sacred writing - bible

Question 1

what are sacred writings?

Answer 1

Sacred writings are books or texts that followers believe to be holy or inspired. These writings are sometimes called the holy scriptures.

Question 2

how many books are there in the bible?

Answer 2

66 books

Question 3

The word Bible comes from the —— word Biblos meaning books.

Answer 3

greek

Question 4

The pentateuch is taken from a Greek word meaning?

Answer 4

five scroll

Question 5

which author was the pentateuch written by?

Answer 5

moses

Question 6

example of historical books

Answer 6

Joshua, Judges and Samuel

Question 7

examples of poetry and wisdom literature ?

Answer 7

Proverbs, Psalms and Job.

Question 8

what are the three first gospels?

Answer 8

Matthew, Mark and Luke

Question 9

examples of Prophetic books?

Answer 9

Isaiah, Jeremiah, Daniel.

Question 10

why were they named synoptic gospels?

Answer 10

they have similar information

Question 11

what does synoptic mean?

Answer 11

seeing together

Question 12

which author was historical written by and which book was it located in ?

Answer 12

it was written by luke, it was a book of acts

Question 13

why were letters and epistles written?

Answer 13

help and encourage the early Christians.

Question 14

which book teach us to live by God’s standards and laws?

Answer 14

poetry and wisdom literature

Question 15

which book tell us the history of the nation of Israel and the rebuilding of Jerusalem after their exile in Babylon.

Answer 15

historical books

Question 16

this is the book of Revelation and contains prophecies and visions of things to take place in the last days and was said to be written by John the Divine on the island of Patmos in Greece.

Answer 16

Apocalyptic

Question 17

this is the book of Acts that was written by a doctor called Luke. It contains the birth of the early Church and the story of Saul (Paul) who was a persecutor of Christians who was converted to Christianity.

Answer 17

historical