Letters & Stories
The stories of the Bible were first passed on by____.
This book contains the story of Joseph.
Genesis
This division means 5 books.
Pentateuch
This person killed his brother Abel.
Cain
The Old Testament was written in _______.
Hebrew
In Mesopotamia people used a kind of writing called _______.
cunieform
This book tells how Moses reviewed with the people of Israel all God had done for them and the laws he had given them.
Deuteronomy
This division has 5 books, and has a lot of writings from Kings David and Solomon.
Poetry
This person built an ark to escape the flood.
Noah
The New Testament was written in ______.
Greek
The Egyptians used a kind of writing called _______.
hieroglyphics
This book contains the story of Israel conquering Canaan.
Joshua
This division could also be divided smaller into Major and Minor.
Prophets
This person left with his family for the land of Canaan.
Abraham
For many years the Hebrew language did not contain ______.
spaces, vowels, punctuation
In Canaan people invented a new way of writing using a(n) _________.
alphabet
This book is a love story about two of King David’s ancestors.
Ruth
This division tells stories of people like Ruth, Hannah, Esther, and Rahab.
Historical.
This person was sold into slavery by his brothers.
Joseph
Paper in Bible times was made out of either parchment or _______, which comes from a plant.
Papyrus
This book tells about the way the Israelites were to keep themselves holy.
Leviticus
The largest division in the Old Testament is ______.
Prophets
This person was a judge of Israel and had his eyes gouged out.
Samson
Hebrew was also written in all ________.
capitals