stud
bud
Sign up
Log in
Home
Library
Explore
SAT
More
Christianity Flashcards | StudBud
Explore
/
Christianity
Christianity
30 terms
·
StudBud Administration
·
355 plays
Senior's World Religions
Flashcards
30 cards
F
Practice quiz
P
Host live
L
Questions
30
Answers
1
what are the two interrelated themes of Jesus' message?
Loaves and fishes
Love and love and love (and love)
Kingdom of God and ethical transformation
love your neighbor and love your enemy
2
Which is of these is an approach to Scripture rather than the name of a main branch of Protestantism?
Calvinist
Anglican
Fundamentalist
Lutheran
3
For Matthew's Gospel, Jesus urges a new spiritual and radical obedience to ___________________.
God
himself
None of the above!
the Law
4
What was the name of the Jewish group that believed in armed rebellion for independence?
Herodians
Messiahs
Zealots
None of the above!
5
Incarnation refers to
The holy spirit dwelling within us
Jesus being fully human, fully divine
Something to do with the afterlife
Three Person's in one
6
Who is this image of?
Judas
Jesus
Pontius Pilate
a 4th century desert monk
7
Catholics are distinct in that their faith is guided by the Bible and __________________.
Tradition
Indulgences
Love!
Second Vatican Council
8
The first big break in the Church was when Eastern Orthodox became independent in the year ____
1054
30
325
1962
9
What does this image represent?
the calling to be "fishers of men"
Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior
The Way of Nature, or Tao
Loaves and Fishes
10
Which Gospel presents Jesus as the Word, the Incarnation being the focal point?
John
Luke
Matthew
Mark
11
Which Creed written in the forth century expresses Christianity's core doctrines?
Nicene Creed
Roman Creed
Hippocratic Creed
Apostle's Creed
12
The word "orthodox" means?
Right love
Right God
Right doctrine
Right worship
13
How do you all feel about the World Religions semester exam?
By faith alone
By faith and works and love
By faith and works
love and love and love (aka, help!)
14
For Paul, ethical behavior for Jews and Gentiles alike now depends upon
observance of the Law
Fear of the Second Coming
faith in Jesus Christ
salvation from the grace of God
15
Jesus and his disciples were all ____________, and so was Paul.
Blond hair and blue eyed
Roman
fishermen
Jews
16
Which Jewish group was Jesus most closely related to (although also significantly different)
None of the above
the Sadducees, Temple-focused and friendly to the occupation
the Essenes, leading desert lives of discipline/purity
the Pharisees, who developed the oral Torah
17
What does the word "Gospel" mean?
Good G-d!
Good food!
Good news!
Good luck!
18
How long did Jesus' teaching and healing ministry last, as told in the Gospels?
It's still going
About 10 years
About 2 years
About 5 years
19
What was Jesus' preferred teaching style?
Parable
Lecture
RAPs
small group work
20
Where in the world do you find this Orthodox monastery?
Kiev, Ukraine
Wayne, West Virginia!!!!!!
Alexandria, Egypt
Moscow, Russia
21
What did the Romans mostly care about?
Roads
Order and collecting taxes
Torture
Nothing, they were pagan nihilists
22
Luke's Gospel gives more attention to which groups of people?
women and outcasts
Pharisees and Sadducees
Essenes and Zealots
his apostles and disciples
23
Over what external practice did Martin Luther protest?
Indulgences
All of the above!
Celibacy
Men-only priests
24
Paul was firmly convinced that Gentiles should be granted ___________ regarding most Torah Law.
and love and love and love (and love)
faith
freedom
hope
25
"The restoration of unity among all Christians" is a call for what?
Ekklesia
Eucharist
Eek!
Ecumenism
26
Who was a main figure in the Protestant Reformation?
Francis of Assisi
Martin Luther
Thomas Aquinas
Pope Leo IX in 1054
27
Nearly what percentage of the world's population is Christian?
1/3
100%!
1/4
1/2
28
The central ritual of Christian meetings is the Sacrament of ___________________?
Baptism
Reconciliation
Holy Orders
Eucharist
29
For Protestants, the primary means of knowing Christ is through _____________.
justification by faith
ekklesia
the Bible
tradition
30
Why did the Gospel writers provide little information about Jesus' early life?
The miracles are the best, really
They didn't know him back then
It just wasn't that eventful
They weren't interested in a factual record of his life