Bible Exam Study guide 2

Saul

After the period of the judges, Samuel was instructed by God to anoint _______ as the first king of Israel.

Boaz

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

Resurrection

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

Joshua

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

Numbers

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.

Haggai

God uses _______ to wake His people up from their spiritual apathy and encourage them to remain strong and holy

1 Thessalonians

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.

Philippians

In the book of ________, Paul exhorts believers to imitate Christ in their thoughts, words, and actions.

Revelation

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

Between the testaments

Intertestamental means __________.

Nineveh

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

Jerusalem

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

Gentile

Luke is the only ________ to write books of the New Testament.

Edom

Obediah's prophecies were directed at the nation of _____.

Oral accounts

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

The teacher The preacher

The Hebrew title for the book of Ecclesiastes is Qoheleth, which comes from the Hebrew word qohelet. It can be translated as:

Early Church

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

Christ

The Old Testament is a collection of books that are primarily about ________.

Key

The Old Testament is the ______ to understanding the New Testament.

David

The book of 2 Samuel tells the story of _______, the "man after God's own heart."

1 Kings

The book of _______ describes the division of the kingdom into the northern kingdom of Israel from the southern kingdom of Judah.

2 Corinthians

The book of _______ is the most intimate account ever written of the trials and triumphs of Christian ministry.

Hosea

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

Philemon

The book of ________ is a message to all Christians who have felt betrayed by a fellow believer.

Genesis

The book of _________ covers about 2,200 years of history.

Ezekiel

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

Ezra

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

3 John

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

1 Peter

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

Stringed instruments that accompany songs

The title Psalms comes from the Greek word psalmos, which refers to:

Mark

This Gospel was written first:

1 John

This letter affirms Christ's humanity and deity, and it focuses on God's love through Christ.

Penalty

Through his death on the cross, Jesus paid the ____________ for the sins of the world.

Understood

Translations of the Bible are important because they allow the Bible to be __________.

An early form of a book

What is a codex?

Martín Luther

Who developed the Protestant canon?

Josiah

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

2 Timothy

______ was written shortly before Paul was executed in Rome.

Romans

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

Luke

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