Bibl 325: Church History I 2010 Question Paper
Bibl 325: Church History I 2010
Course:Bachelor Of Theology
Institution: Kabarak University question papers
Exam Year:2010
KABARAK UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY EXAMINATIONS
2009/2010 ACADEMIC YEAR
FOR THE DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF THEOLOGY
COURSE CODE: BIBL 325
COURSE TITLE: CHURCH HISTORY 1
INSTRUCTIONS:
Answer THREE questions only, question ONE is compulsory
1. Primitive Catholicism defines the state of the church in the dark ages
(a) State and briefly explain the key characteristics of each division (6Mrks)
(b) Identify one church father from each of these divisions and briefly discuss his
contributions in the history of the church. (9Mrks)
(c) Draw three lessons for life and ministry from the second division of the church fathers
(3Mrks)
(d) What is the difference between orthodoxy and heresy? (2Mrks)
(e) Discuss three heresies that threatened the church in the second and third centuries
(6Mrks)
(f) Explain the early church rejoinder to these heresies (5Mrks)
(g) Identify two heresies which are threatening the 21st century church then propose
appropriate ways of responding to them (2Mrks)
2. Christianity developed from Judaism to a Gentile church
(a) Explain the factors that led to the movement of Christianity from Judaism to a Gentile
church (3Mrks)
(b) The church had to learn how to be both “catholic” and contextual. Identify an area within
Your local church that has made the gospel remain foreign to the people and outline how
you will go about contextualizing it. (8Mrks)
(c) Describe the position of the church in the pagan empire (5Mrks)
(d) “The blood of the martyrs is the seed of the church” discuss briefly (2Mrks)
(e) Identify four factors that led to the expansion of Christianity in the Graeco Roman world
(2Mrks)
3. The crusades are a major turning point in the history of the church
(a) Critique the aims of the crusades (6Mrks)
(b) The crusades left a scar in the church. Analyse this scar by showing how it has become a
thorn in the flesh for the church down the centuries (8Mrks)
(c) Given the knowledge gained in this class, outline a strategy you would use in reaching
out the Muslim community effectively (6Mrks)
4. The Byzantine church had serious conflict with the Western Church
(a) Explain the meaning of Byzantine Christian Commonwealth (2Mrks)
(b) Discuss the factors that led to the estrangement of Eastern and Western Christendom (6Mrks)
(c) Giving appropriate examples discuss the impact of this estrangement on the development
of Christianity at large (8Mrks) Page 3 of 3
(d) How should the church respond to estrangement which is still evident in the 21st
Century? (4Mrks)
5 The popes abused their offices in the High and Late Middle Ages
a. Compare and contrast the papal abuse of office with the abuse of office in your Denomination
(8Mrks)
b. Discuss the results of the rise of the papacy (8Mrks)
c. Draw some lessons for life and ministry from the monastic orders that brought revival in
the Roman Catholic Church. (4Mrks)
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