Details Title: 1.2.1.04 Ancient Church Description: Lasting Legacy of the Apostles Total Flash Cards: 29 Created: 01/19/2009 06:13:10		New Users: To study from this flashcard set, or to create your own your own study flash cards, REGISTER HERE. Existing Users: CLICK HERE. Additional Religious Studies Flashcards
Cards in this set: Term Antioch Definition The first community that included both Jewish and Gentile followers of Jesus     Term Christian Definition It literally means “follower of Christ”        Term Christianity Definition The religion of the Christians        Term Barnabas Definition A Greek Jew who was closely associated with the community of Antioch      Term James (Brother of John) Definition The Apostle who was beheaded by the Jewish king        Term James (the Younger) Definition A relative of Jesus, and head of the Jerusalem community        Term (John) Mark Definition The Evangelist and cousin to Barnabas     Term Lystra Definition Paul and Barnabas were mistaken for the Greek gods Apollo and Hermes in this Hellenized city        Term Galatia Definition Lystra is found in this Roman province        Term 50 C.E. Definition The Council of Jerusalem    Term Council of Jerusalem Definition The first official Church Council      Term Titus Definition A Gentile Christian who later would become an administrator of the Christian community in Crete          Term Silas Definition A leading member of the Church of Jerusalem        Term Timothy Definition A young man of Jewish and Greek parents      Term Luke Definition This physician would later write the Acts of the Apostles         Term Philippi Definition The first place that the Good News would be preached on what later became known as the continent of Europe          Term Lydia Definition A devout woman, who converted to Judaism, was hospitable to Paul and his companions in Philippi     Term Thessalonica Definition A coastal city of where Paul was well received by Gentiles, but the Jews were hostile to him          Term Athens Definition It was the birthplace of Western Philosophy and what we now know as Democracy        Term Corinth Definition A seaport where the vices of prostitution, gambling, drinking, and brawling flourished      Term Priscilla Definition A deaconess of Corinth        Term Aquila Definition A deacon of Corinth             Term House Churches Definition These locations were an integral first step toward the later construction of church abbeys and cathedrals      Term Ephesus Definition An important port city in Asia Minor, a meeting place for Eastern and Western travelers and traders        Term Rome Definition The capital of the Roman Empire      Term 64 C.E. Definition Peter and Paul both died in Nero’s Persecution          Term (Caesar) Nero Definition An emperor who burned two-thirds of Rome in an attempt to “exterminate” the Christians             Term The First Revolt Definition This war was the first of three major rebellions by the Jews against the Roman Empire        Term 70 C.E. Definition Jerusalem is destroyed by the Roman Empire