Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church

Lay Academy – The Bible in Context

January 3, 2010  11 a.m. – CCPC Conference Room

Ignatius to Magnesia

"False Teaching and Fables”

Answers to the following may be multiple, or "none of the above".

(References are to the New Advent translation)

1.      Whom does Ignatius call the “Prince of this World”?

          a.      Caesar Vespasian

          b.      Pope Clement

          c.       Jesus

          d.      the devil

2.      How many presbyters does Ignatius mention?

          a.      two

          b.      four

          c.       seven

          d.      twenty

3.      The problem of the Bishop of Magnesia is that he is --:

          a.      too old

          b.      too young

          c.       a crypto-pagan

          d.      blind

4.      Followers were first called “Christians” in --:

          a.      Capernaum

b.      Jerusalem

c.       Antioch

d.      Rome

(Hint:  See Acts  11)

5.      If we live according to Jewish Law, we  --:

          a.      maintain the continuity of faith

          b.      avoid schism in the church

          c.       trust in the unchanging God

          d.      have not received grace

6.      If God rewards us according to our works  --:

          a.      the first shall be last, and the last first

          b.      we are assured of a place in heaven

          c.       the Last Judgment will be critical

          d.      we shall cease to be

7.      Which event did not occur during the government of Pontius Pilate? --:

          a.      the birth of Jesus

          b.      the passion

          c.       the resurrection

          d.      the coming of the Holy Spirit

8.      The righteous man is his own --:

          a.      advocate

          b.      accuser

          c.       counselor

          d.      defender

9.      Ignatius commends the “spiritual crown” of --:

          a.      the Church Universal

          b.      the episcopacy

          c.       the presbytery

          d.      the Eucharist

10.    Ignatius sends greetings from  --:

          a.      Clement

          b.      Polycarp

          c.       Onesimus

          d.      John the Elder