Module 1

Question 1

What is: APOCALYPSE

Answer 1

Another name for the Book of Revelation; the last book in the Bible.

Question 2

What is: BIBLE

Answer 2

The holy book of Christians.

Question 3

What is: BIBLE REFERENCE

Answer 3

This tells you where to look for a line (or lines) in the Bible.

Question 4

What is: GENESIS

Answer 4

The first book of the bible

Question 5

What is: GOD’S SELF-REVELATION

Answer 5

How God gradually showed to humans his true nature.

Question 6

What is: GOSPEL

Answer 6

A word that means ‘Good News’; written by the Evangelists.

Question 7

What is: HEBREW SCRIPTURES

Answer 7

The scriptures of the Jewish faith; the Old Testament to Christians.

Question 8

What is: INCARNATION

Answer 8

The teaching that God truly became a man, Jesus, in the womb of Mary; Jesus is truly God and truly man.

Question 9

What is: INSPIRATION

Answer 9

The Holy Spirit’s guidance and light in the minds of the people who wrote the bible books.

Question 10

What is: LECTERN

Answer 10

A stand from which the Bible readings are read during worship; similar to an ambo.

Question 11

What is: MEDITATION

Answer 11

Silent prayer in the mind.

Question 12

What is: MUSLIM

Answer 12

A person who follows the beliefs of Islam written in the Qur’an.

Question 13

What is: PROPHECY

Answer 13

The Old Testament books in which a prophet hears God’s message and is sent to the people to speak it out.

Question 14

What is: REVELATION

Answer 14

The way that God slowly but surely showed Himself to Israel by His Word.

Question 15

What is: SACRED SCRIPTURE

Answer 15

Another name for the Bible.

Question 16

What is: SACRED TRADITION

Answer 16

The teachings of the Apostles about Christ passed down to the Church through the ages.

Question 17

What is: SYMBOLIC STORY

Answer 17

A story that uses symbols to get across important truths.

Question 18

What is: TESTAMENT

Answer 18

A word meaning witness; used to describe parts of the Bible.

Question 19

What is: TORAH

Answer 19

The Hebrew name for the first five books in the Bible.

Question 20

What is: WISDOM WRITINGS

Answer 20

These Old Testament books are about how to live wisely and well in the sight of God and other people.

Question 21

How many books are in the Bible?

Answer 21

There are seventy-two books in the Bible.

Question 22

How many books are in the Old Testament?

Answer 22

There are forty-five books in the Old Testament.

Question 23

How many books are in the New Testament?

Answer 23

There are twenty-seven books in the New Testament.

Question 24

What is the first book of the Old Testament?

Answer 24

The first book of the Old Testament is Genesis.

Question 25

Can you list Four types of writing in the OLD Testament?

Answer 25

Types of writing in the Old Testament include: * Poetry * Prophecy * Historical books * Laws

Question 26

Can you list Four types of writing in the NEW Testament?

Answer 26

Types of writing in the New Testament include: * Gospels * Letters * Acts * Apocalypse / Revelation

Question 27

What language was the OLD Testament originally written in?

Answer 27

The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew.

Question 28

What language was the NEW Testament originally written in?

Answer 28

The New Testament was originally written in Greek.

Question 29

Can you describe the Bible reference system?

Answer 29

The Bible reference system involves: * Firstly looking up the contents page for the book; * Then looking for the chapter; * Then verse.

Question 30

Why is the Bible reference system better than using page numbers to find a particular passage?

Answer 30

Particular Passage: There are many different versions and translations on the Bible with different page numbers. Sentence: The Bible reference system is a better system to find one sentence rather than a whole page.

Question 31

What is the Bible used for?

Answer 31

The Bible is used by Christians for: * personal prayers * readings at Mass * other ceremonies

Question 32

How is God able to show himself?

Answer 32

God is able to fully show himself in the person of Jesus, through the incarnation.

Question 33

How is Jesus able to show himself?

Answer 33

Jesus is the Word of God made flesh.

Question 34

Is it difficult to describe God?

Answer 34

Words alone cannot completely describe God.

Question 35

What is the Sacred Tradition?

Answer 35

The Sacred Tradition is the teaching passed on by Jesus to the apostles.

Question 36

What does the Holy Spirit do?

Answer 36

The Holy Spirit guides the apostles and their successors, the bishops.

Question 37

What is the Word of God?

Answer 37

For Catholics, the Word of God is both Sacred Tradition and Sacred Scripture.

Question 38

What do the Bible Stories help us understand?

Answer 38

The Catholic Church teaches that the Bible stories help us understand the truth without the stories having to be literally true.

Question 39

4 reasons that the bible tells real stories

Answer 39

1. The gospels are written by those that witnessed the events 2. Archaeology supports the stories 3. The message has stayed the same over centuries 4. . Symbolic stories are used to get the truth across

Question 40

Whom did Jesus promise to send to his apostles?

Answer 40

The Holy Spirit

Question 41

When was the Bible collected together in its final form?

Answer 41

Many, many yeats after the resurrection

Question 42

Who are the successors of the apostles?

Answer 42

Bishops

Question 43

Catholics believe the Word of God to be ?

Answer 43

Both the Bible and Sacred Tradition