religion chapter 8 quiz

____ was a Father of the Church who translated the Bible into Latin from Hebrew and Greek.

saint jerome

In 313 the Emperor ________________ signed the Edict of Milan, which gave Christians the freedom to worship openly throughout the Roman Empire.

Constantine

During the "Great Persecution" thousands of Christians were martyred for their faith, Church property was confiscated, and Christian books were burned.

True

The Catholic Bible consists of seventy-three books divided into two parts called testaments.

True

The early Christians compiled for the Church the official list, or __________________ , of Sacred Scripture.

canon

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

ecumenical

Ecumenical is another word for "covenant."

false

Emperor Constantine made Christianity the official religion of the Roman Empire

false

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

greatest

The Council of Nicaea set down a creed to express clearly the full divinity and full humanity of Jesus.

true