Church History: Bible Translations and Anabaptists

All of the following were characteristic beliefs of the Anabaptists EXCEPT

• Believer’s baptism

• The separation of church and state

• Pacifism

• Denial of the Trinity

The Anabaptist movement can be traced to disagreements between Zwingli and some of his more radical followers in this Swiss city.

• Zurich

• Geneva

• Basel

• Lucerne

Despite a general commitment to pacifism, a radical Anabaptist group took control of this German city in 1534 in an attempt to establish the New Jerusalem on earth.

• Berlin

• Strasbourg

• Munich

• Münster

This man preached at night throughout the lower-Rhine area of Germany after the rebellion in Münster despite great personal danger. He was able to restore heart to the movement, encouraging its adherents to continue to embrace the spirit of pacifism the movement had been known for.

• John Smyth

• Thomas Helwys

• Menno Simons

• Michael Sattler

Communities of these believers began to be established in the 16th century in Moravia as places of refuge from intense persecution. These Anabaptist groups attempted to demonstrate that commitment to others comes before self in the Kingdom of God.

• Hutterites

• Mennonites

• Lollards

• Donatists

This man is known as the “Father of the English Bible” and was the first to translate Scripture from the original Greek into English. He famously said that he hoped to translate the Bible so that every ploughboy in England could read it. He was eventually martyred for his actions.

• John Wyclif

• Henry Tudor

• William of Okham

• William Tyndale

__________ Baptists were Arminian in their theology while _____________ Baptists were Calvinistic in their theology.

• Particular, General

• Primitive, Normal

• Fundamental, Reformed

• General, Particular

This man is known as the “Morning Star of the Reformation” and is most remembered for translating the Latin Vulgate into the English language.

• John Hus

• John Wyclif

• William Tyndale

• Thomas á Kempis

This English preacher was jailed for several years due to his preaching without a government license. He is best known for his work Pilgrim’s Progress.

• Thomas Helwys

• John Calvin

• John Bunyan

• John Milton

This is the language that the Old Testament was originally written in.

• Hebrew

• Aramaic

• Greek

• Both A and B