1.5.F - Test: Introduction to the Bible Flashcards
In 2 Corinthians, Paul explains the importance of
__________
and the triumph of the gospel message.
Correct answer:
forgiveness
What three Jewish sects were established during the Intertestamental period? (Choose three.)
Hellenists
Sadducees
Maccabees
Pharisees
Essenes
Sadducees
Pharisees
Essenes
The church at ______ began after an earthquake loosed the bonds of Paul and Silas.
Philippi
Who might have written the Dead Sea Scrolls?
Essenes
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 _______, Paul encourages the church to be diligent in ministering to others because Jesus hasn’t returned yet.
2 Thessalonians
There are
___________
different books written by
__________
different authors in the Old Testament.
39
30
_______ insisted that Christians that were Jews still follow the Mosiac Law.
Judaizers
The title of the book of Proverbs comes from the many short tidbits of
________
that make up this book, meant to educate people on how to see themselves and the world through God’s eyes.
Correct answer:
wisdom
In his
____________
letter, the apostle John writes of God’s love and encourages his readers to obey God’s commandments.
Correct answer:
first
Jesus is the ________ of God’s revelation of Himself to mankind.
culmination
Luke is the only _____ to write books of the New Testament.
Gentile
Obadiah is the ______ book in the Old Testament.
shortest
______ is the only prophetical book in the New Testament.
Revelation
The Old Testament provides a record of ________.
history
The book of _______ covers about 2,200 years of history.
Genesis
Esther depended on the ________ of God to keep her safe when she was willing to stand up for her people, the displaced Jews.
faithfulness
______ was a Jewish orphan who eventually became the queen of Persia.
Esther
There are at least 1,600 quotes from the ________ included in the ________.
Old Testament; New Testament
Micah predicted the destruction of Israel by the ______ and of Judah by the ________.
Assyrians; Babylonians
In one or two sentences, explain what scholars mean when they say that the Bible is inerrant.
When scholars say that the bible is inerrant they mean it is without error and it does not contridict itself.
Who is considered the most well-known prophet in the Bible?
Isaiah
The central truth presented in the book of ________ is this: God will punish human sinfulness.
Habakkuk
After the period of the judges, Samuel was instructed by God to anoint ____ as the first king of Israel.
Saul
The book of 2 Samuel tells the story of _____, the “man after God’s own heart.”
David
The Epistles written by Paul are essentially ________ to the churches.
letters
Mark emphasizes the _______ of Jesus’ miracles.
immediacy
__________
means “unveiling” or “uncovering.”
Correct answer:
Revelation
The book of Revelation is the only book of
____________
in the New Testament.
Correct answer:
prophecy
The Pentateuch is the first
_________________
books of the Bible.
Correct answer:
five
Obediah’s prophecies were directed at the nation of ____.
Edom
Deuteronomy was written by Moses and probably finished by ______ because Deuteronomy recounts the details of Moses’ death.
Joshua
Jeremiah and Lamentations were written to the _______ kingdom of Judah.
southern
Paul writes this letter to encourage_____, a wealthy believer, to forgive the slave Onesimus and display Christ’s love towards him.
Philemon
Some Protestant Bibles include fourteen additional books, known as the ________.
Apocrypha
_____ is an example of how Gentiles were included in the blessing to all the nations that God promised to Abraham.
Ruth
God uses _____ to wake His people up from their spiritual apathy and encourage them to remain strong and holy.
Haggai
The book of ______ is a message to all Christians who have felt betrayed by a fellow believer.
Philemon
Translations of the Bible are important because they allow the Bible to be
___________
.
Correct answer:
understood
This gospel was written first.
Mark
In ____, the author wrote to warn believers of the danger and destructive nature of false teaching.
2 Peter
