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This book shares its name with what is widely considered to be the best episode of classic Doctor Who
What is Genesis (of the Daleks)?
He said he removed this to make him a wife, but we all know God did it to help Adam suck himself off
What is removing a rib?
This guy really hated visiting the barber
Who is Samson?
Jesus may have been a carpenter but even he knew what skies a shepherd would like and at which they should take heed of
What is red sky at night shepherd's delight red sky in the morning shepherd take warning?
The sixth church in Asia that John only has good words for gave its name to a city nowadays known for its sunny disposition
What is Philadelphia?
Although Weird Al’s Amish Paradise is more religious than the original, it doesn’t quote the psalm that is so central to the original song
What is Psalm 23, or I walk through the Valley of the Shadow of Death?
Sounding more like a venereal disease than a holy sign, this was how God showed himself to Moses
What is the Burning Bush?
I wouldn’t leave my baby in his care after his judgments
Who is Solomon?
After annoying the king of Persia, the Prophet Daniel was in for it with these felines
What is In the Lions Den?
I thought I was going to have a game of chess after this was broken but it turns out I have to listen to seven trumpets instead? Ugh!
What is the Seventh Seal?
I heard there was a sacred cord that David played upon this instrument and it pleased the Lord
What is the Harp?
Though far from holy herself, this Fallout New Vegas companion is in fact referential to the Song of Songs
Who is Rose of Sharon Cassidy?
Abel, Moses, and David all shared a profession before their rise to fame
What is a shepherd?
Jesus does love a sinner, that’s why he told this story of a male offspring
What is the Prodigal Son?
You know, I think the third of the water tastes better after that star fell into it, I did always like the taste of Bane
What is Wormwood?
This 1990 movie directed by Adrian Lyne, about a Vietnam Vet’s descent into madness, borrows its name from a vision given to Israel in Gen 28:12
What is Jacob’s Ladder?
Although standard in much modern Christian usage, this grammatical feature used in reference to God and His blue hair was not present in the King James Bible or any other English translations until the 19th Century
Despite having the name of a dude bro, the Prophet Joshua managed to topple this city’s walls with his horn playing
What is Jericho?
Despite its common translation to a piece of staple food, this two word phrase from the Lord’s Prayer is actually untranslatable due to being a hapax legomenon
What is Daily Bread (Epiousion)?
Medieval Scholars were often confused by how many Johns there were in the first century holy land, luckily, they could remember the John of the end of days by the island he wrote from
What is Patmos?
This Psalm was covered by the band Bonney M, although they include most of the text they exclude the final line which was commonly referenced by internet atheists reading “Blessed shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock”
What is Psalm 137, or By The Rivers of Babylon?
One of only two books not to mention God explicitly, this book provides the origin for the Jewish festival of Prium
What is the Book of Esther?
This guy must have felt terrible, being beheaded is bad enough, but being beheaded for a birthday present is just too much
Who is John the Baptist?
This 1961 Robert Heinlein book, referenced in We Didn’t Start The Fire, about a Martian come to earth takes its name from how Moses describes himself during his exile from the Egyptian court
What is Stranger in a Strange Land?
Commonly understood by Christians as being hell, this Hebrew word sounds more like a group of fish and really just means “the pit”
What is Sheol?