Genesis
What is the first book of the Bible?
Genesis
Who created the heavens and the earth?
God
What is ignoring God and choosing our own way instead of God's way called?
Sin
What was Abram's new name?
Abraham
Who was sold by his brothers into slavery?
Joseph
What does the word "Genesis" mean?
Beginning
What were the names of the first two people God created?
Adam and Eve
What special gift did God give people that allows them to make their own choices?
Free will
What does the name Abraham mean?
Father of many
What does "canon" mean?
Rule or standard
How many chapters are in the book of Genesis?
50 chapters
Where did Adam and Eve live?
The Garden of Eden
What choice did Adam and Eve make when they sinned?
They chose not to listen to God.
How old was Abraham when his son Isaac was born?
100 years old
Who put together the Old Testament canon?
The Jewish rabbis
What are the first 11 chapters of Genesis called?
Primeval History
Why did the serpent come into the Garden of Eden?
The serpent came to try and trick Adam and Eve into disobeying God.
Does God force us to love Him? Explain your answer.
No. God gives us a choice to love Him and follow Him.
What does faith mean?
Believing that God is who He says He is and that He will do what He says He will do
Who determined the New Testament canon?
The leaders of the early Christian church
What is the difference between Primeval History and Patriarchal History?
Primeval History covers the first 11 chapters of Genesis, while Patriarchal History tell the story of God working through a series of fathers to save the world.
Name all seven things God created during the seven days of creation.
Heavens and Earth, Light and Darkness, Water, Land, Plants, Animals, Adam and Eve
Noah lived in a world full of sin. What did God tell Noah to build, and why?
God told Noah to build an ark because God was going to flood the world because it had become very sinful.
When God asked Abraham to sacrifice Isaac, what was God really testing?
God was testing whether Abraham trusted God more than anything else and was willing to put God first.
Name two of the three tests a writing had to pass to become part of the New Testament canon.
It had to be written by an apostle or a close friend of an apostle; it had to agree with what the apostles taught about Jesus; and it had to already be accepted and used by the whole church.