Apostolic Fathers and Early Christian Worship
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Who are considered the Apostolic Fathers?

  • Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Eusebius
  • Basil, Tertullian, Origen, Cyprian
  • Augustine, Jerome, Athanasius, Cyril
  • Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, Didache (correct)

    • What was a fundamental aspect of early Christian worship?

  • Using no written scriptures in worship
  • Performing animal sacrifices
  • Worshiping multiple deities
  • Exclusivity in worshiping only Jesus (correct)

    • Which writings were central to early Christian worship services?

  • OT and NT Scriptures (correct)
  • Didache and Epistle of Barnabas
  • The Quran and the Bhagavad Gita
  • Works of Plato and Aristotle

    • Who initiated the last major persecution of Christians in the early Church?

    <p>Emperor Diocletian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which of the following were considered ante-Nicene heresies?

    <p>Ebionism and Montanism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are listed as Apologists in Walton's table of Apologists?

    <p>Quadratus, Justin Martyr, Theophilus, Melito</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did the Nicene Creed aim to defend against?

    <p>The teachings of Arius</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Why was the Didache not included in the New Testament canon?

    <p>It was written by an unknown author at a later date</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were Marcion’s beliefs about the God of the Old Testament?

    <p>He believed that the OT God was an evil deity of law</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is schism in the context of religious bodies?

    <p>The process by which a religious body divides into two or more distinct, independent bodies</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the causes of the Great Schism according to the text?

    <p>Differences in understanding the significance of Jesus</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did some groups focus on, in terms of Jesus' death and resurrection experience?

    <p>Exaltation</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What is one of the challenges faced by the early church between the destruction of Jerusalem and the Bar Kochba Rebellion, according to Noll?

    <p>&quot;Finding secure authority&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was one aspect of Roman persecution against the early church?

    <p>&quot;Systematic persecution by Emperor Decius&quot;</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are considered the Apostolic Fathers?

    <p>Clement, Ignatius, Polycarp, Didache</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What was a fundamental aspect of early Christian worship?

    <p>Centering the worship on a book</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which writings were central to early Christian worship services?

    <p>The Scriptures, both OT and NT</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Who are listed as Apologists in Walton's table of Apologists?

    <p>Quadratus, Aristides, Justin Martyr, Tatian, Athenagoras</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the ante-Nicene heresies?

    <p>Ebionism, Gnosticism, Montanism, Novatianism</p> Signup and view all the answers

    Which emperor initiated the last great persecution of the Church?

    <p>Diocletian</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What were the three stabilizing elements mentioned in the text?

    <p>Canon, episcopacy, and creed</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What did different early Christian groups compete over, as mentioned in the Book of Acts?

    <p>Adherence to Jewish laws in the Torah and admission of gentiles without imposing the Torah on them</p> Signup and view all the answers

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