Cstu 101-Quiz 4-Chp 12 15 Correctly Answered Questions Latest Update

Why did Christianity grow so rapidly within the Roman Empire? {Ans: ~The first is the witness to the resurrection, which is one of the great themes of Acts. ~The second reason that Acts gives us is the power of the Holy Spirit.}*ichthus* {Ans: Greek word for fish -Early Christians saw that word as an acrostic that, in the Greek, spells out the phrase, " Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior." -get the whole story of who Christ is}beginning of persecution (sporadic periods of persecution) {Ans: ~as Christianity grew and flourished and as Christians gave expression to its values in their lives, that the differences became unavoidably clear to the Roman authorities. ~It was then that Christians began to be seen as a threat by the Romans and were persecuted.}*Pantocrater* ("universal ruler") ~POST Constantine christian art {Ans: -Christ went from the Good Shepard to universal ruler, seated at the right hand of God ~once emperors began identifying themselves as Christians, we see Christ being depicted as an emperor.}*sarcophagus* {Ans: -a burial box (Junius Bassus) ~The sarcophagus shows the wealth and power of its owner; ~but it also documents the changes that are underway in the relationship