The Bible
Vocab
The Olden Days
Not Quite That Old
Here Comes the General
100

The word Bible comes from this Greek word meaning Book

What is Biblios?

100

The act of God showing himself to humans through truth and knowledge or the final book of the Bible

What is Revelation

100

Four sections make up the Old Testament 2 outta 4 for 100 4 outta 4 for 200

What are The Law, The Prophets, Historical, Wisdom Literature

100

Four sections make up the New Testament 4 outta 4 for 100 because it’s not that hard

What are Gospels, Acts, Letters, Revelation

100

Noah made a really boat and all the animals came forward 2 by 2 to get on, after it was loaded but before the flood who closed the door

Who is God

200

While some Bibles are different this number of books make up the Catholic Bible

What is 73?

200

The belief that God guided the authors of the Bible, making their writings His Word is known as

What is Inspiration

200

If you are following the Law in the Bible Jesus would have called it this as he learned

What is the Torah

200

These four recorded the life and times of Jesus

Who are Matthew, Mark, Luke, John

200

Jesus did many miracles but only one could be His first; In Cana he…

What is turned water into wine

300

This section is the writings of the Hebrew people which contains the stories of God’s Plan for salvation and prophesies the Messiah

What is the Old Testament

300

The sacred writings of our religion

What are Scriptures

300

King David, yes that David the one that killed Goliath, wrote a lot of this Wisdom Lit Book containing the famous “the Lord is my Shepherd”

Book of Psalms

300

When we say ACTS we don’t mean Acts in a play but either way, who did all the ACTS

Who are the Apostles

300

He was famously known to be the fastest disciple

Who is John

400

The scriptures that make up the Bible are the Word of God, therefore they are holy, thus creating this alternate name for the Bible

What is the Sacred Scripture

400

The process of personally discovering what God intended the Biblical text to mean

What is interpretation

400

This famous prophet was commanded by God to travel to Nineveh but decided to go somewhere else and got swallowed up by a great fish

Who is Jonah

400

Put a stamp on it and send that letter, this former Christian persecutor who was famously struck from his horse by a great light sent a lot of letters to the regions proclaiming God’s Word.

Who is Saul or St. Paul

400

Totaling 73 books in the Bible this is the number of books in each “section” of the Bible

Old 46 New 27

500

We are introduced to Jesus and learn about his life and teachings in the four books we collectively call

What are the gospels

500

These are the beliefs and practices that have been passed down from the apostles to the present day

What are Sacred Traditions

500

Speaking Historically this Biblical figure, who has a book named after her, risk her life to save the Jewish people from destruction

Who is Esther

500

Jesus talked a lot in His years of ministry but was most famous for this talking as depicted in the Gospel of Matthew in chapter 5

What is the Sermon on the Mount

500

Way back when, this rule follower tried to sacrifice his son

Who is Abraham