Covenant
Bible Basics
Biblical Terms
Biblical Interpretation
Literary Forms in the Bible
100

Which covenant does the following clue refer to? "God gave the rainbow as the sign of the Covenant, a promise that God would never again destroy all life on earth with a flood."

Noahic Covenant

100

How many books are there in the New Testament?

27

100

The name "Adam" means the man/humankind... What does the name "Eve" mean?

Breathe, life, living

100

This word means witness; it us often used to refer to the two parts of the Bible.

Testament

100

This literary form uses stories to help try to answer "big questions", like Who is God? and What is Good? and What are the origins of the universe?

Myth

200

Jesus is actually a descendent from this line; in this covenant, God promises many children and descendents from this family tree.

Abrahamic Covenant

200

In the first creation story, God creates plants and vegetation on which day?

Day 3

200

This word, also the title of a book in the Torah, refers to the people of Israel leaving Egypt (saved from slavery).

Exodus

200

If the Bible contains history of the Hebrew people, which type of Truth does this refer to? 

Historical Truth

200

The literary form which uses plot, characters, setting, and conflict is called...

Drama/ Narrative

300

The 10 Commandments are part of this covenant

Mosaic Covenant

300

This book in the Hebrew scriptures contains many songs and beautiful poems.

Psalms

300

The Greek word for this literary form in the Bible means "comparison"

Parable

300

Reading the Parable of the Good Samaritan in the Gospel of Luke can be accepted as a form of which truth in the Bible?

Moral Truth

300

Both the Old Testament and the New Testament contain many types of these (literary form), with ancestry being the key focus

List

400

This covenant focuses on the forgiveness of sin and Jesus's sacrificial death and resurrection.

New Covenant

400

Name one book in the Tanak that is part of the Torah

Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, or Deuteronomy

400

The Hebrew word "midrash" means what?

Old Testament events are connected to New Testament writings (biblical interpretation) 

400

When a Biblical interpreter or student tries to figure out the original meaning of the sacred text, this is known as

Dei Verbum

400

This literary form is the English translation for the word "Torah"

Law

500

In this covenant, God promises that the King's physical line of descent will last forever... someone in this line would again sit on the throne and rule as King.

Davidic Covenant

500

In Genesis, when God asks Cain "Where is your brother?", what is God making clear? (what is the message of this event?)

God is making clear that we are each responsible for the Other.

500

This word means that the Bible contains eternal truths that teach us about who we are and what it means to be in relationship with God.

Inerrancy

500

A common theme in the Bible, God selects a prophet (Jonah) who is scared and runs away. This type of truth recounts how humans respond to God's call over hundreds of years.

Religious Truth

500

"How much better is it to get wisdom than gold" is an example of which literary form in the Bible?

Proverb