Chevy Chase Presbyterian Church

Lay Academy – The Bible in Context

January 10, 2010  11 a.m. – CCPC Conference Room

Ignatius to the Trallians

"Combat With Lions”

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

(References are to the New Advent translation)

1.          (Advanced) Ignatius is also called Theophorus. 

This means --:

          a.      God-lover

          b.      God-truster

          c.       God-carrier

          d.      God-explainer

2.      Trallia was in the province of --:   

a.      Europa

          b.      Asia

          c.       Galatia

          d.      Africa

3.      The bishop of  Trallia was --:        

a.      Polynices

          b.      Polybius

          c.       Polycarp

          d.      Onesimus

4.      What will the Trallians escape?   

a.      Persecution

          b.      Plague

          c.       Heresy

          d.      Death

5.      Ignatius calls the deacons --:       

a.      The guardians of the church

          b.      The Sanhedrin

          c.       The New Apostles

          d.      The Judges of Israel

6.      The Trallians should consider the deacons as

 appointed by --:

          a.      the session

          b.      the bishop

          c.       the congregation

          d.      Jesus

7.      The Trallians should be on their guard against --:

          a.      Heretics

b.      Pagans

c.       Zealots

d.      Evangelists

8.      Those who said that Jesus only seemed

to suffer were called --:

          a.      Arians

          b.      Docetists

          c.       Gnostics

          d.      Harpocratians

9.      Ignatius is writing from --:

          a.      Rome

          b.      Ephesus

          c.       Smyrna

          d.      Antioch

10.    Ignatius asks his readers to remember the church of --:

          a.      Rome

          b.      Smyrna

          c.       Syria

          d.      Alexandria