Minor Prophets
What is the shortest book of the minor prophets and in the entire Bible?
Obadiah. It has one chapter and 21 verses.
Who were the four major prophets of the Old Testament?
Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel
Which books make up the gospels?
Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Which event in early church history is considered the "Birthday of the Church"?
Pentecost
Who was the first disciple Jesus called?
Andrew
Jonah
Which prophet prophesied that the Messiah would be born of a virgin?
Isaiah
(Isaiah 7:14)
Which two gospels tell the story of Jesus' birth?
Matthew and Luke
Who was a distinct leader in the early church and spread the gospel throughout the Roman Empire?
Paul
Which disciple betrayed Jesus and how much money did he betray him with?
Judas Iscariot, thirty pieces of silver
Who prophesied that Israel's King would come mounted on a donkey?
Zechariah
(Zechariah 9:9)
How many men were seen in the fiery furnace by King Nebuchadnezzar?
Four
(Daniel 3:25)
Which of these stories is told in all four gospels?
A) The wedding at Cana
B) Jesus feeds the 5,000
Jesus feeds the 5,000
(Matthew 14:21, Mark 6:44, Luke 9:14-16, John 6:10-11)
In what city was the first church established?
Jerusalem
What did Thomas say he needed to see in order to believe Jesus was resurrected?
The nail marks in His hands
How many books of the Bible do the minor prophets consist of?
Twelve
(Hosea, Joel, Amos, Obadiah, Jonah, Micah, Nahum, Habakkuk, Zephaniah, Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi)
Who saw a hand writing on a wall in his palace?
King Belshazzar
(Daniel 5:1-5)
Who was thought to be the only Gentile to write one of the gospels?
Luke
(Colossians) His name was a Gentile name, and he was not one named by Paul in Colossians as being in "the circumcision", which was a Jewish custom.
Who was the first martyr of the Christian church, and how was he killed?
Stephen, he was stoned
(Acts 7)
Who brought the boy to Jesus that had 5 loaves and 2 fish?
Andrew
(Johan 6:8-9)
According to the book of Ezra, what two prophets prophesied together?
Haggai and Zechariah
(Ezra 5:1)
Who wrote the book of Lamentations?
The author is unknown, though many theologians and scholars believe it to be Jeremiah.
Which gospels are known as "synoptic gospels" ?
Matthew, Mark, Luke
Who was believed to be the first Roman Emperor to convert to Christianity?
Constantine
Who were the twelve original disciples?
Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Judas Iscariot, Matthew, Thomas, James the son of Alpheus, Bartholomew, Judas Thaddeus, and Simon the Zealot.