Describe Christianity and its beginning
Christianity begins with Jesus
What were some early issues for Christians?
Christians were persecuted
What were the first three councils formed?
Nicea, Constantinople, and Chalcedon
When was The Council of Nicea formed?
325
When was the council of constantinople formed?
381
When was the council of Chalcedon formed?
451
What did the council of nicea discuss?
The Nicene Creed
What did the council of Constantinople discuss?
The trinity
What did the council of Chalcedon discuss?
That Jesus is fully man and fully divine
What did Constantine do in AD 330 that was very controversial?
He moved the capital to Byzantine and renamed it Constantinople
When did the Roman Empire collapse?
5th century
What council meets in 1274?
Council of Lyons
Who planned on introducing a group called the mendicants?
St. francis of assisi
Who was martin luther?
A priest that wrote down everything the church needed to fix and nailed it to the church door and called it his 95 thesis.
Who were Anabaptists and Mennonites?
They abolished most liturgical practices for simpler forms of worship
What council reaffirmed papal supremacy?
Council of Trent
best know apologist of the second century and was referred to as the Disciple of plato
Justin martyr
Who is Elijah confused for?
John the Baptist
What does the name Elijah mean?
My God is Yahweh
an appearance of God
Theophany
What are the first five books of the Bible?
genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Deuteronomy, Numbers
What two names do we use to encompass the first five books of the bible?
Torah & Pentateuch
Referred to as “the Humble” and helped establish what it meant to be faithful to God.
Ruth and Naomi
referred to as God’s “favored one”
mary