1.5.F - Test: Introduction to the Bible

The Israelites were allowed to return Jerusalem from Babylon after __ ____ of exile.

70 years

What is a canon?

A group of books accepted as Holy Scripture

What three Jewish sects were established during the Intertestamental period?

Pharisees Essenes Sadducees

The church at ______ began after an earthquake loosed the bonds of Paul and Silas.

Philippi

______ lived at the same time as the older prophet Haggai.

Zechariah

Esther depended on the ________ of God to keep her safe when she was willing to stand up for her people, the displaced Jews.

faithfulness

The book of Proverbs teaches us what it takes to become a wise person. It also describes what happens to a person who chooses to live a life built upon _____.

foolishness

In 2 Corinthians, Paul explains the importance of ____ and the triumph of the gospel message.

forgiveness

In the book of Galatians, Paul emphasizes salvation by _____ through _____

grace, faith

The Old Testament provides a record of ________.

history

The Epistles written by Paul are essentially ________ to the churches.

letters

If Job wrote the book that bears his name, it could be the _____ book in the Bible.

oldest

Obadiah is the ______ book in the Old Testament.

shortest

Jeremiah and Lamentations were written to the _______ kingdom of Judah.

southern

Jewish tradition credits the prophet ______ with writing the book of Judges.

Samuel

Micah predicted the destruction of Israel by the ______ and of Judah by the ________.

Assyrians; Babylonians

In his ____ letter, the apostle John writes of God's love and encourages his readers to obey God's commandments.

First

The Church began when the_______was poured out on the Day of Pentecost.

Holy ghost

The book of _____ serves as an illustration of God's faithfulness amid His "marriage" (covenant) to an unfaithful people.

Hosea

The central theme of this book is that God delights in believers like Gaius who walk in truth and display love/hospitality toward others.

3 John

_______ is a record of the laws and rules to be followed by the Levites as they served God's people.

Leviticus

___ wrote two of the longest books of the New Testament.

Luke

This gospel was written first.

Mark

The theme of _____ is that believers should strive to remain faithful and display Christ-like behavior in the midst of difficult circumstances.

1 Peter

In _________, Paul provides the church with instructions on how to live holy lives, in addition to teaching them about the return of Christ and the resurrection of the dead.

1 Thessalonians

The book of ________ was written after Paul was released from house arrest in Rome.

1 Timothy

This book records the working of the apostles to spread the gospel message.

Acts

One of the overarching messages of the book of ____ is that "actions speak louder than words."

Amos

Some Protestant Bibles include fourteen additional books, known as the ________.

Apocrypha

The prophet Zechariah was born in ______ and came to Jerusalem with the exiles that returned under Zerubbabel.

Babylon

As a kinsman redeemer, _____ is a picture of Christ, who is our ultimate Redeemer.

Boaz

The focus of the book of _____ is that Jesus is all we need in life.

Colossians

This book gives the most concise description of Christ's superiority that is found in the entire Bible.

Colossians

In the book of _____, Paul encourages believers by helping them realize the incredible gift of God's unmerited grace.

Ephesians

Who might have written the Dead Sea Scrolls?

Essenes

The book of ______ is filled with symbolic actions and vision.

Ezekiel

The books of 1 and 2 Chronicles were probably authored by ____.

Ezra

What does the word "Pentateuch" mean?

Five books

In the book of 2 Kings, the northern kingdom of____is captured by the_____while the southern kingdom of_____is captured by the______.

Israel, Assyrians, Judah, Babaloyians

Lamentations is a collection of funeral dirges that offer consolation over the destruction of _______.

Jerusalem

This book records a terrible locust plague sent by God to punish His people for their sins.

Joel

Deuteronomy was written by Moses and probably finished by ______ because Deuteronomy recounts the details of Moses' death.

Joshua

_____ led the Israelites into the Promised Land and divided the land among the twelve tribes.

Joshua

Zephaniah was a prophet during the reign of King _____ of Judah.

Josiah

This book stands for the truth and a defense of the faith against false teachers and doctrine.

Jude

Jonah was sent by God to the city of _____ to preach repentance.

Nineveh

During the time of the book of _______, the Israelites were wandering in the wilderness for forty years between Mt. Sinai and the Land of Promise.

Numbers

Prior to being written down by Moses, the stories of Creation, the Flood, and the Tower of Babel were passed down as ________.

Oral accounts

Christ's return from the dead is known as the ________.

Resurrection

In this book, Jesus is the King and Savior who will one day return to the earth.

Revelation

_____means "unveiling" or "uncovering."

Revelation

The main theme throughout _____ is righteousness.

Romans

_____ is perhaps the most theological book in the entire Bible.

Romans

_____ is an example of how Gentiles were included in the blessing to all the nations that God promised to Abraham.

Ruth

What two events from the Old Testament find fulfillment through Christ in the New Testament, thus proving that Christianity is the one true religion?

The Day of Atonement (Yom Kippur) and The Passover

The book of _____ contains several warnings against false teachers and those who are living immoral lifestyles.

Titus

What does "lament" mean?

To express grief or sorrow

What was the first Latin translation of the Bible?

Vulgate

Intertestamental means ________.

between the testaments

One of the myths of the Old Testament is that it is too ________ to understand.

difficult

Because of the strict rules of copyists regarding how to hand-copy early manuscripts, there are few ________ between the Dead Sea Scrolls and newer transcripts of Scripture.

discrepancies

The New Testament chronicles the beginning of the ________ and the spread of Christianity.

early church

John concentrates more on ______ than giving accounts of miracles and events.

theology