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The gospels of the New Testament were probably first written down in
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Greek and Aramaic.
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These gospels are known as the “synoptic” gospels because of their similar views of Jesus' career.
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Matthew, Mark, Luke
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The author of this gospel was probably also responsible for the New Testament book "the Acts of the Apostles."
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Luke
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When this former persecutor of Christians converted to Christianity, he changed his name to
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Paul.
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This Roman Emperor saw a vision of a cross, a symbol that he then used in battle. When that battle was won, he initiated a tolerance of Christianity within the Roman Empire.
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Constantine
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The early Christian belief that the one God has three aspects---Father, Son, and Holy Spirit---is called the doctrine of the
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Trinity.
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Although emphasis on Jesus' imminent return diminished as time went by, there is still a belief that Christ will return to judge the living and the dead. This article of faith is called the
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Second Coming.
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The split between the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church occurred in ______CE.
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1054
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The highest officials in Eastern Orthodox churches are known as
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patriarchs.
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Eastern Orthodox worshippers honor writings of the saints in addition to the Bible. The most important of these is a collection called the
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Philokalia.
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The bishop of this city eventually became known as the pope.
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Rome
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Excommunication from the church meant that a person could not
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participate in church activities.
participate in the sacraments.
go to heaven.
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The theology behind the Inquisition was partly based on the teachings of ___________, who felt that heretics should be coerced to convert to Christianity for the sake of their own salvation.
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Augustine
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Roman Catholic financial activities criticized by Martin Luther as being unbiblical included
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sale of relics.
indulgences.
purchases of masses for the dead.
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Ulrich Zwingli was a reformer who also rejected many of the practices of the Roman Catholic churches including
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celibacy for monks and priests.
veneration of relics and saints.
abstaining from meat during Lent.
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