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Background
Genesis 1-3/6-9
I Sam/Ruth
Characters
Presentations
100
The Bible is named from the Greek word, biblos, which means…
What is "book"?
100
This archetypal creature is the one who tempts humanity, and becomes the template for evil creatures for eternity.
What is the serpent?
100
The story of Goliath illustrates this type of battle in ancient warfare, which allowed a battle to be fought without major casualties on both sides.
What is single combat?
100
A giant from Gath, who was six cubits tall.
What is Goliath?
100
This book is really a letter, written by Paul, to settle arguments between the Jews and Gentiles who follow the teachings of Jesus
What is Romans?
200
These are the two major divisions of the Bible.
What are the Old and New Testaments?
200
This tree was off-limits to humanity in the Garden
What is the Tree of the Knowledge of Good and Evil?
200
Saul tries to give to David these items as he prepares for battle.
What is his armor and sword?
200
Formed out of dust and breath, this first man echoes the creation myths from around the world.
Who is Adam?
200
This book relates the tale of a disobedient man who is punished by being swallowed by a giant whale
Who is Jonah?
300
People who believe that the Bible was written by God giving a general idea to the author claim that the Bible is…
What is "inspired"?
300
A prime example of duality in literature, these two things were created on the first day
What are Night and Day?
300
This ancient form of public welfare, involved gathering the leftover grain after harvesting.
What is gleaning?
300
A righteous man who is asked to build a life-saving ship; echoes Utnapishtim from Gilgamesh
Who is Noah?
300
This book about the end of the world, or apocalypse, was written by a man called John.
What is Revelation?
400
These are the three major world religions that rely on the Bible as their holy book.
What are Islam, Christianity, and Judaism?
400
This is how many animals were placed on the ark, clean and unclean.
What are 7 pairs and one pair?
400
This is the reason why Naomi and her husband, Elimilech, left their own country and went to live in Moab.
What is a famine in Judea?
400
The king of Israel, who wasn’t going to fight a giant
Who is Saul?
400
This non-Biblical work of Paganism focuses on the stories surrounding Norse gods, like Gylfi.
What is Prose Edda?
500
This is the number of books in the Bible.
What is 66 in the American Bible, but around the world, there can be as many as 81?
500
This is approximately how long were people aboard the ark.
What is 9 months?
500
This strange symbolic action is how Ruth showed her future husband that she was willing to follow his lead.
What is uncovering his feet?
500
A widow who is out of her country, she tells her daughter-in-laws not to follow her
Who is Naomi?
500
This book, the shortest in the Old Testament, discusses the destruction of the town of Edom.
What is Amos?