HIEU 201 chapter 8
Jesus practiced his ministry
Within the context of Jewish religious and national feeling
From the point of view of the Romans, Jesus and his followers appeared to be
Subversives who seemed to emphasize political resistance to Roman rule
Paul's knowledge of ________ was of great value in his missionary work with both Diaspora Jews and
Gentiles
Greek
At first, the Roman government did not interfere with Christians because
The number of Christians was small, and the Roman government was generally tolerant of local religions
Because there were obvious and important differences between Christian thought and Greek philosophy
Conservative church fathers rejected classical philosophy in its entirety
Some ardent Christians
1. Withdrew to deserts and mountains seeking spiritual renewal
2. Committed extreme acts of self-denial in their zeal to emulate Jesus
3. Were dismayed by the moral laxity of some of the clergy
According to Arius (A.D. 250-336)
Jesus was more than man but less than God
The early Christians
Did not call for freeing of slaves but taught that slaves were children of God and should be converted to
Christianity
In the City of God, Saint Augustine stated that
Christianity would survive the collapse and fall of Rome and that Christian ethics should be pursued
under any subsequent social and political system
Christianity and Stoic ethics were similar in that both
Believed that all human beings are related and possess a fundamental dignity
The greatest achievement of ________ was the translation of the Old and New Testaments from Hebrew
and Greek into Latin.
Saint Jerome
The Pharisees were Palestinian Jews who
Favored a more liberal attitude toward Mosaic Law
Similarities between the Qumran community that produced the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Jesus
movement include
The anticipation of a coming messianic age
The word Gentiles refers to
Non-Jews
Paul believed that Mosaic Law
Had been superseded by Jesus' teachings
Christianity succeeded in becoming the dominant religion in the Roman Empire partly because
Christians welcomed all people, regardless of wealth, sex, or any other social, physical, or economic
qualities
The case for the supremacy of the bishop of Rome over the entire church was based on
The belief that Jesus' disciple Peter, on whom Jesus supposedly had announced he would "build my
church," had been the first bishop of Rome
The monastic rule of Saint Benedict
Imposed order and discipline on monks' spiritual impulse to withdraw from the world, by requiring that
they work and obey the abbot
Paul taught that women
Possessed moral autonomy but were subject to their husbands' authority
