Old Testament
In Genesis 15, God makes a covenant with this patriarch, symbolized by a smoking firepot passing between pieces of animals.
Who is Abraham?
Jesus performed His first miracle at a wedding in this town.
What is Cana?
Name the six churches that make up the Oriental Orthodox Communion.
What are the Coptic, Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopian, Eritrean, and Malankara (Indian) Orthodox Churches?
The Deacon says this 14 times during liturgy.
What is "Stand up for prayer!"
“The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not…”
“…want.” (Psalm 23:1)
This prophet confronted King Ahab and Queen Jezebel, called down fire from heaven on Mount Carmel, and was later taken up in a whirlwind.
Who is Elijah?
When Peter saw the wind and waves while walking toward Jesus, this happened to him.
What is he began to sink?
On this day, in the year 33 A.D., the Holy Spirit descended on the Apostles, and they spoke in many tongues.
What is Pentecost?
Before reading the Gospel, the Deacon will sing 2 verses from this book
What is Miskbak?
“For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but…”
“…have everlasting life.” (John 3:16)
In Numbers 21, Moses lifts up this object on a pole to heal those bitten by snakes—a symbol later referenced in the New Testament.
What is the bronze serpent?
This apostle was known as “the doubter” until he saw the risen Jesus and touched His wounds.
Who is Thomas (also called Didymus)?
We affirm that Christ has one united nature—fully divine and fully human—expressed by this theological term.
What is Miaphysitism?
The number of liturgies we use in the Eritrean Orthodox Church
What is 12?
“Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and lean not…”
“…on your own understanding.” (Proverbs 3:5)
When the Israelites crossed this river into the Promised Land, the waters stopped flowing until everyone had passed.
What is the Jordan River?
In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus says the meek will inherit this.
What is the Earth?
With the conversion of (Fill in the Blank) in the 300s A.D., Christianity was established in the Axumite Kingdom.
Who is King Ezanna?
(Deacons do not get to participate.) The names of 4 liturgies we use in the Eritrean Orthodox Church
What is any four out of these: ቅዳሴ እግዚእ, ቅዳሴ ዘሃዋርያት, ቅዳሴ ዘእግዝእትነ ማርያም, ቅዳሴ ያዕቆብ ዘስሩግ, ቅዳሴ አትናቴዎስ, ቅዳሴ ዲዮስቆሮስ, ዘዮሐንስ ወልደ ነጐድጓድ, ዘሰለሥቱ ምእት, ቅዳሴ ዮሓንስ ኣፈወርቅ, ቅዳሴ ኤጲፋንዮስ, ቅዳሴ ጎርጎርዮስ ካልእ, ቅዳሴ ጎርጎርዮስ (ዘሆሣዕና)
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the…”
“…renewing of your mind.” (Romans 12:2)
This prophet saw a vision of dry bones coming to life, symbolizing the restoration of Israel.
Who is Ezekiel?
In the Parable of the Prodigal Son, the father runs to his son and gives him three gifts: a robe, shoes, and this item.
What is a ring?
This council in 431 AD condemned Nestorius and affirmed Mary as Theotokos, “God-bearer.”
What is the Council of Ephesus?
We sing this at the very beginning of liturgy, and it changes every day.
እምነ በሐ፡ መስቀል አብርሃ፡ ኵሉ ዘገብራ ለጽድቅ
“This is the day that the Lord has made; we will…”
“…rejoice and be glad in it.” (Psalm 118:24)