Definitions
What is truth?
Something that is in accordance to fact or reality.
True or false?
Are the words in the Bible the exact words of God?
False
What is Historical Truth
The history of the Hebrew people.
What is Literal Language?
Words conveyed plainly and without hidden meaning.
True/ False?
The Bible contains many literary forms, each with the same purpose.
False.
What is genre?
A style of category of literature.
True or False?
Are the writers of the Bible stories were inspired by the Holy Spirit.
True
What is Religious Truth about?
The relationship between God and others.
What figurative language?
Where can Apocalyptic Writing be found most prominently in the Bible?
The Book of Revelations.
What is a canon?
A collections of texts that are considered to be true.
True or False?
The books of the Bible are not sacred because they are not written by God
False
What does moral truth teach?
How a person should live in order to be close to God.
What does literal language achieve?
It clearly and easily depicts it's meaning.
True/ False?
An epic is a literary form in the Old testament.
True
What is divine inspiration?
Influence from God or a biblical power, calling someone to do something.
True or False?
The Bible's words are communication between God and His people.
Yes
What's the difference between Historical and Scientific Truth?
Historical truth is about the historically accurate tales of the Hebrew people. Scientific truth is the reflection of scientific understanding (primitive) in the time when the Bible was authored.
What does figurative language usually convey?
Through metaphor the Bible uses figurative language to teach lessons about Jesus' ministry and core values.
True/ False?
The Gospels contain many different literary forms within them.
True
What is love?
Baby don't hurt me (don't hurt me)
No more.
True/False?
The authors of the Bible were paid professionals at the time of Jesus
Where is proverbial truth mainly found in the Bible?
The Books of Wisdom and the Proverbs
Which type of language is more common in the Bible, literal or figurative?
Figurative language.
True/ False?
A genealogy is an account of how the world was created
False.