New Testament Flashcards
In what city was Jesus born?
Bethlehem
How many books are in the New Testament?
27
What type of insect did John the Baptist eat in the desert?
Locusts
Who were the first apostles called to follow Jesus?
Peter and Andrew
How many people did Jesus feed with five loaves of bread and two fish?
about 5000 men
After Jesus was arrested, which apostle disowned him three times?
Peter
Who recognized Jesus as the Messiah when he was presented at the Temple as a baby?
Simeon
Who asked Pilate for Jesus’ body after the crucifixion?
Joseph of Arimathea
Paul was shipwrecked on what island?
Malta
What is the shortest book in the New Testament?
2 John
Who is the author of the Book of Revelation?
John
Matthew was a _________.
Tax Collector
What was Matthew’s Greek name?
Levi
To what city was Saul traveling when he encountered a great and blinding light?
Damascus
Who was the first person to come upon the injured man in the parable of the Good Samaritan?
Priest
Finish this verse. “In every battle, you will need faith as your ______ to stop the fiery arrows aimed at you by Satan.”
Shield
Whose example does Paul say Christians should follow in Chapter 5 of Ephesians?
Christ’s
After Jesus fed 5,000+ people with two fish and five loaves of bread, how many baskets were left over?
12
What does Paul say may “abound more and more in knowledge and in all judgment?”
Love
What tribe is Paul from?
Benjamin
According to the Beatitudes who will be filled?
Those who hunger and thirst for righteousness
According to the Beatitudes who shall inherit the earth?
The meek
What does Simon Peter do for a living before he becomes an apostle?
He was a fisherman.
In the Gospel of Mark, how does the Virgin Mary learn of her pregnancy?
From the angel Gabriel
Who is Stephen in Acts of the Apostles?
The first Christian martyr
According to the Gospel of Matthew, who visits Jesus at his birth and where does this meeting take place?
The three wise men, in a stable
By what name is Paul of Tarsus known before he begins his missionary activity?
Saul
Who is the high priest of Jerusalem who put Jesus on trial?
Caiaphas
In the Gospel According to John, which of the apostles doubts Jesus’s resurrection until he sees Jesus with his own eyes?
Thomas
According to the Gospel of Matthew, where does Jesus’s first public sermon take place?
On the mount
In the Gospel of John, for whom does Mary Magdalene mistake Jesus in his first resurrection appearance?
Mary Magdalene
How does Judas signal Jesus’s identity to the Roman officials?
He kisses him.
Who murders John the Baptist?
Herod Antipas
When Christians observe Palm Sunday, what biblical narrative are they celebrating?
Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem before his death
According to the Gospels, what is the unique literary genre Jesus employs to preach his message?
Parable
Which Gospel is most concerned with the mystery and identity of the person of Jesus?
John
Which Gospel deals with the resurrection of Christ?
Mark
Who baptizes Jesus?
John the Baptist
Who takes Jesus’s body off the cross?
Joseph of Arimathea
Who is the first apostle to deny Jesus?
Peter
Which Gospel is written by a doctor?
Luke
The apostle that replaced Judas Iscariot
Matthias
