Religion "We Believe" Chapter 7

During the persecution of the early (a)   about one thousand Christians accepted death rather than deny their faith

We read in the Gospel of (a)   that about three thousand people were baptized on the day we now know as Pentecost

The ___________ , which took place around A.D. 49, was the first great council of the Catholic Church.

• Council of Jerusalem

• Council of Egypt

• Persecution of the early Church

• first persecution of the Church

THe most famous of the early Christians missionaries was (a)  

The Church relies on (a)   as a book of faith and looks to Tradition as a living witness of faith,

The Gospel of (a)   was the first account of Jesus' life and teachings to be written down, around A.D. 70.

At the conclusion of the Council of Jerusalem, Paul and (a)   returned to Antioch with a letter describing the council's decision.

The (a)   of Christians began in Rome around A.D. 64 under the Emperor Nero.

The books of the New Testament that are said to be the oldest are ________, or letters, that were written by, or attributed to, Saint Paul.

• Saint Mark

• Gospel of John

• fourteen Epistles

• book of Revelation

The (a)   to be written, the Gospel of John is similar to the first three Gospels, but also includes material not found in them.