Scripture 101

Vocab

100

"Without error"

Inerrancy

200

"Breathed into"

Inspiration

300

"Teacher"

Magisterium

400

God's "unveiling" of himself

Revelation

500

The word of God passed down verbally and in actions.

Tradition

Authors

100

This pharisee wrote more of the New Testament than any other author.

Paul

200

A murderer early in his life, this man is the origin of what would be called the Torah.

Moses

300

Luke is known most for writing his Gospel, the longest book in the New Testament, but he also wrote this second longest book.

Acts of the Apostles

400

This giant-slayer is author of many of the Psalms.

David

500

This apostle has 4 books of the New Testament named after him.

John

Genres

100

Those books of the Old Testament that recount how God acted in the development of Israel and orchestrated world events leading up to the coming of Christ.

Historical books

200

The Torah 

Law

300

These books are written in the style of Greco-Roman biography.

Gospels

400

These books primarily pointed the Israelites to look for the coming Kingdom of God and the messiah.

Prophetic

500

Psalms and Proverbs are part of this genre.

Wisdom literature

Senses

100

This sense leads one to change their behavior.

Moral sense

200

This sense is the intended meaning of the instrumental author.

Literal sense

300

This sense shows how the Old Testament is fulfilled in the New, and the New is foretold in the Old.

Typological sense

400

This sense shows how all events of the Bible points us towards heaven.

Anagogical sense

500

The intended meaning of the primary author of Scripture.

Spiritual sense

Miscellaneous

100

How many books are in the Old Testament?

46

200

How many books are in the New Testament?

27

300

How old is the oldest complete manuscript of the New Testament found?

352-360AD

400

These were the original languages of the Scriptures

Greek and Hebrew

500

Without looking, list on a piece of paper as many books of the Bible as possible.