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Which type of Bible reference contains the full Bible text along with notes, charts, maps, and cross-references?
A. Concordance
B. Study Bible
C. Bible Dictionary
D. Bible Atlas
Answer: B. Study Bible
What does a concordance primarily provide?
A. Historical background of Bible events
B. Word definitions and translations
C. A list of Bible words in alphabetical order with their references
D. Commentary from biblical scholars
Answer: C. A list of Bible words in alphabetical order with their references
Which type of reference work provides definitions and explanations of biblical names, places, and topics?
A. Bible Encyclopedia
B. Bible Dictionary
C. Topical Bible
D. Commentary
Answer: B. Bible Dictionary
Bible encyclopedias and handbooks are useful because they:
A. Focus only on theological interpretations
B. Provide cultural, geographical, and linguistic background information
C. Contain only the New Testament text
D. Are used solely for translation comparison
Answer: B. Provide cultural, geographical, and linguistic background information
Which Bible reference tool allows readers to compare two or more translations side by side?
A. Parallel Text Bible
B. Study Bible
C. Topical Bible
D. Bible Atlas
Answer: A. Parallel Text Bible
Commentaries are written by:
A. Bible translators
B. Archaeologists
C. Expert Bible scholars who explain and interpret Scripture
D. Church historians only
Answer: C. Expert Bible scholars who explain and interpret Scripture
A Topical Bible helps readers by:
A. Listing words alphabetically with their meanings
B. Arranging biblical topics alphabetically and giving related references
C. Comparing translations side by side
D. Providing maps of biblical lands
Answer: B. Arranging biblical topics alphabetically and giving related references
Word Study Tools are most helpful for:
A. People studying biblical languages like Hebrew and Greek
B. Making maps of Bible lands
C. Comparing translations
D. Reading the Bible devotionally
Answer: A. People studying biblical languages like Hebrew and Greek
What does a Bible Atlas provide?
A. Theological commentary
B. Maps and geographical context of biblical events
C. Definitions of biblical names
D. Chronological list of kings of Israel
Answer: B. Maps and geographical context of biblical events
Which reference tool focuses on historical and cultural information about Bible places and people groups?
A. Bible Background Books
B. Study Bible
C. Parallel Bible
D. Concordance
Answer: A. Bible Background Books
What is General Revelation?
A. God’s truth revealed only through Scripture
B. Revelation available to every person through observation and reason
C. A special message given only to prophets
D. Knowledge revealed only through miracles
Answer: B. Revelation available to every person through observation and reason
The Bible is considered the primary source of:
A. General revelation
B. Specific revelation
C. Human philosophy
D. Oral tradition only
Answer: B. Specific revelation
Inerrancy means:
A. The Bible can make mistakes
B. The Scripture is without error
C. Only the Old Testament is perfect
D. Errors were later corrected by scholars
Answer: B. The Scripture is without error
Infallibility means:
A. The Scripture cannot fail
B. The Scripture is symbolic
C. The Bible is only historically accurate
D. The Bible’s meaning changes with culture
Answer: A. The Scripture cannot fail
What is Specific Revelation?
A. Knowledge of God through reasoning only
B. Every form of revelation other than general revelation
C. Knowledge about creation
D. Revelation through science
Answer: B. Every form of revelation other than general revelation
Verbal inspiration means:
A. The very words of Scripture were inspired
B. The Bible is inspired only in ideas
C. Only prophets’ writings were inspired
D. The Bible is inspired in part
Answer: A. The very words of Scripture were inspired
Plenary inspiration refers to:
A. Only parts of Scripture being inspired
B. All Scripture is inspired by God
C. The Apocrypha being inspired
D. Oral traditions only
Answer: B. All Scripture is inspired by God
What were the two main kinds of leather used for writing in ancient times?
A. Vellum and parchment
B. Papyrus and clay
C. Parchment and stone
D. Scroll and codex
Answer: A. Vellum and parchment
The Dead Sea Scrolls date from approximately:
A. 2nd century BC
B. 1st century AD
C. 5th century AD
D. 10th century AD
Answer: A. 2nd century BC
The Synod of Hippo (AD 393) is known for:
A. Translating the Bible into Greek
B. Listing the 27 books of the New Testament
C. Collecting Old Testament scrolls
D. Creating the first printed Bible
Answer: B. Listing the 27 books of the New Testament
Hieroglyphic writing developed in Egypt around:
A. 1500 BC
B. 3000 BC
C. 2500 BC
D. 1000 BC
Answer: B. 3000 BC
Moses wrote around what year?
A. 1000 BC
B. 1400 BC
C. 700 BC
D. 400 BC
Answer: B. 1400 BC
By the second century AD, scrolls were replaced by what format?
A. Tablets
B. Codices (books)
C. Papyrus sheets
D. Inscriptions on stone
Answer: B. Codices (books)
What does the word “canon” mean?
A. Holy writing
B. Law or commandment
C. Standard or rule
D. Prophetic revelation
Answer: C. Standard or rule
What is the Septuagint (LXX)?
A. A Hebrew commentary on the Torah
B. A Greek translation of the Old Testament
C. The first printed Bible
D. A collection of New Testament letters
Answer: B. A Greek translation of the Old Testament