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The term messiah means |
| | A) | priest. |
| | B) | angel of the Lord. |
| | C) | Son of God. |
| | D) | anointed. |
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For those who would turn Jesus into a champion and protector of the family, the Gospel evidence is |
| | A) | missing. |
| | B) | mixed. |
| | C) | solid. |
| | D) | against this. |
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The most Jewish in orientation of the Gospels is |
| | A) | Matthew. |
| | B) | Mark. |
| | C) | Luke. |
| | D) | John. |
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The gospel that is not part of the Synoptics is |
| | A) | Matthew. |
| | B) | Mark. |
| | C) | Luke. |
| | D) | John. |
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Jesus sometimes sums up his teachings in |
| | A) | ten commandments. |
| | B) | one commandment. |
| | C) | two commandments. |
| | D) | five commandments. |
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The view that God's imminent divine judgment and the end of the world is near is |
| | A) | messianism. |
| | B) | apocalypticism. |
| | C) | redemption. |
| | D) | schism. |
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Before Paul was converted to belief in Jesus, he was a(n) |
| | A) | Jewish patriot. |
| | B) | Essene. |
| | C) | Sadducee. |
| | D) | Pharisee. |
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Letters written in the New Testament to instruct, encourage, and solve problems are called |
| | A) | Gospels. |
| | B) | Epistles. |
| | C) | Acts. |
| | D) | Revelation. |
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The first major church council was held in 325 C.E. at |
| | A) | Nicaea. |
| | B) | Jerusalem. |
| | C) | Alexandria. |
| | D) | Chalcedon. |
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The person who essentially shaped over a thousand years of Christianity was |
| | A) | Aquinas. |
| | B) | Benedict. |
| | C) | Francis of Assisi. |
| | D) | Augustine. |
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The event that modernized the Roman Catholic Church was the |
| | A) | Council of Trent. |
| | B) | Counter-Reformation. |
| | C) | Second Vatican Council. |
| | D) | Council of Chalcedon. |
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The Puritans and the Presbyterian Church stand within the tradition of |
| | A) | the Anglican Church. |
| | B) | the Anabaptists. |
| | C) | Luther. |
| | D) | Calvin. |
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The belief that because God is all-powerful and all-knowing, a human being's ultimate reward or punishment is already decreed by God; a notion emphasized in Calvinism. |
| | A) | Eucharist |
| | B) | sacrament |
| | C) | predestination |
| | D) | indulgence |
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"Lengthening day," "spring" (Anglo-Saxon); the preparatory period before Easter, lasting forty days. |
| | A) | Trinity |
| | B) | Messiah |
| | C) | Testament |
| | D) | Lent |
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"Kindness-toward" (Latin); remission of time spent in purgatory (a state of temporary punishment in the afterlife); an aspect of Catholic belief and practice. |
| | A) | apostle |
| | B) | indulgence |
| | C) | gospel |
| | D) | baptism |
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The bishop of one of the major ancient sites of Christianity (Jerusalem, Rome, Alexandria, Antioch, Constantinople, and Moscow). |
| | A) | canon |
| | B) | Gospel |
| | C) | filioque |
| | D) | patriarch |
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An inclination toward evil, inherited by human beings as a result of Adam's disobedience. |
| | A) | original sin |
| | B) | orthodoxy |
| | C) | filioque |
| | D) | orthopraxis |
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Emphasizing the authority of the scripture; an adjective used to identify certain Protestant groups. |
| | A) | predestinarian |
| | B) | apocalyptic |
| | C) | evangelical |
| | D) | incarnational |
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One of Jesus' twelve disciples; also any early preacher of Christianity. |
| | A) | apostle |
| | B) | baptism |
| | C) | indulgence |
| | D) | patriarch |
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"Straight opinion" (Greek); correct belief. |
| | A) | ecumenical |
| | B) | orthodox |
| | C) | apocalyptic |
| | D) | evangelical |
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The Eastern branch of Christianity. |
| | A) | Eucharist |
| | B) | Lent |
| | C) | Trinity |
| | D) | Orthodoxy |
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The ability of each believer to rethink and interpret the ideas and values of Christianity. |
| | A) | Orthodox Principle |
| | B) | Evangelical Principle |
| | C) | Protestant Principle |
| | D) | Sacramental Principle |
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"Sacred action" (Latin); one of the essential rituals of Christianity. |
| | A) | indulgence |
| | B) | incarnation |
| | C) | sacrament |
| | D) | predestination |
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"Measure," "rule" (Greek); a list of authoritative books or documents. |
| | A) | gospel |
| | B) | canon |
| | C) | patriarch |
| | D) | indulgence |
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"Good news person" (Greek); one of the four "authors" of the Gospels—Matthew, Mark, Luke and John. |
| | A) | patriarch |
| | B) | testament |
| | C) | indulgence |
| | D) | evangelist |
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Dialogue between Christian denominations. |
| | A) | apocalypticism |
| | B) | sacramentalism |
| | C) | evangelicalism |
| | D) | ecumenism |
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"Good news" (Middle English); an account of the life of Jesus. |
| | A) | baptism |
| | B) | Gospel |
| | C) | indulgence |
| | D) | apostle |
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Today, the Pantheon—perhaps the most beautiful of all classical Roman buildings—is a |
| | A) | theater. |
| | B) | Catholic Church. |
| | C) | Senate forum ruin. |
| | D) | coliseum. |
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