Acts of the Apostles: Key Figures and Events

Community

• A group of people who share similar economic and political backgrounds.

Pentecost

• The Holy Spirit came.
• The Spirit spoke to different people.
• The beginning of the Church.

Greek

• The language spoken by most people at the time.
• The Apostles spoke Greek to share the word of God.

Martyrs

• Someone killed for their faith.

Jewish Groups

• Pharisees: Jews who strictly followed Jewish law.
• Sadducees: Powerful and rich Jews who were often leaders in the government.
• Essenes: Jews who lived in isolation in the mountains.
• Zealots: Rebellious Jews who fought with Gentiles.

Stephen

• The first martyr.

Paul

• Originally named Saul.
• A faithful Pharisee until his religious calling.
• A famous Christian missionary.

Peter

• The first bishop and rock of the church.
• His name means "rock."

Acts of the Apostles

• A book in the New Testament written by Luke.
• It explains the Apostles' mission.

St. Paul's Journeys

• He traveled throughout the islands.
• He established a center of Christian faith in Greece.
• He helped set up other Christian communities in Asia Minor and Ephesus.
• He died a martyr in Rome.

Rome

• A city in Greece where many martyrs were killed.

Nero

• A Roman emperor.

Gentiles

• Non-Jewish people.

Controversy in the Early Church

• Circumcision.

Torah

• The first five books of the Bible.

Council of Jerusalem

• The Holy Spirit worked through the community of the Church.

Presbyters

• Men considered priests today.

Steps in the Development of Scripture

• 1st: Mark was written (AD 60-70).
• 2nd: Matthew and Luke were written based on early Christian sources (AD 70-90). Mark, Matthew, and Luke have many similarities.
• 3rd: John was written (AD 90-). It's similar to the first three gospels but contains new material.

Holy Spirit

• Inspired human authors of the Scriptures to write faithfully about God's saving truth.
• Guided the development of tradition within the Church.

Gospel of Mark

• The first gospel written.
• It's synoptic.

Epistles

• The oldest books in the New Testament.

Gospels of Matthew and Luke

• Written in the middle.
• Synoptic.

Synoptic

• In order.

Gospel of John

• The last gospel written.
• Not synoptic.

Revelation

• The last book of the Bible.
• It calls believers to look to eternal glory with hope.

Tradition

• Written and spoken beliefs and practices passed down from Christ and the Apostles.

Deposit of Faith

• Tradition and scripture combined.

Magisterium

• The living and teaching office of the Church.

Books in the New Testament

• 27 books.

St. Lydia

• A significant example of women's role in the early church.
• A prominent Gentile woman who accepted Jesus and the Catholic faith.

St. Prisca

• A Gentile woman married to a Jew.
• They became Christians in Rome when it wasn't widely accepted.
• She relocated to Corinth, Greece, along with her husband.

St. Perpetua

• A faithful Christian in North Africa.
• She was asked to abandon her faith but refused.
• She became a martyr.

This quiz explores significant figures and events from the Acts of the Apostles, including communities, martyrs, the apostles' journeys, and early church beginnings. Test your knowledge of key personalities like Peter and Paul, as well as the historical context of their missions.