Chapter 8: Christians of the Roman Empire

~~ In 313, Emperor Constantine issued the Edict of Milan, granting religious tolerance throughout the Roman Empire and giving Christians the freedom to worship openly. ~~ (379-395) Emperor Theodosius I made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire. Therefore, Christianity was no longer a persecuted faith and Christians experienced again that the Holy Spirit is at work in the world.

Choose two people who lived during the fourth and fifth centuries, who had a positive impact on the Church. Describe their contributions.

Helena

Emperor Constantine's mother

The council at Chalcedon is considered the greatest of the first four ecumenical councils because..... the bishops affirmed the teachings that Jesus was one person with two natures - divine and and human - and that the two natures did not interfere or compromise each other.

Explain why the council at Chalcedon is considered the greatest of the first four ecumenical councils.

heresy

A _______ is a belief a collection of beliefs that rejects one or more of the revealed truths of the faith.

ecumenical

An _________ council is a council "of the whole world."

Edict of Milan

In 313 the emperor Constantine issued _____ __ _____, granting religious tolerance throughout the Roman Empire.

Nicea

In 325, to settle the dispute caused by the Arain heresy, the Emperor Constantine summoned all the bishops of the Church to a council in the city of _____.

Heretics

Some of the most important works of the Fathers of the Church were written to defend the truths of the faith against ________.

Greatest

The Council at Chalcedon, in 451, is considered the ________ of the first four ecumenical councils.

canon

The Early Christians complied for the official list, _____, of sacred Scripture.

Dicleatian

The Roman Emperor who was responsible for Great Persecution was __________.

John Chrysostom

The Saint, a great preacher, whose name means "gold-mouthed"

Gnostics

The ________ claimed that God's real revelation was available only as a secret knowledge to a select few.

Monophysites

The ____________ claimed that Jesus was only divine and thus not fully human.

Saint Peter

The emperor Constantine built a tomb over _____ _____.

Theodosius 1

The emperor who made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire was __________ _.

Leo The Great

The pope whose teachings was affirmed at the council of Chalcedon

St. Jerome

The saint who translated the Bible into Latin from Hebrew and Greek

Testament

The word _________ is another word for "covenant".

Twenty- seven

Under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the Church developed its New Testament of __ books.