Terms to Know
Bible Facts
Hebrew Scriptures
Christian Scriptures
100
An agreement or last will. It is also an affirmation of beliefs or convictions.
What is a testament?
100
These are the two major divisions of the Bible.
What are the Old Testament and New Testament?
100
The first 5 books of the Old Testament cover this topic.
What is The Law?
100
This is the language that the New Testament was first written in.
What is Greek?
200
The rising of Jesus from the dead after his death on Good Friday and his burial. His manifestation was a different form.
What is the resurrection?
200
The number of books in the Christian scriptures.
What is 27?
200
The Hebrew name for the first five books of the Old Testament.
What is the Torah?
200
The four writers of the Christian Gospels.
Who are Matthew, Mark, Luke and John?
300
The term now used to refer to period of time since the birth of Jesus.
What is C.E. or Common Era?
300
The total number of books in the Bible.
What is 73?
300
Name 2 of the 5 first books of the Bible.
What are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers or Deuteronomy.
300
Most of the letters in the New Testament were written by this apostle.
Who is Paul?
400
This is the general term for any student or follower of a particular teacher.
What is a disciple?
400
The initials NRSV stand for this.
What is New Revised Standard Version?
400
This is the total number of books in the Old Testament.
What is 46?
400
The Gospel written first.
What is Mark's Gospel?
500
People who read and interpret the Bible passages word for word based on the actual words in their ordinary meanings
What is a literalist?
500
This part of the Bible is named from the Old English word meaning “good news”.
What is the Gospel?
500
List at least 3 types of writings in the Old Testament.
What are histories, codes of Law, orations or speeches, reflective Literature and poetry?
500
This is the time period in which the New Testament was written.
What is 51 to 105 A.D.?
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