Humans are capable of expressing the perfect and unconditional love that Jesus embodied as the Son of God.

We can only be God’s beloved children when we are found to be without sin.

The religious practices and beliefs of the Greco-Roman world were very similar to the teachings of Jesus.

One of the controversies in the early Church was the question of whether Gentiles should convert to Judaism before becoming Christians.

Conversion of the heart refers to living a moral and ‘just’ life, in right relationship with God, others, our self and all creation.

The Pharisee Saul traveled to Damascus with the intention of supporting those who believed in the risen Lord.

On the road to Damascus Saul experienced the risen Lord speaking to him.

St. Paul spent the latter part of his life as a missionary of Christ spreading the Gospel.

Each of the four Gospels traces the genealogy of Jesus from Adam to Joseph.

Christianity teaches that there is one God who is incapable of ______

At the spiritual conversion of _______ the Holy Spirit descended on all those who were present, even the Gentiles.

Jesus commissioned _______ and the other apostles to preach and teach that God’s love extends to all people, no matter their culture, race, religion, gender, economic status or age.

Some members of the early Church struggled with allowing the Gentiles to join the community of Jesus’ disciples because _______.

On the road to Damascus Saul _______

The _______ determined that Gentile converts did not have to become Jews first before being accepted into the Church.

The Apostolic Tradition of passing on the teachings of Jesus continues through the _______.

Paul’s missionary journeys involved all of the following EXCEPT _______.

The three stages in the writing of the four accounts of the Gospel were: _______

Among his greatest legacies, Blessed Pope John Paul II is remembered for _______.

This man accompanied St. Paul on his first missionary journey.

He accepted the Lord’s call and became the Apostle to the Gentiles.

He compassionately requested forgiveness for the many wrongdoings of the Church throughout the centuries.

This book reports that the preaching of the early Church placed an emphasis on Jesus’ Death and Resurrection.

This is at the heart of the New Testament and of all Sacred Scripture.

This author wrote primarily for Jews who became members of the Church.

During Peter’s preaching, the Holy Spirit descended on this man’s household and all its members were baptized

A complete change of soul, heart and mind.

This Gospel writer wrote for a non-Jewish audience..

This body decided that Gentiles did not

have to become Jews first before becoming Christians.

According to the Acts of the Apostles, _____ was the first Gentile to convert to Christianity.

The early Church preached a God who was _____ to the gods of Greco-Roman religions.

The early Church came to understand that _____ did not have to become _____ before being baptized.

_____ preached the Good News that the Death and Resurrection of Jesus had transformed both Jews and Gentiles.

Around the year AD 49, St. Paul and _____ traveled to Jerusalem to address the Gentile controversy

The Council at Jerusalem is an early example of how the Apostles exercised the teaching authority that _____ gave them.

According to the United States Catholic Catechism for Adults, Jesus entrusted his Revelation and teachings to the _____.

Today, the _____ and _____work together to continue passing on the Tradition of the Church.

Both _____ and _____ included genealogies of Jesus in their accounts of the Gospel.

In 2000, _____ admitted that he was deeply saddened by the hatred and acts of persecution directed against Jews by Christians.