Christianity and Early Church History final exam

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Who was the first emperor to impose persecution on Christians simply because they were Christians?

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Nero

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What did Emperor Domitian accuse Christians of doing?

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Treason

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Domitian's persecution was so wide because he wanted to be worshiped as a

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God

Front

The latest, widest, and cruelest persecution of Christians occurred between 284-305 under the reign of which emperor?

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Diocletian

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Most scholars believe that the book of ______ was written during Domitian's reign.

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Revelation

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A is someone who dies for their faith, and the term literally means 'witness.'

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Martyr

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An apologist is a theologian who writes a

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Defense

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One of the earliest apologists for the faith was who defended/explained Christian beliefs using Platonic philosophy.

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Justin Martyr

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Which Christian group believed one must first become a Jew before becoming a Christian, a view later deemed heretical?

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Judaizers

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The most prominent false teaching in the early church emphasized the gaining of 'secret knowledge' and deemphasized the physical world in favor of the spiritual. This is known as

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Gnosticism