinct classes among those against whom accusations had been brought:
- Those who confessed they were Christians and remained steadfast in the confession—
- Those who denied they had ever been Christians—
- Those who apostatized, those who had been Christians but had ceased to be such
Trajan gave three responses:
- Christians were not to be sought out, but if accused and convicted they were to be punished.
- No anonymous accusations were to be received. An accuser had to act in the proper judicial manner by coming forward in his own person. 3. The deniers were to be pardoned; punishment was, therefore, on the basis of the “name.”
Martyrdom derives from the Greek word martys , which means
“A witness”
