Church History
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- What creed was written in response to Arius's heresy?
- The Nicene Creed was written in response.
- What was Arianism?
- The heresy that claimed that Jesus was not divine, he was somewhere in between human and divine.
- The Nicene Creed was written here.
- It was written at the Council of Nicaea.
- What was Gnosticism?
- A heresy that claimed that Jesus wasn't human, because all material things were evil.
- Who disputed Gnosticism.
- Irenaeus
- The Apostles' Creed was written in response to this heresy.
- Gnosticism.
- A martyr that was born of non-Christian parents. One of the earliest apologists.
- Justin
- What is an apologist?
- People who defend their faith.
- The belief that it is wrong to kill another human being in war or for any purpose.
- Pacifism.
- Comes from the Greek word meaning "hairy ones"
- Barbarians.
- Comes from the Greek word for "supervisor".
- Bishop.
- Emperor who was successful in holding off the barbarians, but later in his life killed many Christians.
- Diocletian.
- What does XP or chi-rho mean?
- The first two Greek letters of Christ's name.
- What are apostates?
- people who renounce their faith.
- What emperor made Christianity legal?
- Constantine.
- What was the name of the new capital?
- Constantinople.
- What is a heresy?
- A false teaching of the church.
- Who countered the Arians?
- Athanasius.
- Bishop who was taken to be eaten by lions.
- Ignatius of Antioch.
- What was the Edict of Milan?
- It granted freedom of worship to Christians in the Roman Empire.
- Who was the emperor who declared paganism illegal and made Christianity the official religion of the empire.
- Theodosius.