Acts of the Apostles Quiz

Community

• A group of people sharing similar economic and political backgrounds.

Pentecost

• Holy Spirit came.
• Spoke to different people.
• Beginning of the Church.

Greek

• Language spoken by most people at that time.
• Apostles spoke in Greek to share the word of God.

Martyrs

• Someone killed for their faith.

Jewish Groups

• Pharisees: Jews who strictly adhered to Jewish law.
• Sadducees: Powerful, rich Jews, usually leaders in government.
• Essenes: Jews who lived in isolation in the mountains.
• Zealots: Rebellious Jews who fought with gentiles.

Stephen

• First martyr.

Paul

• Originally named Saul.
• Faithful Pharisee until a religious calling.
• Famous Christian missionary.

Peter

• First bishop and rock of the church.
• Name means "rock."

Acts of the Apostles

• Book in the New Testament written by Luke.
• Explains the apostles' mission.

St. Paul's Journeys

• Traveled to islands.
• Established a center of Christian faith in Greece.
• Helped establish other Christian communities in Asia Minor and Ephesus.
• Died a martyr in Rome.

Rome

• City in Greece where most martyrs were killed. (Note: this appears to be a typo, likely intended to be a different location.)

Nero

• Roman Emperor.

Gentiles

• Non-Jewish people.

Controversy in the Early Church

• Circumcision.

Torah

• First five books of the Bible.

Council of Jerusalem

• Holy Spirit worked through the Church community.

Presbyters

• Men who would be called priests today.

Steps in the Development of Scripture

• 1st: A.D. 60-70, Mark was written.
• 2nd: A.D. 70-90, Matthew and Luke were written based on early Christian sources; Mark, Matthew, and Luke have similarities.
• 3rd: A.D. 90-95, John was written, similar to the first three gospels but includes new material.

Holy Spirit

• Inspired human authors of the scripture to write faithfully about God's saving truth.
• Worked in the church, guiding the development of tradition.

Gospel of Mark

• First gospel written.
• Synoptic.

Epistles

• Oldest books in the New Testament.

Gospels of Matthew and Luke

• Middle written.
• Synoptic.

Synoptic

• In order.

Gospel of John

• Last written.
• Not synoptic.

Revelation

• Last book of the Bible.
• Calls believers in Christ to look forward with hope to eternal glory.

Tradition

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

Deposit of Faith

• Tradition and scripture combined.

Magisterium

• Living and teaching office of the Church.

Books in the New Testament

• 27 books.

St. Lydia

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

St. Prisca

• Gentile woman married to a Jew.
• Became Christians when it wasn't accepted in Rome.
• Relocated to Corinth, Greece.
• Known as "my coworkers in Christ Jesus."

St. Perpetua

• Faithful Christian in North Africa.
• Begged to leave her faith.
• Became a martyr.

Essay Questions

• Recall information from readings and video about disciples.
• Who were the disciples?
• Where did they come from?
• Why did they come together?
• What happened to them after Jesus died, rose from the dead, and ascended to the Father?

Test your knowledge on the Acts of the Apostles, focusing on key figures like Paul, Peter, and Stephen. This quiz covers the early Christian community, different Jewish groups, and significant events such as Pentecost. Dive into the historical context and learn more about the foundation of the church.