Bible Content (Written Exam)

Question 1

Ezra

Answer 1

Return (12)
Theme: God fulfills his promise to return his people to the Land of Promise after seventy years of exile.

Question 2

Nehemiah

Answer 2

Walls (13)
Theme: Nehemiah leads the final return to Jerusalem after the Babylonian exile. His concern for Jerusalem and her inhabitants prompts him to call on the people to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem in spite of opposition from her neighbors and resistance from within.

Question 3

Money

Answer 3

Matt. 6; 1 Tim. 6

Question 4

Who wrote the Pentateuch? Defend your answer.

Answer 4

Moses is the author of the Pentateuch because:
1. The Pentateuch itself says that Moses is the recipient of the laws it contains (Exod. 19:20; Lev. 1:1)
2. The Pentateuch itself says that Moses recorded the laws it contains (Deut. 31:9, 24)
3. Jesus ascribes authorship to Moses when he quotes or references the Torah (Mark 7:10; Luke 24:44)
4. Saying that Moses authored the Pentateuch does not require that he authored it in its entirety or saw its final form

Question 5

List the prophetical books in chronological order.

Answer 5

1. Jonah
2. Amos
3. Hosea
4. Micah
5. Isaiah
6. Nahum
7. Zephaniah
8. Habakkuk
9. Jeremiah
10. Daniel
11. Ezekiel
12. Obadiah
13. Haggai
14. Zechariah
15. Malachi
16. Joel

Question 6

Jonah

Answer 6

1. 8th c.
2. N. Kingdom
3. If God shows mercy to repentant Nineveh, how much more will he show mercy to repentant Israel?

Question 7

Amos

Answer 7

1. 8th c.
2. N. Kingdom
3. As the nations won’t escape judgment for violating God’s law, neither will Israel.

Question 8

Hosea

Answer 8

~ 8th c.
~ N. Kingdom
~ Israel has been like an adulterous wife toward God.

Question 9

Micah

Answer 9

~ 8th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ If God’s people are to carry out God’s mission, they must reflect God’s character.

Question 10

Isaiah

Answer 10

~ 8th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ There is a future for God’s people beyond exile.

Question 11

Nahum

Answer 11

~ 7th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ Nineveh is doomed.

Question 12

Zephaniah

Answer 12

~ 7th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ Punishment is the means by which a remnant will be saved.

Question 13

Habakkuk

Answer 13

~ 7th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ Be patient and trust God’s timing of judgment and salvation.

Question 14

Jeremiah

Answer 14

~ 7th–6th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ Without repentance, judgment will fall.

Question 15

Daniel

Answer 15

~ 7th–6th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ Remain loyal to God, even in exile.

Question 16

Ezekiel

Answer 16

~ 7th–6th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ Judgment is never the end of the story.

Question 17

Obadiah

Answer 17

~ 7th–6th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ Edom is toast.

Question 18

Haggai

Answer 18

~ 6th–5th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ Get to work building the temple.

Question 19

Zechariah

Answer 19

~ 6th–5th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ God will renew his covenant with the restored people.

Question 20

Malachi

Answer 20

~ 6th–5th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ Prepare for God’s blessing by presenting him your whole self.

Question 21

Joel

Answer 21

~ 6th–5th c.
~ S. Kingdom
~ Judgment becomes salvation when people repent.

Question 22

The Seven “I Am” Statements

Answer 22

1. The Bread of Life (John 6)
2. The Light of the World (John 8; 9)
3. The Door of the Sheep (10)
4. The Good Shepherd (10)
5. The Resurrection and the Life (11)
6. The Way, the Truth, and the Life (14)
7. The True Vine (15)

Question 23

The Twelve Disciples

Answer 23

1. James (Zebedee)
2. James (Alphaeus)
3. John (Zebedee)
4. Judas (Iscariot)
5. Judas (Thaddeus)
6. Bartholomew
7. Philip
8. Thomas
9. Matthew
10. Simon Peter
11. Andrew
12. Simon (the Zealot)