The Bible
Many books written by many authors over a long period of time
What is The Bible?
This person was sold into slavery by his brothers
Who is Joseph?
A virtual temple or prayer book for those exiled from their home
What are the Psalms?
This character never loses faith through many challenges and suffering
Who is Job?
These books of the Bible were written by the first generation of the followers of Jesus
What is the New Testament?
God promises a king will come from this family line
What is the family of David?
The king who defeated death with his love
Who is Jesus?
This group of people ruled the known world in the first century
Who were the Romans?
This is the meaning of ‘Gospel’
What is ‘Good News’?
This Old Testament character is considered the new Adam
Who is Noah?
This king wrote nearly half the poetry of the Psalms
Who is King David?
These two characters made the deal to test Job
Who are God and Satan?
The books of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John
What books of the New Testament make up the Gospel?
“The goodness of God’s kingdom is here…now!”
What does Jesus go around Israel announcing?
The place where the weak are great and people respond to evil with love
What is God’s kingdom?
This group of people started a counter-cultural movement: the Jesus movement
Who were the Jews?
God promises these people will create a new nation
Who are Abraham & Sara?
This acronym derived from the names of the 3 divisions of the Hebrew Bible: Torah (also called Pentateuch), Nevi’im (Prophets), and Ketuvim (Writings)
What is TaNaK?
Encourages us to ponder ideas slowly
What does the poetry of the Psalms invite us to experience?
These characters assumed Job must have done something to deserve his suffering
Who are Job’s friends?
This book is about the apostles spreading the Good News of Jesus
What is Acts?
This character says that the coming king will be killed by the snake (evil) but come back to become a source of healing.
Who is the prophet Isaiah?
News that is always about the announcement of the reign of a new king
What is the Gospel (good news)?
This character experienced a sudden encounter with the risen Jesus that left him stunned and speechless
Who was Saul of Tarsus?
These were early leaders and followers of Jesus
Who are the Apostles?
An eternal promise God made to Abraham’s people
What is God’s covenant?
The Psalms are designed for a lifetime of this
What is slow reading and reflection?
This character offered the following response for Job’s suffering: “the world is complex & people’s view is too limited”
Who is God?
This apostle wrote many of the epistles
Who is Paul?
The point in time the New Testament makes the claim that Jesus’ power over evil and death is now available to us.
When is after Jesus’ death and resurrection?
The city that many thought was supposed to be where God would reign over the world to bring peace and blessings to everyone
What is the city of Jerusalem?
Women, slaves, the poor, and children all had this in common in Roman culture
What groups of people had the disadvantage in Roman culture?
In the New Testament, Jesus taught that real power comes from this.
What is serving others and loving the poor?
Narrative, Poetry, & Discourse describe these
What are different literary styles in the Old Testament?
This section’s main themes are the tragedy of exile and the downfall of David
What are Psalms 73-89?
”Trust Me”
What is God’s request of Job?
This character offers us new life through undying and unconditional love
Who is Jesus?
The family line of David, Judah, and Abraham
What is the family line Jesus is from?
Whose poem does this phrase come from: “How beautiful on the mountain are the feet of the people that bring good news”
What is Isaiah’s poem?
To tell the people that both Jews and non-Jews are unified by faith in Jesus
Why did Paul write the letter to the people of Rome?