Final Exam

Question 1

Methodological Atheism

Answer 1

The idea of adopting, for the purpose of study, that an atheistic worldview within the study of religion.

Question 2

Methodological Agnosticism

Answer 2

The idea of adopting, for the purpose of study, that an agnostic worldview within the study of religion.

Question 3

Apologetic(s)

Answer 3

Defences of the faith.

Question 4

The Trinity

Answer 4

The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

Question 5

Monotheism

Answer 5

The view that there is only one God.

Question 6

Holy Ghost/Spirit

Answer 6

The invisible Spirit of God. Third person of the Trinity.

Question 7

Incarnation

Answer 7

In-meat-ment, God in flesh

Question 8

Theology

Answer 8

God-science

Question 9

Christology

Answer 9

Christ-science

Question 10

Pneumatology

Answer 10

Holy Spirit-science

Question 11

Soteriology

Answer 11

Saving-ology

Question 12

Apokatastasis

Answer 12

Restoration

Question 12

Gospel

Answer 12

The “good news”, also called the “evangelion”

Question 13

Gospel of John

Answer 13

The only non-Synoptic Gospel out of the four Gospels. The “Eagle”.

Question 14

Gospel of Matthew

Answer 14

The Gospel of Matthew, the “Angel” gospel, as it is sometimes called. Synoptic.

Question 15

Gospel of Luke

Answer 15

The Gospel of Luke, the “Ox” gospel, as it is sometimes called. Synoptic.

Question 16

Gospel of Mark

Answer 16

The Gospel of mark, the “Lion” gospel, as it is sometimes called. Synoptic. Shortest Gospel.

Question 17

Acts of the Apostles

Answer 17

Origin story of the church- what happens after Christ’s death and resurrection, Pentecost, historic churches.

Question 18

Epistles

Answer 18

Instructional literature for churches (13 Pauline letters, 7 general letters).

Question 19

Apocrypha

Answer 19

Hidden texts

Question 20

Canon

Answer 20

Authoritative title of lists (what’s in, and what’s out, so to speak)

Question 21

Exegesis

Answer 21

Unfolding or laying out of scripture by trained seminarians

Question 22

Hermeneutics

Answer 22

Interpretive principles by which one does exegeisis

Question 23

Homiletics

Answer 23

How to plan, deliver, and write a sermon

Question 24

Liturgical

Answer 24

Worship engagement

Question 25

Lectern

Answer 25

What one reads from

Question 26

Quoting scripture

Answer 26

What it says on the tin

Question 27

Lectionary

Answer 27

The reading order or collection

Question 28

Missal

Answer 28

A mass manual, so to speak

Question 29

Hymnal

Answer 29

Lyric-book

Question 30

BCP/BAS

Answer 30

Anglican instructional books

Question 31

Catechism

Answer 31

Teaching/textbook

Question 32

Hagiography

Answer 32

Biography of the saints

Question 33

Nephrology

Answer 33

Books of the dead

Question 34

Tract

Answer 34

A cheaply printed conversion narrative, harkening to the Christian tradition of calligraphy (equivalent to devotional textuality).

Question 35

The Tanakh

Answer 35

The Old Testament, containing the Torah, the Nevi'im, the Katu'vim, and the Psalter

Question 36

The Torah

Answer 36

Historical books

Question 37

The Nevi'im

Answer 37

Prophetic books

Question 38

The Katu'vim

Answer 38

Teaching books

Question 39

Psalter

Answer 39

150 Psalms

Question 40

New Testament

Answer 40

The Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Epistles, and Revelation

Question 41

The Bible

Answer 41

Often called "The Book", coming from the latin Biblia Sacra, containing the Old and New Testament respectively

Question 42

Early Islamic criticism of Christianity

Answer 42

The three-in-one view of God adopted by many Christians was a subversion of monotheism.

Question 43

Council of Niacea (325 CE)

Answer 43

Debated over the nature and significance of the persons of the Trinity.

Question 44

Orthodoxy

Answer 44

Right teaching

Question 45

Orthopraxy

Answer 45

Right action

Question 46

Orthopathy

Answer 46

Right feeling

Question 47

Anastasis

Answer 47

Returning to life after dying

Question 48

Creed

Answer 48

Statements of credence or statements of belief

Question 49

Heresiology

Answer 49

Study of heresy

Question 50

Apostle

Answer 50

One who is sent off, messenger, ambassador, envoy

Question 51

Pentarchy

Answer 51

5 patriarchs of the Mediterranean (Rome, Jerusalem, Antioch, Alexandria, Constantinople)

Question 52

Stylite

Answer 52

A monk living on a pole

Question 53

Anchorite/anchoress

Answer 53

Religious recluse

Question 54

Cenobite

Answer 54

Monastic tradition that stresses community life

Question 55

Eremite

Answer 55

Christian hermit

Question 56

Gyrovague

Answer 56

Roaming monk

Question 57

Mendicant

Answer 57

Beggar monk

Question 58

Minister in charge of a congregation

Answer 58

Pastor

Question 59

Minister

Answer 59

Ordained preacher

Question 60

Presbyter

Answer 60

Elder of the church

Question 61

Vicar

Answer 61

Layman incumbent of a parish, deputy-priest

Question 62

Bishop

Answer 62

Faith leader of numerous congregations, sometimes picked from an order of monastics

Question 63

Head honcho of the bishops

Answer 63

Patriarch

Question 64

Contact relic

Answer 64

Physically close with a saint (ie: the Turin Shroud)

Question 65

Reliquary

Answer 65

Container for relics

Question 66

Body part reliquary

Answer 66

Body part of a dead saint

Question 67

Friar

Answer 67

Member of any male religious order (esp. mendicant orders)

Question 68

Discalced

Answer 68

Order that goes barefoot or wears only sandals

Question 69

Vulgate Bible

Answer 69

Latin translation of the Bible by St. Jerome from Greek

Question 70

Hermitage

Answer 70

Place of religious seclusion

Question 71

Hagioscope/squint

Answer 71

Small splayed opening through a wall or pier enabling viewers to see the elevation of the Eucharist

Question 72

Buttress

Answer 72

Supporting stone or brick built against a wall

Question 73

Nave

Answer 73

Central part of the church

Question 74

Tympanum

Answer 74

Semi-circular or triangular decorative wall surface over an entrance or an arch

Question 75

Portico

Answer 75

Porch

Question 76

Transept

Answer 76

Two parts forming the arms of the cross-shape

Question 77

Donation of Constantine

Answer 77

Forged document declaring that Constantine ceded authority over Rome and western RE to the Pope

Question 78

Church Father

Answer 78

Influential Christian theologians who established the doctrinal and theological foundations of Christianity