Bible Facts
Bible Vocab
Authority of the Church
Old Testament vs New Testament
Genesis
100

How many books are in The Bible?

73

100

God guided the authors who wrote the Bible.

Inspired

100

What is the name of the current pope?

Pope Francis

100

The Old Testament takes places before who?

Jesus

100

What does Genesis mean?

Beginning

200

How many books are in the Old Testament?

46

200

The Bible is free of error and always teaches the truth.

Inerrant

200

What is another term for the Bible or the Word of God?

Sacred Scripture
200

The New Testament contains the life and mission of who?

Jesus

200

Genesis is considered to be Hebrew history, which is what kind of history?

Religious history

300

How many books are in the New Testament?

27

300

The story of how humanity is saved by God.

Salvation History

300

What is the living transmission of the Gospel through the Church?

Sacred Tradition

300

The Old Testament explains the history of what group of people?

The Jewish people

300

Why is it hard to know the exact author of the early books in the Bible?

They are a collection of ancient writings and oral tradition

400

Who is the ultimate author of the Bible?

God

400

God's communication of Himself to us, most clearly seen in Jesus.

Divine Revelation

400

What is the teaching authority of the Church?

The Magisterium

400

Other than the life of Jesus, the New Testament also contains what?

St. Paul's letters and history of the early church

400

Genesis and the other first five books in the Bible are what type of books?

Law

500
What is the name of the official list of books in the Bible?

Canon

500

Jesus passed His authority onto the Apostles, who in turn passed it onto their successors.

Apostolic Succession

500

What is the Magisterium in charge of doing?

Interpreting Sacred Scripture and Sacred Tradition

500

The first five books of the Bible are known as what?

The Pentateuch

500

Genesis takes place in what region?

The Middle East

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