Textbook Questions pg. 98-99

1. Q: What do Christians believe about Jesus of Nazareth? 
    A: Christians believe that Jesus was the Son of God, both human and divine, and he was the Messiah.

2. Q: Why is Pentecost significant to Christians?
    A: Pentecost is significant to Christians because it marks the birth of the Church, and it was the day that         the Holy Spirit descended upon the Apostles.

3. Q: What was the role of Paul in the spread of Christianity?
    A: Paul was the "Apostle to the Gentiles." He helped to found a number of Christian communities around           the world.

4. Q: Explain the significance of Emperor Constantine in the history of Christianity.

    A: Constantine was baptized as a Christian on his deathbed, and he legalized Christianity in the Roman           Empire.

5. Q: Name two important Christian doctrines that were defined at the Church councils between the fourth             and fifth centuries.

    A: Two important doctrines that emerged were the affirmation that Jesus was both fully God and fully Man,         and that God is three persons in one substance.

6. Q: Who was Benedict?

    A: St.  Benedict was the one who wrote the rule for monastic life.

7. Q: Briefly trace the events that led to the division between the Church in the East and the Church in the             West.

    A: Constantine's decision to move the capital of the Roman Empire to Byzantium, renamed                             Constantinople, created two political centers, and this was the initial problem. Furthermore, the                     Eastern Church rejected the primacy of the Pope, believing all church leaders to be equal. Additionally,         the addition of the filioque to the creed without the consultation of the eastern patriarchs cause tensions to rise. This culmin