Definitions
What does the word "Testament" mean?
Covenant, or promise
Which book name means "the beginning"?
Genesis
Who wrote the Pentateuch, according to tradition?
Moses
Who were the first people to share the Biblical stories?
The texts of the Old Testaments were originally written in what language?
Hebrew
What word means "5 scrolls" in Greek?
Pentateuch
Which book name refers to an exit or an escape?
Exodus
Who do scholars say wrote the Pentateuch?
J, E, P, D
Who were the first people to write down the Biblical texts?
Scribes
What were scrolls made of? (there are two possible answers)
Papyrus or Vellum
What Hebrew word means "law"?
Torah
Which book's title refers to a census?
Numbers
Elohim
Who were the people who wrote Biblical texts in new languages?
Translators
What is the last book of the Bible?
Revelation
What word means "a category or type of art characterized by its style, form, and content"?
Genre
Which book name refers to the Priests who wrote down the laws?
Leviticus
In English, the J source refers to the divine as the LORD GOD. What word is this in Hebrew?
YHWH
Dead Sea
How many total books are there in the Bible?
66
What word means "founding father of the faith"?
Patriarch
Why is Deuteronomy considered the "second law"?
The 10 commandments are restated in this book.
What phrase refers to the beginning of all things as found in Genesis 1-11?
Primeval History
Who were the people who decided which books of the Bible would be included and which would not?
Canonizers
What is unique about the way you read and write in Hebrew?
right to left