Bible Verses
The Lord is my ________ I shall not want.
Shepherd
Where was Jesus laid when he was born?
In a manger
Who is our Patriarch a successor of?
Place where the disciples were first called Christians.
Antioch
A free life coach who has your best interests in mind (besides God) and it's their job/responsibility to help you
Who is Abouna/church father?
How many disciples did Jesus choose?
12
During Jesus' ministry, the apostles most commonly called on Him calling him this
What is Lord/teacher(Rabbi)?
In everything, give _________
Thanks
Who was swallowed by a Big Fish?
Jonah
What do we call the Syriac Genocide in Syriac?
Sayfo
Where Jesus was born
Bethlehem
What is are 3 values that fasting builds in us?
What are patience/strength/fortitude/purity/self-denial/love/selflessness/generosity?
Name the two languages most commonly spoken in the promised land in the modern day. (don't include English)
What are Arabic and Hebrew?
I asked Jesus how many times we are to forgive our brother.
Who is Peter?
For _______ so loved the world,
God
How long did it rain upon the earth when Noah and his family were in the ark?
40 days and 40 nights
What years did the Syriac Genocide happen?
1914-1920
Place where Jesus walked on water
Sea of Galilee
How often spiritual guidance and confession with a priest is recommended at the bare minimum
What is once a month?
The white crosses on a Syriac clergy's cap represent this
What are the 12 apostles?
Came before Jesus, to baptize and prepare the way of the Lord
John the Baptist
Trust in the _________;
Lord
Who had to climb a sycamore tree to see Jesus?
The year the Council of Chalcedon occurred, that instituted the split that leaves the Oriental Orthodox (of which we are a part) and Eastern Orthodox (Greek, Russian, etc.) Churches separate today.
What is 451 AD?
This is where the Ten Commandments were given.
Mount Sinai
What do we say when we greet a member of the clergy? and what is the English translation.
Barekhmor "Bless me O Lord"
The number of weeks we fast for the Great Lent in our Church, including Passion week
The number of weeks we fast for the Great Lent in our Church, including Passion week
Caused fire to come down from heaven and consume the soldiers of Ahab and Jezebel
Elijah
In the beginning God______ the heaven and the earth.
created
What brother was sold by his other brothers as a slave?
Joseph
Why is St. Ephraim considered a Doctor of the Church?
He was a prolific Syriac language hymn writer who spread the word of God through song and fantastic poems and literature. He also founded the School of Nisibis where many people learned about the Christian faith. He also founded the first female choir.
The place where Jesus performed his first miracle.
Cana
Name the city and country where our current Patriarchate sits.
Damascus, Syria
Jesus' first miracle (water turned to wine) is reminiscent of what miracle from the Old Testament?
What is God turning the Nile River to blood?
Name of the shortest book of the Old Testament
Obadiah
In the beginning was the _______ and the word was ___.
Word ; God
Who was thrown into a lion's den?
Daniel
Which Syriac Saint traveled to India and spread Christianity?
Apostle Thomas—the one who so famously questioned Jesus—visited India in 52 AD. 4.5 million Syrian Christians live in Kerala, India today.
The place where light shined from heaven on Paul
The Road to Damascus
DAILY DOUBLE :Whose Epistles are most often ready every Sunday during Church? Name 3 Epistles
St. Paul Epistle to the Colossians, Galatians, Ephesians, Romans, Corinthians, Thessalonians, Philippians, Hebrews
What is the full title of our Patriarch?
His Holiness Moran Mor Ignatius Aphrem II
I denied Jesus 3 times.
Peter
Love thy _________ as thyself
neighbor
What was Paul's old name?
Saul
What City and Monastery was the Patriarchate located in from the 13th century to 1959?
Mardin, Turkey- Mor Hananyo Monastery or Deyrüzzaferan Manastırı
Jesus asserts that one with faith even as little as a mustard seed can say to this thing to move and it will.
Mountains
Name 4 of the 5 Churches around the world with which our Syriac Church is in full communion
What are Armenian Apostolic, Coptic Orthodox, Malankara Orthodox Syrian, Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo, Eritrean Orthodox Tewahedo?
518 AD- Antioch was the capital of the Roman province of Syria at the time of Christ
Jesus saw me under the fig tree.
Nathaniel
What does John 3:16 say?
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Who led the children of Israel out of Egypt?
Moses
What name do all Syriac Orthodox Patriarch of Antioch since 1293 have in common ?
Where Jesus was crucified.
Golgotha (city outside Jerusalem)
How long are you supposed to fast before taking communion on Sundays?
The Eucharistic Fast is from after the evening meal on the day before until after the Divine Liturgy on the day of receiving the Body and Blood of Christ.
"For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved."
Saved --- John 3:17
I played my harp for King Saul
David
The Lord is my light, and my _____: whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life: of whom shall I be afraid?
salvation
What happened to Pharoah's army, when they tried to follow after the children of Israel?
They drowned in the Red Sea.
What year was our Church founded and by whom?
33 Ad by St. Peter
Where was Jesus praying before he was arrested?
Garden of Gethsemane
DAILY DOUBLE: Name 2 of the deacon rankings in Syriac.
But seek ye first the ______, and his righteousness: and all these things shall be added unto you.
Kingdom of God -- Matthew 6:33
My name means "He deceives."
Jacob
I can do __ ___ ___ ___ who strengthens me.
What Verse?
Philippians 4:13
What was the promise that God made after he destroyed the world in Noah's time?
That he would not destroy the world by water any more.
Guatemala (fun fact, they recently established a Church in Compton)
Where did Jesus feed 5,000 people?
What prayer are we supposed to say every time we enter the Church?
Lbayto Aloho alayth, waqdom beem delokh segdeth, malko shmayono haso lee, kul dahteeth lokh
What Jesus said that He would destroy and rebuild in 3 days
The temple (referring to His body)
James used the example of which Old Testament figure to demonstrate how the prayers of a righteous man can have powerful results? See: James 5:13-18
Elijah