Christians and Romans

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1. The Council of Jerusalem (AD 49) thrashed out problems concerning the criteria for becoming a Christian, adherence to Mosaic law versus the doctrine of salvation by faith alone. During whose reign did this occur? Nero Tiberius Claudius Caligula

2. Who was the first apostle to be martyred, i.e., the first of the original twelve disciples? James Stephen John Peter

3. Of the choices given below, which seems to be evidence of Christian presence in Rome. Christians were barely noticed until the reign of Nero. There is mention of this in a New Testament book. Gospel of Mark Gospel of Thomas A letter in Tiberius' archives When Paul came to Italy he was greeted by a crowd of Christians

4. According to tradition, where was Saint Peter martyred ? In the Roman Forum Vatican Hill In the Praetorian Prison In the Circus Maximus

5. Claudius generally treated the Jews very well and respected their beliefs. What event heightened his concern about the activities in Judea? A wave of Messianism when Herod Agrippa planned a revolt against Rome He conversed with a Jewish rabbi He summoned Saint Paul to an audience He found a letter from Augustus about Jewish revolts

6. Name the Roman matron who was accused of a "foreign superstition" in AD 57 and remanded to the judgment of her husband? The "foreign superstition" was undoubtedly a conversion to Christianity. Lollia Paulina Pomponia Graecina Poppaea Sabina Quintilia

7. Why did Christians come to the attention of Nero, being blamed for setting fire to Rome? They believed the world would be consumed by fire Their beliefs pitted family members against one another It was believed that they practiced cannibalism All of these reasons

8. According to tradition (and in the writings of Ireneus), where was the Gospel of Mark written? Rome Tarsus Jerusalem Athens

9. Which apocryphal book has Peter encountering Christ on the Appian way outside Rome during the Neronian persecution? The Gospel of Peter The Acts of Peter The Acts of the Apostles The Gospel of John

10. Apostle Peter was imprisoned by Herod Agrippa, but he was miraculously freed from prison by an angel. According to the Acts of the Apostles, where did he first go after his release? He set sail for Athens He fled to Galilee The house of Mary, mother of John Mark He went and hid in the wilderness