Exam 11: Christianity: the God-Man Messiah

The ________ refers to the teachings of Jesus and his followers.

The Eastern Orthodox Church is a recent protestant movement, begun in the 20th century.

Divinization is the idea that man __________.

The Trinity is the doctrine that the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit are one god.

________ believe that salvation is found in hidden knowledge.

Christians believe Mary was a virgin when she gave birth to Jesus.

The idea that all life follows the path of evolution is called __________.

Communion is another term for Eucharist.

Following the Edict of Milan, Christians met in ________ councils to establish creeds.

What event of great significance occurred in 1054?

Most early followers of Jesus were Jewish.

What is theosis?

Constantine was a great enemy of the early Christian church.

Explain Constantine's influence on Christianity. Why was he supportive of the new religion?

Saul, who later changed his name to Paul, was first a great persecutor of Christians.

What is the disagreement involving creationism and Darwinism?

Following the Great Schism there were six branches of the early church.

The early followers of Christ were known as ________, a name which later changed to ________ after Jesus sent them out to teach the world.

What are the five cities around which large groups of Christians grew?

Christians participating in the Eucharist would __________.