Pentateuch
As Moses comes down the mountain with the tablets containing the Ten Commandments, what does he see the Hebrews doing?
worshipping the golden calf
Jacob wrestled with a messenger of the LORD near the River Jabbok. After that encounter, Jacob’s name was changed to:
Israel
This King allowed Jews in Babylon to return to Jerusalem:
Cyrus the Great
Jesus' main message was:
Kingdom of God is near
What festival was being celebrated in Jerusalem when God pours out the Holy Spirit on Jesus’ followers? Pentecost
Pentecost
When the Hebrews complain they do not have enough to eat on their journey to the promised land, how does God provide for them?
God provides food from Heaven:manna & quail
Which biblical character served to bridge the gap between the period of the judges and the kings? This person was known as the “last judge” and was also a priest and prophet.
Samuel
As the Intertestamental Period ends and the New Testament begins, what empire is ruling Judea?
Romans
Jesus and his disciples share the “last supper” on what Jewish holiday?
Passover
Paul was a persecutor of Christians before he encountered the Risen Jesus. Where was Paul when he had this encounter?
Road to Damascus
The Hebrews spared Rahab and her family because…
Confessed the God of Abraham and hid the spies from the city authorities.
What is common among the matriarchs Sarah, Rebekah, and Rachel?
God intervened to give each of them a child despite their bareness.
Which kingdom sacked Jerusalem and destroyed the Temple in 586 BC?
Babylon
In the Lord’s Supper, Jesus reinterpreted the “unleavened bread” to symbolize:
His body, which was broken and sacrificed for others.
According to the book of Acts, who delivers a powerful sermon in Jerusalem during the celebration of Pentecost?
Peter
Why do the Hebrew people wander in the wilderness for 40 years after the Exodus?
The spies gave a negative report on the land, and so the Hebrews initially refused to go into the land of promise.
Ruth’s inclusion into the Hebrew community is notable because…
she was a Moabite.
Who was the emperor of the Roman Empire when Jesus was born?
Caesar Augustus
Jesus’s preferred method of teaching was through:
Parables
The New Testament letters (epistles) were typically written to communities who:
a. Where mature Christians
b. Did not believe in Jesus
c. Had questions about the Christian faith
Had questions about the Christian faith
How did the Hebrew people end up living in Egypt?
Pharaoh gave the Hebrews land during the famine.
David’s son Absalom attempted to do what to his father?
displace his father as king.
What caused the northern tribes of Israel to form their own kingdom?
Rehoboam threatened to force even more harsh labor on the people than did his father Solomon.
Who was the notable prisoner traded for Jesus just before Jesus’ crucifixion?
Barabbas
What literary characteristic dominates the book of Revelation?
Symbolism