Friday, October 30, 2009

Chapter 9 Review && Chapter 10 Review [10-30-09]

Chapter 9:People:
1.Messiah-"Anointed One" of God
5.Domitian-second great persecution erupted under his rule
9.Marcus Aurelius-an ardent hater of Christians.
13.Irenaeus-pupil of Polycarp && bishop of Lyons in Gaul.
17.Origen-Christian philosopher && theologian && escaped
persecution of Maximus Thrax
21.Diocletian-tenth and greatest persecution was under his rule.
Maximian-proclaimed themselves our lord.
25.Aristides- a Christian apologist.
29.Athanasuus-eloquently and passionately argued for the true deity of Christ at the Council of Nicaea.
33.Theodosius I-made Christianity the main religion in Roman Empire

Terms:
synagogues-Jews place of worship
Gentiles-non Jews
proselytes-converted Jews
martyrs-persecuted of their Christian beliefs.
Book of the Revelation-prophetic visions known as the Apocalypse.
catacombs-subterreanean gallies beneath the city
Edict of Milan-extended legal protection and recognition to Christians throughout the empire
Church fathers-men to expound upon the Scriptures, defend the faith, and champion the cause of Christ.
apologists-those who tempted to defend Christianity against Pagan defamations.
Monarchianism-denied the doctrine of the Trinity
Latin Vulgate-common vernacular
Creed-confessions of faith
Apostles creed-earliest creed
Nicene Creed-rejected the teaching of Arianism
Athanism Creed-the third great creed.
Council of Nicaea-this brought orginiazational unity
Arianism-false doctrine which denied the deity of Christ.

Chapter Concepts
4. Baptism and church membership were now mandatory and multitudes of false converts filled the churches.





Chapter 10 Review:

People:
1.Justianian I-first great leader of Bynzantine Empire
3.Theodora-Justianian's lovely and intelligent wife and
most imp./famous woman of Bynzatine history.
5.Leo III-destroyed all images and painting in churches
10.Ottaman Turks-took over Constantinople

Places:
1.Bynzantium-old capital of Rome
Constantinople-Constantine I moved the capital from Rome to Bynzantium
(Constantinople)
3.Hagia Sophia-orginally created for Christian worship, but it turned into a Mosque for Muslims

Terms:
Christendom-Constantinople was the most important city in all early Christendom
Greek Fire-flame thrower && secret weapon during invasions
Iconoclastic Controversy-image breaker. && worship of icons (Christ, Mary, and etc)
icons-Christ, Mary, and etc.

Chapter Concepts
-Divided into Eastern and Western Empire.
-continuation of the Roman Empire
-lasted from 324-1453 AD
-capital:Constantinople
-blessed with a sound monitary system
-invaded multiple times (North, South, East,and West)
-strong military

**An empire devoted to God will be strong, but an empire avoiding will be weak and crumble.

Thursday, October 29, 2009

Chapter 9 Section Review 3

1.Clemente of Rome && Ignatius && Polycarp && Papias
2. Aristids && Iranies && Athanesius
3. Iranies against all heresies
4. Tertullian
5. Origen
6.Translated the scriptures out of hebrew and greek into the common bible of eraly western church, the latin vulgate
7. Ambrose && John Chrysoston
8. Augustine, Confessions && City of God
9. Apostles Creed, Nicean Creed,&& Anthasian
10.325 AD, Constantinople, Ephesus, Chalcedon
11. Theodosius && Made fake Christians.
Identify:
Church Fathers:preachers and teachers that god raised up to defend faith
apologists:those who attempted to reasonably defend christianity against pagan defamations
Gnosticism:combined elements of greek philosiphy
Monarchism:denied the monarchy of the trinity
Creed:confessions of faith
Arianism:false doctrine which denied the diety of Christ

Chapter 9 Section Review 2

1. Tertullian
2.Paul- beheaded and peter-crucified upside down
3.Domitian;they refused;John
4.subterranean galleries beneath the city of rome;were christians would worship
5.Trajan; polycarp
6.justin martyr,blandina
7.septimius severus; irenaeus, perpetua, felicitas
8.maximinus thrax and decius; origen
9. persecution of christains , the christain church triumphed through it all.
10. The edicts of milans , 313
identify:
Martyr- the face of torture and death
Book of the revelation- prophetic visions
Polycarp- an aged bishop of smyrna
Maximinus thrax- emperor that started th e6th persecution
Decius- 7th persecution
Orgin- a christain philopsher and theologian
Maximian- proclaimed himsef off. our lord
Galerius- emperor who proclaimed toleration 4 the christains of the east
Constantine I.- extended legal protection and recgonition to christians

Monday, October 26, 2009

10-26-09

1.restricted nations-nations restricted from hearing the gospel.
2.Asia
3.Libya-broaden the Islamic law.
Saudi Arabia-Islamic state
India-Hinduism
China-Communism
Vietnam-Atheist regime tries to control all religious movement
Ethiopia- Islam grow strong
5.VOM- dedicated to help the persercuted Churches worldwide.
7. By spreading the word, helping out the foundation, and foremost praying for the ppl.
8.Pastor Richard Wurmbrand
9. In Our Time Toleration
While it is clear that James was a politician and saw the opportunity of detatching the more tolerant Christians from those Churchmen who believed forcing others to the true faith was an act of Christian love rather than persecution. He also believed that toleration was a reasonable principle. Its worth also recalling that Roman Catholics were not tolerated until the late 1820s. Many people embraced his policy of toleration.
Pope Flies Into Ukraine ControversyThe local Orthodox Church accuses the country's Catholics of violently seizing its property and persecuting its priests and congregation.However, at Mr Kuchma's invitation and against the wishes of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which is subordinate to the Russian Orthodox Church, the pontiff will celebrate two Latin and two Byzantine masses for nearly two million people in Kiev and Lviv.The BBC's Rome correspondent says the Pope feels he has a God-given mission to heal the split between Eastern and Western Christians.
Holocaust
In January 1933, Nazis, lead by Hitler, came to power in Germany. During the era of the Holocaust, German authorities also targeted other groups because of their perceived "racial inferiority": Roma (Gypsies), the disabled, and some of the Slavic peoples (Poles, Russians, and others). Other groups were persecuted on political, ideological, and behavioral grounds, among them Communists, Socialists, and Jehovah's Witnesses.
Polygamist Leader:Arrest is Religous Perscution
Winston Blackmore, who was arrested Wednesday, claimed there are tens of thousands of polygamists across Canada but said his religious sect is being singled out, disregarding his right to religious freedom.
State Department Praises Jordan && Qatar for Progress on Religous Freedom
International Religious Freedom -- a comprehensive report compiled by the State Department that lists a host of countries guilty of severe violations of religious freedom under the International Religious Freedom Act of 1998.
Among the worst violators listed in the report include North Korea, Iran, Burma, China, Sudan and Venezuela.
But during a press conference with reporters Monday, Posner cited two egregious acts of religious intolerance -- one in the U.S., the other in Germany -- while noting progress made in countries like Qatar and Egypt, where religious persecution is widespread.
Sources: foxnews.com, abcnews.com, bbcnews.com
10.www.christianpersecution.info, www.persecution.org,www.persecution.com,www.allaboutfollowingjesus.org/,persecutionblog.com
11. By diff. groups coming together to stop persecution and help spread the Gospel. By also getting the foundation to help the ppl.

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Papyrus Fragments of the New Testament





Section Review && Identify [Page 143]

1.Two centuries of peace and order had begun. God had
been working on restoring the fellowship between him
and fallen man.
2.Herod the Great.
3.Apostles.
4.100 AD
5.The were won over by the testimony and genuine love of the
Early Christians and their character.

Identify:
1.Synagogues:Jews local places of worship.
2.Gentiles:non-Jews.
3.Proselytes:converted Jews.
4.Messiah: "Anointed One".
5.Church:local assemblies or bodies of believers.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Chapter 7 Section Review 3

1.Philip II && Hellenic League. Conquest of the Persian Empire.
2. 334 B.C.
3.35,000 Greek and Macedonian soldiers. && No more empires to
conquer && fever or poison
4.The dissemination of Greek Culture and he helped the world for the
coming of Jesus Christ.
5. Ptolemies: Egypt
Seleucids:Syria, Mesopotamia and Persia
Antigonids: Macedonia and Greece

Identify:
Macedonia:northern fringes of Ancient Greece
Demothenes: he urged his fellow Greeks to go against
Macedonian
Alexander the Great: assumed the Macedonian throne
Alexandria: western delta of Egypt.
Ipsus:the empire was divided among four generals, who declared
themselves kings.

Chapter 7 Section Review 2

1.monarchy and council of the elders and assembly
2.aristocracy:ruled by the best && oligarchy:ruled by the few
monarchy, aristocracy, oligarchy, tyranny, democracy, oligarchy, and tyranny.
3.ruled by the many or common people
4.Society-three classes: ruling, middle, and slaves.
Government-strong military
Children-started training at age seven.
Sparta contributed virtually nothing of lasting significance to world history.
5. Solon repealed the harsh edicts of Draco. Solon's were
better. && It was merciful.
6. Pericles && dominated Athens from 461 to 429 B.C. && Golden Age of Greece.
7. It met on the island of Delos. Delian League became and Athenian Empire.
8. Greece was split in two. Sparta's supremacy was short lived. Thebes delievered a decisive defeat to Sparta. Greek city states became independent again. Dates: 421 B.C. to 415 B.C. to 404 B.C.

Identify:
helots: slaves
Peloponessian League:an alliance with Corinth, Megara, and other cities in Peloponnesus.
Court of Areopagus: wealthiest Athenians could serve as archons.
Peisistratus: a noble man aspiring to office.
Cleisthenes: new champion of the common people.
ostracism: citizend could vote to banish any person they considered dangerous of ten years.
representative democracy: a few man were elected to represent the citizens in gov.
direct democracy: citizens made decisions.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Ancient Greek Pictures

Greek Education:School


Greek Social Life: Olympics


Greek Family:


Greek Government:Monarchy-King Leonidas


Greek Military:


Greek Entertainment:Amphitheatre


Greek Food:


Greek Clothing:



Ancient Greece

a. Family Life-men either trained in the military or dicussed politics, women doing domestic work around home, and the young children playing with their toys.

b. Clothing-Ancient Greek clothing was typically homemade and the same piece of homespun fabric that was used as a type of garment, or blanket and Men in ancient Greece customarily wore a chiton similar to the one worn by women, but knee-length or shorter.Women sometimes wore an epiblema (shawl) over the peplos or chiton

c. Food-Ancient Greeks usually ate bread (barley or wheat) and porridge, accompanied with food such as cheese, vegetables, fish, eggs and fruit. Animal such as deer, hare and boars were hunted only as addition to the food supply.

d. Entertainment- Amphitheater

e. Military- started training at age 7

f. Government-
c.800 BC -The majority of Greek states were governed by groups of rich landowners, called aristocrats; this word is derived from 'aristoi', meaning best people. This was a system known as 'oligarchy' the rule by the few.
c.750 BC -Athenian power in the Archaic Period was controlled by Aeropagus, or council. Their policies were delivered through three magistrates called Archons.
c.500 BC- Democracy was introduced by an aristocrat, Cleisthenes. Who was from family of the Alcmaeonids in 508 BC, after 2 years of civil war, they used the help of Spartans to secure power.

g. Social Life-Men if they were not training in military, or discussing politics went to the Theatre for entertainment. To watch dramas that they could relate to, including tragedies and comedies. These often involved current politics and gods in some form. It is thought that women were not allowed to watch theatre or perform at the theatre, although male actors did play women roles

h. Education- Girls didn't go to school and boys trained for military instead of going to school.

*This information and more can be found at www.ancientgreece.com