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Church History Background

Across
A group of reforming Jewish lay scholars whose name means "the separated ones."
The four ____ of the church are one, holy, catholic, and apostolic
Apostle who betrayed Jesus
Birthplace of Jesus
Christian evangelist with whom St. Paul initially worked to spread the faith
Apostle who doubted the resurrection but later took the Gospel to India
The apostle who was exiled to the island of Patmos where he received the visions recorded in the book of Revelation
A successor of the apostles
Town where Jesus grew up
The process by which Greek cultural attributes were spread throughout much of the known world
A meeting of all the bishops of the world under the leadership of the Pope
Literally, Roman peace; A period of peace and prosperity during which Roman culture flourished
A group of Jews that withdrew from the world into the desert in order to live a life of prayer and asceticism
An imperial title given to the Roman caesar or emperor
Macedonian king mentioned in the Bible who conquered many lands and spread Greek culture
Originally named Simon, known as the first pope
Apostle also known as Thaddeus; Patron saint of hopeless cases
Apostle who wrote the last gospel to be written; his symbol is an eagle
Literally "good news"; four accounts of the life, ministry, death, and resurrection of Jesus
The father of James and John, the apostles who Jesus referred to as the sons of thunder
A student of St. Peter who wrote the earliest Gospel; his symbol is a lion
A group of seven men who were chosen to serve at table and assist the apostles by settling domestic matters in the church
An old man in the temple who recognized baby Jesus as the Messiah
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Apostle to the Gentiles
Greek translation of the Hebrew Scripture before the time of Christ
The Jewish man who Jesus struck blind on the road to Damascus
The apostle brought to Jesus by Philip in whom Jesus said there was no guile; May be the same person as Bartholomew
An elderly prophetess in the Temple who recognized Jesus as the Messiah
The men chosen by Jesus to lead the early church; the term literally means "one who is sent"
Saint who is remembered as the first Christian martyr
The legendary founder of Rome who killed his twin brother
Roman soldier who had received the Holy Spirit and asked to be baptized
Roman governor who sentenced Jesus to death
Referred to as the People of God or the Body of Christ
Name of two historical books of the Bible that tell of the Greek conquest of Jerusalem, the profanation of the Temple, and the Jews conquering the Greeks and taking the Temple back
The birthday of the Church; the feast day when the Holy Spirit descended on the apostles and other followers of Jesus
Jesus and his followers went to Jerusalem to participate in this Jewish feast day; This meal became the Last Supper
The Christian who healed Saul
Brother of St. Peter who took the Gospel to Scythia and who was crucified on an x-shaped cross
Greek for dispersion, it refers to the emigration of Jews into areas outside of the Palestine
A group of Jews comprised mainly of a wealthy elite who exercised considerable religious and political control at the time of Christ
The inaugural event of Jesus's ministry
The book of the Bible recording the beginning of the church and the missionary efforts of St. Paul
Writer of the third Gospel and Acts of the Apostles; accompanied Paul and may have been a physician
The vicar of Christ on earth