Gospel of Luke
What was the name of Zacharias's wife?
Elizabeth
What are the 3 Sacraments we receive during Baptism?
Baptism, Chrismation (Confirmation), and Eucharist (Communion)
What is the second book in the Old Testament called?
Exodus
What is the meaning of the name Peter?
The rock
The Syriac Orthodox Church was formed in which city in the book of Acts?
Antioch
Who were the four fishermen that Jesus called together to be His disciples?
Simon (Peter), Andrew, James, and John
Holy Oil (Meron, Chrism)
What is the name of Abraham's son whom he was going to sacrifice?
Isaac
What is the meaning of the name Thomas?
Syriac is a dialect of which ancient language?
Aramaic
What occupation did Matthew the Apostle have when Jesus called him to be a disciple?
Tax Collector
What is the Eucharist (Communion) called in Syriac?
Qurbono
After Jesus's death and resurrection, Baptism became our way to be adopted by God as His children. In the Old Testament, what was a kind of Baptism for the Jews?
Circumcision
What is the meaning of the name John?
God is compassionate
The Syriac Orthodox Church employs the Liturgy of which Saint?
St. James the Just (also known as James the Brother of the Lord) who was one of the Apostles and served as the very first Bishop of Jerusalem.
True or false: Judas the son of James, Philip, and James the son of Alphaeus are Apostles.
True
What part of Moses's story in freeing the Israelites is said to be symbolic of Baptism?
The crossing of the Red Sea (and the surrounding cloud)
What chapter in Genesis notes the temptation and Fall of man?
Chapter 3
Who was the individual who replaced Judas as the 12th Apostle?
Matthias
Who is the Patriarch of our Church?
His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II
Fill in the blank: "But I say to you who hear: _____ your enemies, _______ to those who hate you, ______ those who curse you, and _____ for those who spitefully use you."
Love; do good; bless; pray
Nicodemus
In the story of creation, what did God create first?
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. (Genesis 1:1)
Which two disciples were called "Sons of Thunder"?
James and John
What does the words "shoob-ho lokh aloho" in Syriac mean?
Praise to you O God