Bible Facts
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About how many authors does the Bible have?
over 40
What pool in Jerusalem with 5 porches did John mention that until a recent discovery was thought not to exist?
the Pool of Bethesda
Where did Micah predict the Messiah would be born?
Bethlehem
What are words that are borrowed from one language and used in another? (Like Moses and Esther)
Linguistic loan words
How many books are in the New Testament?
27
How many languages was the Bible originally written in?
3
Luke references a total of how many countries, cities, and islands that have been supported by archeology?
95 (32 countries, 54 cities, and 9 islands)
David wrote a prophecy that indicated that Jesus would be crucified. What did he say?
Jesus hands and feet would be pierced
How many manuscripts of the Old Testament do we have?
over 24,000
How many books are in the Old Testament?
39
What is the longest book of the Bible?
Psalm
What title for Pontius Pilot does Luke get right according the the Pilot inscription stone?
Cyrus
Tacitus was a Greek Historian just a little after the Bible was completed. The amount of manuscripts we have of his is considered a lot. How many do we have?
20
Over how many years was the Bible written?
1600 years
What is the longest chapter in the Bible?
Luke 3:1-3 has how many historical references that have been verified by archeology or ancient sources outside of the Bible
22
What was the 3rd beast or kingdom that is recorded in the book of Daniel by name before this nation was considered great or a threat?
Greece
P66 has the complete beginning of the Gospel of John. When compared to our current translations of the Bible, it's the same. How much time has elapsed from when this manuscript was written until now?
about 1900 years
Over how many continents total were the various books of the Bible written?
3
What are the languages the Bible was originally written in?
Hebrew, Aramaic, and Latin
Hezekiah and Lakish
What Bible passage predicts that Jesus would be led as a lamb to the slaughter and that he would bare the sins of many; that He would suffer with criminals in His death and would be buried with the rich?
Isaiah 53
Recite a memory verse that declares God will preserve His word.
Answers may vary, but include:
The entirety of Your word is truth, And every one of Your righteous judgments endures forever. Ps. 119:160
The words of the Lord are pure words, Like silver tried in a furnace of earth, Purified seven times. You shall keep them, O Lord, You shall preserve them from this generation forever. Psalm 12:6-7