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| What was the original meaning of the word "martyr?" |
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| The martyr Polycarp had a dream in which he something that belonged to him on fire. He understood it to mean he was going to be burned at the stake. What was the item? |
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| What does the word "apostasy" mean? |
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| The church often remebered and celebrated the anniversary of a martyr's death. What did they call them? |
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| The early church often venerated the bones of martyrs leading to abuses.(T/F) |
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| One of the more famous martyrs of the third century was a young, twenty-two year old woman who lived in Carthage in North Africa named Perpetua.(T/F) |
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Perpetua's father was relentless in trying toget her to recant. |
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True.
Finally the Roman's became so angry with him they beat him. |
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| Perpetua had a dream about a bronze ladder going up to heaven with a dangerous dragon at its base. The dragon symbolized Satan.(T/F) |
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| Perpetua was initally to a terrified heifer that tossed here about causing great injury. When Perpetua was finally thrown to the ground she was very concerned about only one thing. What was it? |
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| She was concerned about covering up her thighs because her dress was torn. She was very modest. |
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| How was Perpetua finally killed? |
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| A gladiator struck her with a sword crushing her shoulder. She helped him guide his sword into her throat. |
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| What distinction is usually applied to Thomas Bilney? |
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| That he was the first of the English Reformation martyrs. |
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| Bilney was involved in another famous character's conversion. Who was it? |
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| How did Bilney set about sharing the gospel with Latimer? |
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| He told Latimer he wanted him to hear his confession. During the confession he explained the gospel to Latimer. |
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| What was Latimer's response to Bilney's attempt to evangelize him? |
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| He said it was like hearing the very voice of the Holy Spirit. |
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| What was it that caused Bilney to start reading the Bible? |
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| It was his interest in Erasmus' Greek New Testament. |
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| What other famous reformer is connected to Erasmus' NT? |
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Martin Luther
He used it to translate the Bible into German. |
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| What is the famous quote that link Erasmus and Luther? |
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| Erasmus laid the egg that Luther hatched. |
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| What was the main difference between Erasmus and Luther? |
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| Erasmus wanted to clean up some of themoral problems facing the Catholic Church. Luther wanted it change its theology. |
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| What passage was it that reallt got to Bilney? |
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| Jesus came into the world to save sinners; of whom I am |
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| Bilney and the other early reformers at Cambridge met regularly at a taven in Cambridge. What was it called? |
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| Who was the Chancellor to the King that had BIlney arrested? |
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| What a did Bilney do that caused him such shame? |
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| He recanted the faith under pressure |
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| What did More do when Bilney returned to gospel preaching? |
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| He had him rearrested and burned at the stake. |
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| What strange thing did Bilney do the night before he was burned at the stake? |
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| While friends were visiting him in prison, he stuck his finger into a candle flame and burned away the flesh. |
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| What strange thing did Bilney do the day of his execution? |
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| He ran toward the stake and embraced (hugged) it. |
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