1、U4_main Get Started Text Study Supplementary Resources Text Study _I_2.3 Text Study Interpretation of Cultural Terms Jacobs Ladder 天梯 : A Biblical term suggesting a ladder to heaven which appeared in the Book of Genesis. When the Biblical patriarch Jacob fled from his brother Esau, he imagined the l
2、adder to heaven. Interpretation of Cultural Terms Text Study _I_3.1 Text Study Comprehension Exercises Fill in the blanks. (1) Owing to the repeated conquests of Jerusalem by various aggressors, like and , the Jews suffered a great deal from the violent suppression and the final loss of their homela
3、nd. (2) s ideas provided a more intellectual and reasonable framework for the basic beliefs of pious Jewish people. Comprehension Exercises Alexander the Great _ the Romans _ Plato _ Text Study _II_3.1 Text Study Comprehension Exercises Comprehension Exercises (1) When Jesus Christ fled from his bro
4、ther Esau, he imagined the ladder to heaven. (2) Christianity is a kind of culture. (3) Before the 4th century, Christians had been persecuted in Roman Empire. (4) Jewish culture and religion were immensely enriched by Christianity and Western culture. (5) The Trinity is the unity of Holy Father, Ho
5、ly Son and Holy Spirit in one divine being. F _ True of false questions. T _ T _ F _ T _ Text Study _III_3.1 Comprehension Exercises Text Study Comprehension Exercises Fill in the blanks. (1) is to wash off ones original sin by sprinkling water over ones body to indicate that ones original sin is wa
6、shed off and that one is admitted into the church. (2) is a ritual where a priest put specially-made oil on the dying to show benefaction and forgiveness of the sin in that persons lifetime. (3) is a state or place of temporary punishment for the removal of sins not possible in any other ways. Bapti
7、sm _Anointment _Purgatory _Text Study _III_3.2 Comprehension Exercise Text Study (4) is a formal rite, ceremony or service of religious worship. (5) means a Christian is partly or completely expelled from the church, usually with the loss of his citizenship. Excommunication _ The Mass _ Comprehensio
8、n Exercises Fill in the blanks. Text Study _IV_3.1 Text Study Comprehension Exercises Multiple choice. (1) _, the Christian Church was divided into the Roman Catholic Church and the Eastern Orthodox Church. A. In 1054 B. In 1054 BC C. In 1055 D. In 380 Comprehension Exercises A. St. Peter B. Saint L
9、eo I C. Martin Luther D. John Calvin Text Study _IV_3.2 Text Study Comprehension Exercises (2) In 451 AD, the archbishop of Roman Church, _, made himself Pope. Comprehension Exercises Multiple choice. A. Lutheran Church B. Anglicanism C. Presbyterian D. Free Churches Text Study _IV_3.3 Text Study Co
10、mprehension Exercises (3) The largest and earliest of non-Roman Catholic Groups in the West is _. Comprehension Exercises Multiple choice. (1) The New Testament contains altogether parts, and the earliest manuscript was written in . (2) The New Testament consists of the four , a book of , and . (3)
11、mainly talks about the story of Jesus life. (4) is considered the most remarkable and most imaginative book of the New Testament. Text Study _V_3.1 Comprehension Exercise Text Study Comprehension Exercises 27 _ Acts of the Apostles _Gospels _ Fill in the blanks. Greek _Letters _ The Revelations of John _ The Gospel of Matthew _The Revelations of St John _ Text Study _V_3.2 Comprehension Exercise Text Study (5) Most part of Letters in the New Testament was written by . Fill in the blanks. St Paul _ Comprehension Exercises
