I teach Survey of Church History at a small Bible college, and some interest has been shown here on the BB in my Midterm Test, just given this morning. I'll post the first part here and see how much interest there is. Here we go:
I. Match the names on the left with the correct descriptions on the right. (2 pts. each)
1. Jerome ____---------------------------a. taught the need of ecstatic prophecies
2. Tertullian ____------------------------ b. conquered in the sign of the cross
3. Philo ____ ----------------------------- c. heretic who made his own NT canon
4. Patrick ____ -----------------------------d. “Apostle to Ireland”
5. John Wyclif (Wycliffe) ____ -----------e. opposed calling Mary “Mother of God”
6. Constantine ____ -----------------------f. earliest to use the term “catholic”
7. Clement of Alexandria ____ ------------g. the translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible
8. Eusebius ____ ----------------------------h. denied man had a sin nature from Adam
9. Nestorius ____ ------------------------- i. well-known Jewish philosopher
10. Ulfilas (Wulfila) ____ ----------------j. pioneer missionary to the Goths/Visigoths
11. Arius ____ ---------------------------- k. the historian of the early church
12. Montanus ____ --------------------- l. the father of Latin theology
13. Ignatius ____-------------------------m. taught that Jesus was a “lesser god” not equal to the Father
14. Marcion ____ -------------------------n. “the first Christian scholar”
15. Pelagius ____ ------------------------o. led translation of first English Bible
Church History Midterm--Try it!
Discussion in 'History Forum' started by John of Japan, Nov 3, 2015.
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John of Japan Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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John of Japan Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Note that the lines do not lead to the answers, but you must find the answers in the right column. I couldn't get the columns to stay separate with just spaces.
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InTheLight Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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John Wycliffe was not the first. The first known translation of the bible in English was the Lindisfarne Gospels dating to about 700 A.D. These were in Latin with an Anglo-Saxon interlinear translation added about 950 A.D.
In about 1000 A.D., Aelfric translated a condensed version of the first seven books of the Old Testament.
In about 1300 the Ormulum appeared, translated by Orm, an Augustinian monk. This work was originally the Gospels, but later Genesis and Exodus were translated into English.
About the same time, Richard Rolle translated the Psalms into Early Middle English, of which 170 manuscripts still survive.
Granted they are not the complete bible but neither was Wycliffe's. :) -
John of Japan Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
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On a side note: TC, are you as shocked as Agedman professed to be when he realized that most Christians (at least on the BB) haven't read The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians? ;-)
That was one of the strangest comments (and I have heard plenty) ever made on the BB.
By the way, I have that letter and more more ancient documents (translated into English of course) in a very old book that my mom had. -
No reason not to have read it. It is even available online. :)
http://bibletranslation.ws/down/Polycarp_Epistle_To_The_Philippians.pdf -
robustheologian Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Great quiz. I got 12 out of 15. My students would have a fit.
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John of Japan Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
Here are the answers to that first section.
1. Jerome __g__ ---------------- a. taught the need of ecstatic prophecies
2. Tertullian __l__ --------------- b. conquered in the sign of the cross
3. Philo __i__ ---------------------c. heretic who made his own NT canon
4. Patrick __d__ ------------------- d. “Apostle to Ireland”
5. John Wyclif (Wycliffe) __o__ ---e. opposed calling Mary “Mother of God”
6. Constantine __b__ --------------f. earliest to use the term “catholic”
7. Clement of Alexandria __n__ -----g. the translator of the Latin Vulgate Bible
8. Eusebius __k__ -------------------h. denied man had a sin nature from Adam
9. Nestorius __e__ ----------------- i. well-known Jewish philosopher
10. Ulfilas (Wulfila) __j__ ---------- j. pioneer missionary to the Goths/Visigoths
11. Arius __m__ ---------------------k. the historian of the early church
12. Montanus __a__ ---------------l. the father of Latin theology
13. Ignatius _f_ --------------------m. taught that Jesus was a “lesser god” not
equal to the Father
14. Marcion __c__ --------------n. “the first Christian scholar”
15. Pelagius __h__----------------o. led translation of first English Bib -
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John of Japan Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
And now, Part II.
II. Underline the correct answer. (2 pts. each)
16. What was the number of Christians calculated to be in Rome by AD 250?
1,000,000 35,000 150
17. Jerusalem fell to the Romans in the year: AD 70 4 BC AD 313
18. What Roman emperor viciously persecuted Christians, but then issued an “edict of toleration” on his deathbed?
Nero Galerius Constantine
19. The “Thomas Christians” live in: Japan Germany India
20. Where did John Hus minister? Jerusalem Brazil Bohemia
21. This country came to see itself as (in the words of the text) “the leader of the Orthodox World.”
Egypt Russia Spain
22. Were the iconoclasts against or in favor of icons? for against
23. What church council opposed Arianism and defended the full deity of Jesus Christ?
Council of Nicea Council of Antioch Council of Jerusalem
24. What does the term “Lollard” mean? mumblers separatists baptizers
25. These men ventured out among the people to minister. monks friars
26. What were Christians called who opposed icons?
anti-iconists iconoclasts icon-haters
27. What word other than “disciple” was used by the early Christians to describe
themselves (especially in Paul’s writings)? saints Little Christs Jesus people
28. In the early centuries, the utmost glory a Christian could attain was:
martyrdom the priesthood the pastorate
29. The ruler who drove the Muslim armies back from Europe was:
Charles the Baptizer Charles the Maine Charlemagne
30. The heresy of the Cathari was: infant baptism dualism consubstantiation -
John of Japan Well-Known MemberSite Supporter
I realize that #20 is a repeat question and therefore a gimme. So I need to revise this before next year. :)