Supreme Judgment
This long-haired judge ruled Israel, slew Philistines, and famously lost his strength after a haircut.
Who is Samson?
This disciple stepped out of a boat and attempted a miraculous act, which today would likely require a "waiver of liability."
Who is Peter?
He is regarded as the author of the first five original books of Scripture.
Who is Moses?
This is the symbol of God's "contractual promise" to Noah not to flood the Earth again.
What is a rainbow?
This tax collector repaid fourfold restitution to anyone he cheated after meeting Jesus.
Who is Zacchaeus?
This female judge not only sat under a palm tree to deliver judgments but also led Israel into battle.
Who is Deborah?
Jesus turning water into wine at this event could have raised a dram-shop liability issue.
What is the Wedding at Cana?
This meticulous Old Testament scribe and priest is often credited with reviving strict textual adherence to Mosaic Law after the Babylonian exile.
Who is Ezra?
Abraham received this "sign" as confirmation of his divine covenant.
What is circumcision?
The prodigal son’s father gave him this symbolic piece of jewelry as a sign of restored sonship.
What is a ring?
This biblical judge shares his name with a famous case about defendants' right to counsel.
Who is Gideon?
If sued today, this prophet who summoned bears against mocking youths might face strict liability claims.
Who is Elisha?
This ancient Hebrew textual tradition, named for a group of meticulous medieval scribes, preserved the original vocalization and punctuation of the Old Testament manuscripts.
Who are the Masoretes (Masoretic Text)?
The "New Covenant" mentioned in this book of the Bible is fulfilled through the coming of Jesus.
Under Mosaic Law, if you stole and slaughtered an ox, you’d have to repay this number of oxen.
What is five oxen? (Exodus 22:1)
This priest of Shiloh died after hearing some bad news.
Who is Eli?
This young man fell asleep and fell from a third-story window during Paul’s lengthy sermon—a classic negligence scenario
Who is Eutychus?
This second-century theologian and bishop famously defended the original canonical Gospels by emphasizing a fourfold Gospel canon against heretical abridgments.
Who is Irenaeus?
In Genesis 31, Jacob and Laban formalized their tense agreement by erecting this to serve as a covenant boundary.
What is an ebenezer?
This prophetic book explicitly mentions God's displeasure with Israel’s failure to provide restitution by withholding wages from workers, comparing their cries to the Lord's ears as evidence.
What is Malachi? (Malachi 3:5)
In Judges 12, this judge is notable primarily for his large family—30 sons who rode 30 donkeys and controlled 30 towns—but is rarely remembered today.
Who is Jair?
In Exodus, Moses throws this into bitter waters to miraculously purify them and make them Clean Water Act compliant.
What is a tree?
This Alexandrian theologian and textual scholar created the Hexapla, a massive critical edition of the Old Testament texts, pioneering rigorous textual comparison long before modern originalist methods.
Who is Origen?
In 2 Samuel 21, King David honored a previously broken covenant made by Joshua with this specific non-Israelite people group by avenging their mistreatment centuries later, showing covenantal obligations transcend generations.
Who are the Gibeonites?
In Leviticus 6, the law prescribed restitution not only for theft but also for fraud, deception, and even false oaths—requiring repayment plus this additional penalty.
What is one-fifth (20%) of the value?