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Church History CH 2 Notes
Church History CH 2 Notes
Chapter 2 Notes
Mrs. Caruso
Vocabulary:
Deacon:
Martyr:
Edict of Milan:
Heretic:
Apologist:
Incarnation:
Canon:
Tradition:
Sacrament:
Catechumen:
Bishop:
Presbyter:
Persecutions:
______________________________ most profoundly affected
Christianity.
There was ____ major persecution that spanned _______________.
Factors that make Christianity susceptible to persecution:
– Once Christianity separated from Judaism, it became an
__________ religion
– Christianity spread _________ throughout the empire
– It rejects the worship of the ____________ and _____ of the
Romans
– Early on, Christianity began accepting ____________ as full
members
– Everyone came to view Christianity as ______________ from
Judaism
– Its members met in _________ assemblies.
Nero initiated the ____ persecution in Rome.
– Blamed the Christians and their God for a ______.
– Peter and Paul are said to have ______ in this persecution
Outsiders to Insiders:
Constantine:
– Became the emperor of the west when Diocletian stepped
down.
– Met with Licinius, emperor of the East, and they signed the
__________________________.
– This instituted ____________ for all religions.
– Marks the end of an era for the Christian church.
– Incarnation
.
– Christian Practices
.
– Social Structure
.
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