Semester 2 Review- TERMS
Across
- 5. The official list of books in the bible
- 7. A person undergoing a period of preparation to become a Christian
- 10. Literally means "witness"; someone who is killed for their faith
- 11. An ordained minister whose primary role is to focus on serving the needs of those in the community
- 12. What Christianity was called in its earliest days
- 13. Literally means "elder"; the head of a local church congregation
- 14. A sacred and strict Jewish vow that involved an extended period of super purity
- 18. The process of handing on authority from the apostles down through the line of bishops
- 24. Letters that bear Paul's name but some scholars believe were written by his followers and students
- 25. A letter written by the pope to help explain or clarify Church teaching
- 31. Someone who saw Jesus during his resurrection appearances
- 32. Where Christians worshiped during the early centuries of Christianity
- 34. Spreading the gospel
- 37. Right belief; holding to the traditional teachings of the Church handed down from the apostles
- 38. Greek word for "knowledge"
Down
- 1. Greek word for "Church"
- 2. False doctrine or teaching
- 3. The birthday of the Church; when the Holy Spirit came down on the apostles
- 4. Greek word for "announcement" or "proclamation"
- 6. Someone who dies from obeying Jesus command to serve those in need
- 7. The worship of the emperor as a god
- 8. The document the made Christianity legal in the Roman Empire
- 9. The movement to promote unity among Christians of different denominations
- 15. A meeting of all the bishops in the world to define or clarify doctrine
- 16. When Jesus physically came back from the dead
- 17. The Vatican bureaucracy the administers and manages the affairs of the church
- 19. Falsely named; written by someone other than the stated author
- 20. Someone who becomes a Christian mainly as a result of their personal relationship with a Christian
- 21. The Dogmatic Constitution on the Church; important Vatican II document on the nature and mission of the Church
- 22. The blending of the beliefs and/or practices of multiple religions
- 23. Efforts to re-propose the gospel to ex-Christians or weak Christians
- 26. When Jesus went up to heaven
- 27. An early Christian leader who wrote to defend and explain the faith to non-Christians
- 28. Greek word for "servant"
- 29. Greek word for "good news"; often translated into English as "gospel"
- 30. The branch of theology that studies the nature of the Church
- 33. A visible or tangible sign of God's spiritual grace
- 34. Greek word for "overseer"; usually translated into English as "bishop"
- 35. Someone who renounces their faith
- 36. A letter