Final Review
Grenz and Olson
3. What represents the greatest chasm between the merely knowledgeable lay Christian thinker and the truly reflective lay theologian?
? Perhaps the largest hurdle of greatest chasm between the merely knowledgeable lay Christian thinker and the truly reflective lay theologian is the ability to think about Christian truth critically and constructively.
Introducing Christianity
2. What's the central theme of Jesus' teaching?
? The Kingdom of God
3. Why was Christianity perceived as a threat to the Roman Empire?
? Because their belief proclaimed that Jesus is their Lord and met in secret places, believers refused to worship idols, and they were accused for atheism because they worshipped an invisible God
9. What are the Apostles' Creed and the Nicene Creed? Know difference between them
? Apostle's Creed-
o Text used in Christian worship
o Early church documents
o Father, Son, Holy Spirit
? Nicene Creed-
o Earliest official creed
o Combats Arianism
o Heresy taught that Jesus was fully divine and human
10. What role did women play in the early church and how did their role change as the church became more institutionalized?
? Women disciples played an important part in the early Christian church
? Changed as Christian movement became more Roman, male oriented
? Women were gradually excluded from official leadership in the church
11. Who was the first Roman emperor to become a Christian?
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