Question 1

Who called the ecumenical councils?

Accepted Answer

A)  The bishop of Rome 
B)  The emperor 
C)  The bishop of Constantinople 
D)  The archdeacon of Rome 
A)  The bishop of Rome 
B)  The emperor 
C)  The bishop of Constantinople 
D)  The archdeacon of Rome

Question 2

What is modalistic monarchianism?

Accepted Answer

A)  The position that God is active in the world 
B)  The position that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each God and distinct from each other 
C)  The position that the Son and Holy Spirit are subordinate to the Father in nature 
D)  The position that God is a singularity, but reveals himself under different expressions 
A)  The position that God is active in the world 
B)  The position that the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit are each God and distinct from each other 
C)  The position that the Son and Holy Spirit are subordinate to the Father in nature 
D)  The position that God is a singularity, but reveals himself under different expressions

Question 3

Which bishop claimed hierarchical supremacy over all other bishops?

Accepted Answer

A)  Bishop of Alexandria 
B)  Bishop of Constantinople 
C)  Bishop of Rome 
D)  Bishop of Jerusalem 
A)  Bishop of Alexandria 
B)  Bishop of Constantinople 
C)  Bishop of Rome 
D)  Bishop of Jerusalem

Question 4

Where did the Chair of Peter reside?

Accepted Answer

A)  Rome 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Jerusalem 
D)  Wherever the emperor resided 
A)  Rome 
B)  Constantinople 
C)  Jerusalem 
D)  Wherever the emperor resided

Question 5

Every ecumenical council of the early church was convoked and presided over by the emperor? Does this taint those councils' decisions or even call the councils themselves into question? Why or why not?

Accepted Answer

No, the fact that every ecumenical counc

Question 6

According to the author, what was the sociological upshot of the ecumenical councils?

Accepted Answer

A)  The Christian faith was now unified under a clear set of beliefs 
B)  The Christian faith broke up 
C)  The Christian faith was now ready to send its message throughout the world 
D)  The Christian faith became more of a philosophical faith than a lived one. 
A)  The Christian faith was now unified under a clear set of beliefs 
B)  The Christian faith broke up 
C)  The Christian faith was now ready to send its message throughout the world 
D)  The Christian faith became more of a philosophical faith than a lived one.

Question 7

The author claims that there is massive evidence Christians believed in theosis.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

A metropolitan bishop holds the highest authority among bishops.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Given what the councils decided about the nature of Jesus and the Trinity, do you think that many or most Christians today actually have a similar understanding? If not, what does this suggest about authentic Christian life today?

Accepted Answer

The councils of Nicaea and Chalcedon, am

Question 10

John Chrysostom was deposed for challenging the wealth of the upper class, including the emperor's family.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Who called the ecumenical councils?

What is modalistic monarchianism?

Which bishop claimed hierarchical supremacy over all other bishops?

Where did the Chair of Peter reside?

Every ecumenical council of the early church was convoked and presided over by the emperor? Does this taint those councils' decisions or even call the councils themselves into question? Why or why not?

According to the author, what was the sociological upshot of the ecumenical councils?

The author claims that there is massive evidence Christians believed in theosis.

A metropolitan bishop holds the highest authority among bishops.

Given what the councils decided about the nature of Jesus and the Trinity, do you think that many or most Christians today actually have a similar understanding? If not, what does this suggest about authentic Christian life today?

John Chrysostom was deposed for challenging the wealth of the upper class, including the emperor's family.

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

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Exam 7: The Imperial Church

Who called the ecumenical councils?

What is modalistic monarchianism?

Which bishop claimed hierarchical supremacy over all other bishops?

Where did the Chair of Peter reside?

Every ecumenical council of the early church was convoked and presided over by the emperor? Does this taint those councils' decisions or even call the councils themselves into question? Why or why not?

According to the author, what was the sociological upshot of the ecumenical councils?

The author claims that there is massive evidence Christians believed in theosis.

A metropolitan bishop holds the highest authority among bishops.

Given what the councils decided about the nature of Jesus and the Trinity, do you think that many or most Christians today actually have a similar understanding? If not, what does this suggest about authentic Christian life today?

John Chrysostom was deposed for challenging the wealth of the upper class, including the emperor's family.

Introduction

The Old Testament

Jesus and the New Testament

Development of Christianity in the New Testament

Christianity Becomes a Religion

The Life of the Early Church

The Great Fathers and the Quest for Union With God

Christianitys Spiritual Life

Expansion and Change in the East and North

The Church and the Western Empire

Medieval Piety and the Rise of the Universities

The Renaissance

The Reformation

The Catholic Reformation

The Enlightenment: From Conflict to Tolerance

Colonization and Missions

Christianity in the United States to the Civil War

Modern Challenges to Christianity

The Rise of Evangelical and Pentecostal Christianity

Modern Faith and Future Trends

Filters