BTH351-Midterm-Exam

The Church started in 33 A.D.

The 3 fold effect of the baptism of the Holy Spirit upon the 120 present in the upper room was: (MARK 3)

Only 50 percent of the Church in its infancy was Jewish.

Headquarters for the Church in its earliest period was____. (Mark two)

Jews of foreign ancestry were called____.

The region east of the Adriatic Sea spoke Latin during this period.

The early Church’s simple body of belief contained the following doctrines____. (Mark all correct)

There was a distinction between clergy and laity beginning at Pentecost.

Miracles in the early Church tended to open the hearts of multitudes to faith in Christ.

The attempt to reproduce the principles of the Sermon on the Mount in the early Church was a financial failure.

Missionary zeal was a sign of the strong young Church prior to the expanding Church period.

Stephen was the first Christian martyr.

Saul was a teacher of Jewish law.

Saul had no hatred for the early Church

Though Peter received a vision from God concerning uncleanness, the truth God was teaching Peter was that the Gentiles were to be accepted into the Church.

Saul had a vision, became a Christian, and adopted Stephen’s view of a Church open to all men.

Antioch was the first Church for Jews and Gentiles to worship together as equals in privilege.

It was very unusual for a Jew to have 2 names.

The 3 prominent Church leaders of 48

The 1st pastor of Jerusalem was the author of the Book of James.

Paul returned from the 3rd journey exactly as he did on the 1st and 2nd journeys.

6 of the 7 Churches of Asia were started by Paul.

Paul lived in a house he purchased in Rome.

Nero, after setting fire to Rome claimed the Christians did it resulting in Peter, Paul, and many other Christian deaths in Rome.

Very little of the New Testament was in circulation at the time of Paul’s death

The gloom of persecution had nothing to do with the age of shadows.

The 2nd Imperial Persecution of Christians was begun by Domitian in____.

John the Beloved died at____.

By the end of Paul’s ministry, the Lord’s Day was the general meeting day for the Church.

The Lord’s Supper was not universally practiced until after 130 A.D.

There was a successor to the Apostle John in the Church.

At the end of the first (1st) century, the Church could be described as . (Mark all that apply)

Constantine was the 1st Christian Emperor.

The Edict of Constantine is the same as the Edict of Toleration.

The celebration of the Lord’s Supper had nothing to do with the persecution of the Christians.

Trajan was one of the severest persecutors of Christians.

Ignatius was Bishop of Antioch of Syria who was thrown to wild beasts in the Roman amphitheater.

Emperor Caracalla began the fiercest persecution of Christians in 202 A.D.

The emperor Caracalla conferred citizenship upon slaves and freemen alike.

Books accepted as inspired Scripture in the East but not in the West during the Persecuted Church Period

Books accepted and read in the East that is not now considered part of the Bible includes .

Church government took on a somewhat autocratic form due to the Roman government.

3 schools of theology arose at____. (Mark 3)

One of these theological schools was founded in 180 A.D. by Pantaenus.

The word “gnosis” means understanding.

The Ebionites taught that the universe is 2 kingdoms, 1 of light and 1 of darkness and each striving for mastery in nature and man.

Augustine was a manichean before conversion.

The “Montanists” were the worst heretical sect.

By 313 A.D. the Church was thoroughly organized.

In 312 A.D. Maxentius and Milvian met at the Tiber River to do battle for the imperial crown.

Constantine saw a sign in the sky that caused him to adopt the cross as the standard for his army.

The sudden change of relations with Constantine favoring Christianity resulted in only good for the Church.

The worst thing about Constantine’s edict was that the churches that had been taken were restored.

During this time many heathen temples were consecrated as churches.

During this time, the Sabbath remained on Saturday.

Gladiatorial games continued in Constantinople until 404 A.D. but were stopped in Rome when Telemachus jumped into the arena and died trying to part the Gladiators.

The service of worship became less spiritual and hearty than those of former times.

Humility and saintliness were strong points during this period.

The city Constantine named Constantinople is now officially known as____.

From the time of Theodosius, the Roman world was divided into Eastern (Latin) and Western (Greek) Divisions.

Constantine’s successors to the throne were intolerant.

These successors’ actions against heathen included:

Athanasius was exiled only 3 times.

Apollinaris brought the controversy over the nature of Christ, saying that Jesus on Earth was not man, but God alone.

Pelagius was a monk from France.

Pelagius taught that we did not inherit sinful tendencies from Adam.

The rise of monasticism came about because of dissatisfaction with the surroundings of a worldly Church.

Monks sought a higher life by . (Mark all that apply)

Peter was the first pope of the Church, based on one Scripture alone.

The transfer of the capital to Constantinople actually increased the influence of the Pope.

The Romans discipline was greatly relaxed in the latter emperors and the Barbarians were physically stronger, bolder, and more apt in warfare.

Attila the Hun in 450 A.D. invaded Italy, and won a decisive battle at Chalons.

Athanasius was a defender of the faith in this period.

In review, leaders of the Imperial Church included____. (Mark 4)