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Foundations for understanding the scripture.
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Why did St Paul convert to Christianity?
He had a vision of God
He had a vision of Jesus
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What Language Was The Old Testament First Written In
Latin America
Hebrew
Greek
English
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What are the two main divisions of the Bible?
Pre & Post Incarnation
Old & New Testament
Jewish & Christian
Gospel & Historical
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What is the biblical definition of "Prophecy"?
The ten commandments
An unforeseeable future told by a tarot card reader
A Message from god delivered by a Prophet
The fate of the person involved
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What is the Biblical definition of Poetry?
Love letters between Joseph and Mary
A heartfelt verse about hard events in that time
Describes god in evocative or imaginary language
Shakespeares take on what GOD was like
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Four Gospels of the New Testament
Matthew, Mark, Paul, and Peter
Peter, Luke, Mark, and John
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
John, Paul, Mark, and Matthew
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How Many Places Did St Paul Visit
500,000
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15
12
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Why did Abraham sacrifice Isaac?
Abraham didn't love Isaac
Abraham obeyed God's word because he loved God
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Who wrote the Acts of the Apostles?
John Mark
Paul
Theophilus
Luke
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What is the New Testament about?
The death of Jesus
The life of Jesus
All of the above
The resurrection of Jesus
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How many commandments did God provide his people?
14
10
21
5
12
Which Gospel was written last?
John
Mark
Matthew
Luke
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What is Monotheistic?
The Belief God is in everything
The belief in One God
The belief there is no God
The belief in many Gods
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What does the Exile refer to?
When Assyrians destroyed the second temple and exiled Jews to Egypt
When Persians destroyed the third Temple and exiled the Jews to Israel
When the Babylonians destroyed the first Temple and exiled Jews to Babylon
When Moses led Jews to freedom from slavery in Egypt
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What is the Acts of the Apostles about?
How all the Apostles died
Explains the Apostles' Creed
Tells us where all the Apostles went after Pentecost
The history of the Early Church
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Who wrote the Bible?
Many Authors - some are unknown
Jesus
St Paul
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
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How many sons did Jacob have?
3
13
7
12
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What does Covenant mean?
convienient
a place to talk to God
fight
agreement
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Why did Jacob and his family move to Egypt?
A famine occurred in Canaan
A flood occurred in Canaan
A plague killed the half the population in Canaan
Egypt invaded Canaan
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Why are some stories considered sacred?
Because they tell us what to do and what not to do
Because they have been passed down by God
Because they have come out of the bible
Cultures' express understanding of God and creation through sacred stories.
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What is the biblical definition of a "Myth"?
A Lie
A symbolic story meant to inspire
A true recollection of events
Something that was proved wrong by science
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When was the New Testament written?
A.D. 60-200
B.C. 200-600
B.C. 100-500
A.D. 50-100
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The three synoptic Gospels are
Teague, Carson and Nathan
Eli, Clayton, and Hunter
Luke, Mark, Matthew
John, Matthew, Luke
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Who wrote most of the LETTERS in the New Testament?
St. Paul
St. Matthew
James
Peter
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Abraham was born in which country?
Babylon
Sryia
Judea
Egypt
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What is the name of the book Jesus learnt about his Jewish religion?
Bible
Newspaper
New Testament
Torah
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What countries invaded Israel after its creation?
Lebanon, Egypt, Turkey, Bahrain
Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Soviet Union
Iraq, Iran, Palestine, Jordan
Iraq, Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt
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What is the book of Revelation about?
How God first revealed himself to humanity
God's perspective on all things and the eventual outcome of the world
Jesus' ministry
How the early Christians took on the Great Commission
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Why was Joseph sold into slavery?
His father hated him
His brothers hated him
His father loved him
His brothers loved him
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What are the names of Abraham's two sons?
Mark and Luke
Cain and Abel
Isaac and Ishmael
Joseph and Benjamin
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The three synoptic Gospels
were mainly written for Gentiles, who didn't know Jewish laws or history
are similar in the accounts and message they share
were written within 10 years of Jesus' death and resurrection
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Who led the Jewish people out of slavery?
Moses
Jesus
Gabriel
Abraham
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What time period did Jesus live in?
0BC-0AD
6 BC - 36 AD
0BC-36AD
36BC-0AD
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What is Polotheism?
Belief in "The Big Bang Theory"
Belief in one God
Belief in many Gods
Belief in no Gods
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What is the Sacred Text of Christians?
The New Testament
The Bible
The Old Testament
The Ten Commandments
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How many plagues did God send on Egypt?
10
3
7
12
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Why is the Bible thought of as "Inspired Writing"?
Because people of that time were sad and needed hope
God inspired the authors to spread the word of God
Because Jesus is an inspiration
It inspires us to write our own Bible
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What is the Old Testament about.
Shows his plan of revelation and the coming if the messiah(Jesus)
Because God is probably old it is a way of respect to call it the old test.
Shows that we are just old and the writers called it the Old Testament
Reveals gods plan over time that spoken through him all things are made
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Why are there myths that aren't scientifically true in the Bible?
Because the authors don't care for science
Science didn't exist back then
The Bible was never intended to be a scientific account of events.
Because it is a book of Fantasy
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Oral tradition is one of the main stages in the formation of the Old Testament.
False
True
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What was the name of Moses’ brother?
Joshua
Nathan
Aaron
Noah
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List the four groupings of books in the Old Testament
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
The Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom books, the prophets
St Paul, Genesis, Exodus, John
Before Christ, During Christ, After Christ, After Resurrection
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Where is the Book of Revelation found in the Bible?
last book of the New Testament
first story of the Old Testament
first book of the New Testament
last story of the Old Testament
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Why did St. Paul write the letters?
To teach the meaning of Jesus
To encourage faith
All of these
To correct misunderstandings
