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How many books in the Bible?
66
How many books are in the New Testament?
27
How many books are in the Old Testament?
39
How many people contributed to the Bible?
40
Who did the Bible come from?
God. It was God breathed
What makes the Bible unique?
Actual independent accounts by 40 people who most had never met and at different times in history. Makes it unique to those authored by just one person, i.e. Quran - Muhummad and Mormons (Joseph Smith)
What is an apostle?
A messenger or one who is sent. They are primarily those people who had met and followed Jesus during his life and were called by Him to spread the gospel
What is a disciple?
They are students or learners. Simply any Jesus' followers who devoted themselves to learning from Him. We can be His disciples.
What are the first four books of the New Testament?
Matthew, Mark, Luke & John
What does gospel mean?
Good News
Which 2 of Matthew, Mark, Luke & John were one of his 12 apostles?
Matthew & John
Besides the book of John, what book did John write?
Revelation
How much of the Bible is about the future?
1/4
Who wrote the majority of Psalms?
David
What is believed to be the last Gospel written?
The book of John in the New Testament
The Bible was written over a span of how many years?
1500-2000 years
When were chapter and verses added to the scriptures?
How many times was Jesus' birth predicted in the Old Testament?
11 times
Why was Matthew an unlikely pick to be an apostle of Jesus?
He was the lowest of the low when it came to collecting taxes, increasing taxes on the people and keeping the extra for himself.
Why do you think Jesus picked Matthew to be one of His apostles?
Because if Matthew can be saved, so can we. Jesus saw something in Him and used Him to convince a lot of us that if he had a place for Matthew, he just might have a place for us.
What is the one theme that runs through most of the Bible?
God calls the most unlikely people to do His work and equips them to be successful
What is the "good news"?
That Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior and came to save us from our sins. The Bible contains the "good news"
Who wrote 1/2 of the New Testament; writing 13?
Apostle Paul
The book of Matthew after his genealogy, begins with what story?
The story of the birth of Jesus
Jesus means "God saves". Immanuel means "God is with us."