The Old Testement
Who received the Ten Commandments from God on Mount Sinai?
Moses
What are the 4 gospels?
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
What was the name of the giant that David defeat with a sling and a stone?
Goliath
What fast marks the ressurection of Jesus Christ?
Pascha (Easter)
What are the 7 Sacrements?
Baptism, Myron (Cristmation), Confession, Communion, Matrimony, Priesthood, Unction of the Sick
How many books are there in Old Testement?
39
Which of the apostles had doubts about Jesus' resurrection until he saw him with his own eyes?
Thomas
What book of the Bible did David write with sacred songs and prayers?
Psalms
What feast marks the commemoration of the Lord's entry into Jerusalem and is always celebrated on the Sunday before Pascha Week?
Palm Sunday
Why does Abouna wash his hands after the Gospel?
Abouna washing his hands symbolizes that he has preached the word of God and is no longer responsible for our salvation.
Who was the King of Israel known for his wisdom and wrote the book of Proverbs?
Solomon
Who was the first Christian martyr, stoned to death for proclaiming Jesus as the Son of God?
Saint Stephen
What made Saul jealous of David?
The people said David had killed more enemies than Saul did.
Reference:
1 Samuel 18:7-9 "As they danced, they sang: 'Saul has slain his thousands, and David his tens of thousands.' Saul was very angry; this refrain (chorus) galled him. 'They have credited David with tens of thousands,' He thought, 'but me with only thousands. What more can he get but the kingdom?' And from that time on Saul kept a jealous eye on David."
When is the Coptic New Year celebrated on the Coptic calendar?
The first day of Thout
Why do we have two candles at the altar?
They represent the 2 angels at the tomb of Christ.
What is the shortest book in the Old Testement?
Obadiah
What are Paul's letters?
Bonus: How many?
Epistles
Bonus: 14
David committed adultery with Bathsheba. Who was her husband, and how did David kill him?
Uriah - he was put in the frontline
Reference:
2 Samuel 11:3 "...The man said, "Isn't this Bathsheba, the daughter of Eliam and the wife of Uriah the Hittite?" 2 Samuel 11:15 "In it he wrote, "Put Uriah in the front line where the fighting fiercest. Then withdraw from him so he will be struck down and die." When he found out that Uriah the Hittite was her husband and that Bathsheba was pregnant, he ordered uriah to give a note to Joab, David's general, telling him to put Uriah in the frontline and then withdrawing from him so that Uriah would surely die.
What hymn is unique to the Holy Pascha Week and is chanted in anticipation of Christ's burial?
Golgotha
What is the prayer performed during the Divine Liturgy to consecrate the bread and wine into the Body and Blood of Christ?
The Anaphora
The Ten Commandments are found in which two books of the Old Testament?
Exodus and Deuteronomy
How did Paul make his way of Damascus?
He escaped in a basket.
Who made David feel guilty of his adultery with Bathsheba and how did he go about it?
Nathan - he gave a parable about a rich man and a poor man
Explanation:
Which fast is unique in that its start and length vary each year depending on the date of Pascha
Bonus: why does its duration change?
What is the Apostles' Fast, which begins after the Feast of Pentecost and ends on June 29 (the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul)
Bonus: Its length varying each year because it depends on the date of Pascha?
How many spoonfuls of incense does Abouna put in the censer?
He puts 5 spoonfuls of incense
They are for Abraham, Issac, Jacob, Melchizedek, Zachariah.