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Church History: Chapter 2 Review Questions:
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1.	Who was Stephen, what group executed him, and for what offense?

2.	Who was part of the original circle of Jesus' followers, and what was their religious heritage?

3.	Describe Peter and his role in the formation of the church.

4.	What change did the Pentecost event bring about in the Apostles?

5.	Explain how the first-to-be-baptized followers of Jesus viewed their relationship to Judaism.

6.	Why were Jesus' followers in trouble with the Jewish authorities?  How were the followers persecuted?

7. 	Who is Gamaliel and what did he say?  Who did he have a conversation with in the movie Peter & Paul?

8.	What were Paul's connections to the Gentile world?

9.	Briefly describe Paul's conversion.

10.	What was Paul’s occupation?

11.	Who is Ananias?

12.	Why did the community in Jerusalem object to Peter baptizing Gentiles?

13.	How did the Antioch Christian community differ in makeup from the other Christian communities?

14.	How did the Antioch Christians express solidarity with the church in Jerusalem?

15.	Who was Barnabas?  Why was he sent to Antioch and what did he discover?  

16.	Why were the Christians in Antioch called Christians and what do the word mean?

17.	On Paul's first missionary journey, what kind of reception did Paul and Barnabas receive from Jews and from Gentiles?

18.	What two aspects of the Jewish Law did the Gentile Christians object to following?

19.	What was Paul's perspective on the question of whether the Gentile Christians should follow the complete Jewish Law?

20.	What did the Council of Jerusalem decide?  Why was the decision significant for the Christian community?

21.	Write out the famous passage in Galatians that Paul wrote, telling us that we are one.