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What was the first way in which Bible stories were passed on?
oral tradition through families telling their children stories
100
What book has the story of creation and the patriarchs?
Genesis
100
Which book contains laws about how the Israelites are to worship and keep themselves holy?
Leviticus
100
What are the 4 divisions of the Old Testament?
Law, History, Poetry, Prophets
100
What language is the New Testament written in?
Greek
200
What language was the Old Testament written in?
Hebrew
200
What book has the story of the Israelites leaving Egypt?
Exodus
200
Which division is the book of Nahum in?
Prophets
200
How many books are the law?
5
200
How many Old Testament books are in the Bible?
39
300
What form of writing did the Egyptians use that used pictures and symbols?
hieroglyphics
300
Which book is a love story about two of David's ancestors?
Ruth
300
Is Esther in the poetry division or historical?
historical
300
Which division is the book of Ezra in?
Historical
300
What is in the book of Judges?
It tells about the many people who led Israel after Joshua's death.
400
What type of writing did the Mesopotamians use with wedge-shaped symbols?
cuneiform
400
Which book has Moses' farewell speech to the Israelites?
Deuteronomy
400
What was the form of writing where the Egyptians and Mesopotamians wrote with pictures?
pictographs
400
Which division is the book of Daniel in?
Prophets
400
Who probably knew how to read and write hieroglyphics?
Joseph
500
Who were the first people to invent the alphabet?
the Canaanites
500
What is in the book of Numbers?
the story of the Israelites wandering in the desert for 40 years
500
Which of these were NOT a judge? Samson, Adam, Deborah, Ehud
Adam
500
Which division is Job part of?
Poetry
500
Who probably knew cuneiform?
Abraham