To whom did Luke write his Gospel? What purpose guided his writing?
Answer: To the Roman leader Theophilus, to tell him the truth about Christian teaching.
Jesus spent some of His early childhood years in a foreign country. Which country did His parents escape to because of persecution from King Herod, according to the Gospel of Matthew?
Answer:Egypt
The three wise men were present at Jesus’ birth.
False. (They visited Him as an infant.)
Jesus' mother, Mary, was a virgin when she conceived and gave birth to Him. Who or what was responsible for her conception, according to the angel Gabriel (as reported in the Gospel of Luke)?
Answer: the Holy Spirit
What was the name of the prophet whom Christians believe predicted the birth of Mary's boy child?
Answer: Isaiah
Where in Israel was Jesus born?
Answer: Judea
The Bible says sheep and other barn animals were present at Jesus’ birth.
False. (No animals are specified.)
How many days after the birth of Christ did Joseph and Mary give him the name Jesus?
Answer: 8
John the Baptist is often referred to as Jesus' cousin. According to Luke, who was the older one?
Answer: John the Baptist, by about six months
According to Luke, where did Mary place Jesus to rest after his birth?
Answer: In a manger
Only two Gospels include details about Jesus's birth. Which of them starts with a genealogy to establish that Jesus is the Messiah to whom Old Testament prophecies referred?
Answer: Matthew
Mary and Joseph were engaged to be married when he learnt that Mary was pregnant. What was his response to this bit of news?
Answer: break off the engagement
Who spread the news about baby Jesus throughout Bethlehem?
Answer: The Shepherds
Bethlehem is known as the city of Abraham.
True or False
False. (It is the City of David)
In which Gospel do we read of an angel announcing the birth of John to an aged and "barren" Elizabeth?
Answer:Luke
Gabriel was the angel who announced to Mary that she would conceive and give birth to Jesus. What does the Hebrew name Gabriel mean? (Hint: a quality of one's arms!)
Answer: God is my strength
According to the Gospel of Luke (KJV), why did Joseph have to travel to Bethlehem?
Answer: Caesar Augustus levied a tax to be paid in his ancestral home
Who directed Mary and Joseph to go to Bethlehem?
A: Herod
B: Caesar
C: an angel
D: the IRS
Answer: B. In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. – Luke 2:1
On which day was the child Jesus officially named? (Hint: Jesus was born a Jew!)
Answer: the day of His Circumcision
According to the Bible, which animals were specifically mentioned as being present in the stable when Jesus was born?
Answer:none