Old Testament
The first 5 books of the Bible are called by this name
Pentatuch or Torah
The number of books in the New Testament
27
I am the liturgical language of the church
Syriac
Name the 7 sacrements
Holy Qurbana
Holy Baptism
Holy Christmation
Holy Matrimony
Holy Orders
Holy Confession
Holy Unction
The direction the priest faces during Holy Qurbana and why
East, same direction of the second coming of Christ (Matthew 24:27)
Longest book in the OT by original word count.
Jeremiah (original Hebrew word count)
What are the 4 categories of books in the New Testament?
Gospels
History
Letters
Prophecy
The Nicene Creed was finished at this council
Council of Constantinople (AD 381)
What sacrament is needed for a validly baptized Christian to join the Orthodox church
Sacrement of Holy Christmation
The two sections of the Holy Qurbana
Pre Anaphora and Anaphora
The parents of King Solomon
David and Bathsheba
What was the first book written in the New Testament?
1 Thessalonians (c. 50–51 AD) or Galatians (c. 48-44 AD)
The 5 ancient patriarchs of the world are from these cities
Rome
Constantinople
Alexandria
Antioch
Jerusalem
When can Qurbana be celebrated on Good Friday in the Orthodox Church
If Good Friday falls on March 25th (Annunciation to St. Mary)
The anaphora that we use for qurbana for most sundays
Anaphora of St. James Brother of our Lord
The major prophets in the Old Testament
Isaiah
Jeremiah
Ezekiel
Daniel
Parable found only in the Gospel of St. Mark
Parable of the Growing Seed (Mark 4:26-29)
When did the church switch from using the East Syriac rite to the West Syriac rite?
Coonan Cross Oath (1653)
This is the longest service in the church
Consecration of the Holy Chrism
Book of the bible the all the pethgomos for the quqlions are taken from
Psalms
This person sacrificed his own daughter as a burnt offering
Jephthah (Judges 11:29-40)
The most problematic church that St. Paul founded
The Church of Corinth
The primary defender of the Miaphysite theological position at the Council of Chalcedon
Dioscorus of Alexandria
The name of the longer elaborate service for the anointing of the sick
Order of the Candle (Qandilo)
What two places does the trisagion prayer come from
Prophets Isaiahs Vision of the Seraphim + Joseph of Arimithea and Nicodemus