Chapter 9 - Christianity

The Gospel that is oriented toward a Jewish audience and that portrays Jesus as the "new Moses" is

In 1054, what happened between the Eastern (Greek-speaking) Church and the Western (Latin-speaking) Church?

The Christian bishop of North Africa who wrote his Confessions and influenced much later Christianity was

Perhaps the most important ritual of Christianity is a sign of entry into the church, or

The color that symbolizes sorrow for sin and repentance and is used during Lent is A. green B. purple

A letter to an early Christian community is called

Regarding traditional Jewish practices, Jesus seems to have thought that

The major Christian rituals, such as baptism and the Lord's Supper, are often called

Christianity added its books to those of the Hebrew Bible; the distinctively Christian books are called

What movement, growing after 500 c.e. in Europe, helped spread Christianity widely throughout Europe?

The Gothic cathedrals were built primarily during the

"I am the Light of the world" is a statement found in what non-Synoptic Gospel?

Gothic architecture, although it arose in France, may be traced back to

The Protestant Reformation was started by

The founder of the Church of England was

The branch of Christianity that is significant in Russia, Bulgaria, Greece, and Romania is called

The central sacrament (ritual act) of the Roman Catholic Church is called

The bishop who is the most important bishop in the Eastern Orthodox Church is the patriarch of

In 313 the emperor Constantine published an Edict of Toleration, which allowed

Christianity first spread in

Lent is

The history of the early Christian Church is found in what biblical book?

Many fine portraits of women are found in what Gospel, that emphasizes compassion and also contains the story of the Good Samaritan?

What is the oldest branch of the Protestant Reformation? Lutheranism

The branch of Protestantism that especially has stressed the religious value of work and discipline is

The dramatic style of church architecture that Catholics frequently used in order to oppose the Protestant Reformation is called

The person whose Rule for Monks helped organize and spread Western monasticism was

The term a.d. means

The view that the end of the world is near is called

The statue of the Pietà in St. Peter's Basilica is by

Christianity grew out of

Jesus died at the time of what religious festival?

Literally, "gospel" means

Jesus said that all important religious laws could be summed up in the

Jesus opposed divorce because

The primary language that Jesus spoke was

The early Christian group that was primarily Jewish in background had its headquarters in

One of the major areas of debate among early Christians was aboutOne of the major areas of debate among early Christians was about

The oldest of the Gospels is generally thought to be

Literally, "synoptic" means

The Gospel of John shows many similarities with

In Jesus' day, a Samaritan was

The book of Acts is really the second part of which Gospel?

"Orthodoxy" literally means

In Jesus' time, what power controlled Israel?

The person who provided rules for how Eastern Christian monks should live was

The medieval nun who wrote mystical songs was

The religious order that has especially focused on teaching and scholarship is

The Scottish church leader who studied with John Calvin in Geneva was

Which of these books is found in the New Testament?