Title: Chapter 08: Fill-in-the-blank/Short Answer Questions: Introduction and the World of Early Christians
Course: Engaging the Christian Scriptures Instructor's Manual

Q: What does the term “catholic” mean?
- universal or general (universal or general)

Q: Briefly describe how the book of Hebrews came into the New Testament canon.
- because ancient church leaders believed it had been written by the apostle Paul (because ancient church leaders believed it had been written by the apostle Paul)

Q: What is the best description of Christian persecution in the first century CE?
- local and sporadic; it was not ordered by the government (local and sporadic; it was not ordered by the government)

Q: In response to Pliny the Younger’s questions about how to examine Christians, what three guidelines does the emperor give?
- those who can prove that they are not Christians by supplicating to the gods must be pardoned; Christians cannot be searched for; anonymous accusations are prohibited as a basis for examining Christians (those who can prove that they are not Christians by supplicating to the gods must be pardoned; Christians cannot be searched for; anonymous accusations are prohibited as a basis for examining Christians)

Q: In the Roman world, what was the social function of worshiping local and traditional deities?
- to garner the goodwill of the gods for all levels of society and to ensure economic success (to garner the goodwill of the gods for all levels of society and to ensure economic success)