BEASLEY FROM JERUSALEM TO IRIAN JAYA
What were the advantages for the spread of the Gospel in the early years of the
church's existence in the roman empire? - Answers -ease of mobility and travel(via
Roman road system)
The Pax Romana
The universal trade language
Availability of meeting places(synagogues, public forums etc.)
What are the five main avenues by which christianity penetrated the Roman world?? -
Answers -the preaching and teaching of Evangelist
Personal witness of believers
Acts of Kindness and charity
Faith shown in the face of persecution and death
Intellectual reasoning of apologists
T/F?
Christian"faithwalkers" of generations past were "super saints"whose lives were seldom
plagued by ordinary human frailties and failure - Answers -False
T/F? Interstingly enough, women, both married and single, have comprised nearly 67%
of North America's missionary force over the years. - Answers -True
Who said that there is "properly no history, only biography" - Answers -Ralph Waldo
Emerson
The primary impetus for the rapid expansion of the christian church during the first three
centuries of Christianity was - Answers -persecution
Ralph Winter Describes ________ as " the most massive, tragic misconstrual of
christian mission in all history." - Answers -The Crusades
This Christian faith walker of the early third century had to help the executioner end
his/her life (after the first attempt failed) by guiding the executioner's sword to his/her
throat. Who is it? - Answers -Perpetua
T/F? When Christianity is "in style", that is, when its popular to be Christian, genuine
Christian faith and enthusiasm tend to be strengthened. - Answers -False
This fourth century Christian faith walker worked among the Goths 9in Modern day
Romania_ for forty years, translating the bible into their language after devising a written
alphabet. This person was - Answers -Ulfilas
This famous 6th century faith walker established a monastery on the little island of Iona
off the coast of of Scotland which became a training and sending center for missionary
monks. Who is he? - Answers -Columba
, T/F? The passage of time in any given period is universally marked by progress and
advancement. - Answers -False
T/F? Compared to the Greco-Roman world at the time of Christ, the world of Western
Europe in the emerging Middle ages of 5oo AD and beyond, was much more advanced
and civilized - Answers -False
T/F? Country sides were more important then cities during the middle ages - Answers -
True
T/F? The collapse of the Roman Empire actually made Chiristian missions easier to
undertake - Answers -False
T/F? It was the manifestation of God;s power rather than Christian doctrine which
eventually won Western Europe to the kingdom of Christ - Answers -True
What faith walker of the middle ages was known as the Apostle to Germany? - Answers
-Boniface
According to historian John Stewart, the "most mission oriented church the world has
ever seen" was the - Answers -Nestorian Church
The missionary to Germany who smashed the sacred oak of the Thundergod at
Geismar was - Answers -Boniface
The most innovative aspect of Boniface's missionary methodology was his: - Answers -
recruitment of women to serve as missionaries
T/F? Boniface was quite open-minded when it came to accepting the practices and
beliefs of the Celtic and the French monks. - Answers -False
T/F? Boniface credited the Frankish leader Charles Martel with the protection and
backing necessary for him (boniface) to do much of his mission work. - Answers -True
This battle stopped the Muslim advance in Europe in 732 A.D. It was the battle of -
Answers -The battle of Tours
T/F? Continual, intense persecution was a constant reality for Christians of the first
three centuries prior to the time of Constantine. - Answers -False
About whom did David Bosch write that he "was the first Christian Theologian precisely
because he was the first Christian missionary"? - Answers -Paul
Who said " For eighty-six years I have been his servant, and he has never done me
wrong: how can I blaspheme my king who saved me?" - Answers -Polycarp
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