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- 4. In early Church history, apostles still saw themselves as belonging to the ____ faith
- 8. How mass was celebrated in the early Church; These took place in private homes and were only for the baptized
- 9. 1st and 2nd generation bishops and apologists who studied with an apostle or under another apostolic father
- 10. A Greek word for "witness," to die rather than deny faith in Jesus
- 12. Apologist and teacher that used Greek philosophy to defend Christian doctrine
- 14. A term for the Ekklesia meaning "Follower of Christ." Used by St. Paul in 44 AD
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- 1. Wrote 7 letters of encouragement to the Christians in Asia Minor
- 2. The first apostolic father; his letter to Corinth testifies to the supreme authority of the pope
- 3. ____ martyrdom describes Christians who lived a life of heroic devotion to God during times of extreme hatred or religious oppression
- 5. The Sanhedrin believed claims of Jesus' divinity to be ____, and therefore persecuted Christians
- 6. Christianity threatened the ____ empire for religious, political, and economic reasons
- 7. The earliest form of Catechism in the Church, outlining morals, sacraments/worship, and Church hierarchy
- 11. A term for the Ekklesia meaning "Universal." Used by St. Ignatius of Antioch in 107 AD
- 12. Wrote 'Against Heresies' defending the Church against Gnosticism
- 13. ____ martyrdom is where Christians suffered physical torture and death