Creation
This son of Adam and Eve committed murder.
Who is Cain?
The Gospel of Matthew begins by tracing the ancestry of Jesus back to this biblical patriarch.
Who is Abraham?
This was Paul's name before he encountered God.
What is Saul?
This is the instrument that David played for Saul.
What is the harp?
Much of the Bible was written in this geographical area, usually abbreviated as ANE.
What is the Ancient Near East?
According to the book of Genesis, what did the man and woman eat from the tree of knowledge of good and evil?
What is a fruit?
The Gospel of Luke does not begin by telling how Jesus' birth was foretold. Instead, it begins by telling how the birth of this man was foretold.
Who is John the Baptist?
Almost half of this book of the New Testament tells the story of Paul.
What is the Book of Acts?
David's father, Jacob, was visited by this prophet who anointed David as the king of Israel.
Who is Samuel?
The Old Testament was originally written in this language.
What is Hebrew?
Of the seven days of creation, this is the day that God created humans.
The Gospel of Luke tells how an angel by this name visited Mary.
Who is Gabriel?
Paul wrote multiple letters to this man, who shares a first name with Mr. Mattingly.
Who is Timothy?
Feeling jealous of David one day, Saul throws this at him.
What is a spear?
What is Greek?
This is the title of an ancient Sumerian creation story that praises a gardening tool.
What is "The Song of the Hoe"?
The Gospel of Matthew tells of three wise men being sent by this king to find Jesus.
Who is Herod?
Paul wrote a letter to this man attempting to persuade him to forgive a slave.
Who is Philemon?
When David encounters Saul in a cave, he decides to spare Saul's life. Later, he proves to Saul that he had spared his life by showing him this.
What is a scrap of his tunic?
The United States today could be described as a very individualistic culture. In contrast, the culture of the biblical authors is often described with this word.
What is collectivist?
These are the first four words spoken by God in the book of Genesis
What is "Let there be light"?
In the Gospel of Luke, Zechariah doubts the angel and as punishment the angel takes away Zechariah's ability to do this.
What is speak?
In his letter to the Romans, Paul attempted to persuade them that Jews did not have to follow the law of this man in order to be followers of Christ.
Who is Moses?
In one of his most famous psalms, David wrote, "Though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I shall fear no evil." This is the number of that psalm.
What is 23?
Many of the stories in the Bible were influenced by stories from other cultures and regions back then. The story of the Flood in Genesis bears striking resemblance to another flood story found in this "epic" story from the Babylonian empire.
What is the "Epic of Gilgamesh"?