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The Bible Flashcards

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Facts about Dumitru Duduman

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Christian from Romania who spent many years trying to smuggle Bibles into Russia
Was imprisoned and tortured on many occasions but would not give up on his mission.
He continued his work despite being seriously injured in prision
Tells of many times God protected him - God blinded the eyes of the police so they would not see the car filled with Bibles
Over a 15-year period he smuggled more than 300,000 Bibles and New Testaments into Russia.
He was eventually force to leave Romania as the government didn’t not approve of his work.
Lived in California where in preached and spread the word of God until he died.

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Why do people think the Bible is so special?

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They think it is special because they belive it contains the teachings from God.

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Who are the Gideons?

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An organisation which distribute Bibles

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What does the work of the Gideons involve?

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They distribute the Bible to hospitals, prisons, hotels and schools

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What is the Gideon’s main aim?

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To spread the word of God and help people discover God and develop a relationship with him through reading the Bible

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How many books are in the Old Testament?

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39

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How many books are in the New Testament?

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27

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What were the two original languages of the Bible?

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Hebrew and Greek

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What language was the Bible translated into later on?

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Latin and, only in the 17th century, into English

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How were the stories of the Israelites passed down from generation to generation?

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They were passed down by word of mouth and centuries later written down on tablets of clay

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What name is given to the collection of stories that were passed by word of mouth?

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Oral Tradition

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How many years of history does the Old Testament cover?

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Approximately 2000 years.

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What book tells us aout the escape from Egyptian slavery?

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Exodus

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What do the law books cover?

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These books cover the Ten Commandments and other rules about how to live.

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What do the History books cover?

Old Testament

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Stories of kings and the history of the people of Israel

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What do the poetry books cover?

Old Testament

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These bookes contain many songs and poems expressing love to God

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What do the prophets books cover?

Old Testament

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These books tell the stories of special people who came to tell people how God wanted to live. Some predicted Jesus’s coming.

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What do the Gospels cover?

New Testament

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This contains different accounts of the live of Jesus.

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What do the History books cover?

New Testament

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This part of the Bible tells us about the beginnings of the Christian Church.

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What to the Letters cover?

New Testament

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Records of the letters between different Churches and Church leaders.

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What are the Prophecy books?

New Testament

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This is the final part of the Bible about good conquering evil.

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What is Passover?

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The annual remembrance of how God delivered the Hebews from Egypt

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When is Passover?

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Each year on the first month - Nisen
Nisen is at the end of March and beginning of April

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What is remembered at Passover?

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Day when the Deystroyer (God’s angel of death) passed over their homes.

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What do they do at Passover?

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They give thanks to God for saving them from death and bringing them out of the land of slavery and sin.

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How were the houses marked to be passed over?

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The blood of a lamb.

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What does the lamb’s blood relate to in the New Testament?

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Foreshadowed the blood of Christ, the lamb of God

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What does the Bible explain about deliverance?

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It explains how, as a Christian, people can experience a day of deliverance as well - the day where they are delivered from spiritual death and slavery to sin.

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What do Jews call the old testament?

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Tenak

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What is the Pentateuch?

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The first 5 books of the Bible

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What is the Torah (or law)?

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The most important part of the Jewish scriptures and refers to the first 5 books of the Bible

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Who were the prophets (Nebi’im)?

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Men and woman who spoke with the authority of God

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What are the writings (Ketub’im)?

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The remainder of the Jewish scriptures; poetry, aphorisms, widsom teaching

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How was the Old Testament put together?

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Important stories were passed down by word of mouth for centuries
It then became a habit to write things down and store them in a special place. The 10 Commandments were written on small tablets of stone.
From the time of Samuel, the words of prophets were recorded by their followers.
Religious songs (Psalms) were probably started by King David. There are 150 Psalms in the Bible.
By the 5th century BC, the Pentateuch was complete. Judas Maccabeus finally arranged the parts under the headings of Law, Prophets and writings.

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How was the New Testament put together

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After Jesus’ death stories about him were kept alive by work of mouth.
The first written documents were the letters (Epistles) that Paul sent.
Later the Gospal writers wrote down they eyewitnesses’ testimony of Jesus
Two Church councils in the 4th century agreed which books should be in the New Testament.

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What is the Latin translation of the Bible called?

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Vulgate

37
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Who first translated the Bible into English?

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John Wycliffe and his followers called Lollards

38
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Who printed the first complete English version of the Bible and when

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Miles Coverdale
1535

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What is probably the most famous translation of the Bible and when was it first published

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Authorised Version (otherwise known as the King James Version)
Published 1611

40
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What does the word Gospel mean?

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Good News

41
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When is it thought the Gospels were written?

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Between 60 and 90CE
Mark: 60-70CE
Matthew & Luke: 80CE
John: 90CE

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Which was the first Gospel to be written?

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Mark

43
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What order did Irenaeus think the books were written in

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Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

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In which language did Iranaeus believer Matthew was written in?

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The language of the Jews

45
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Where and how did Mark obtain the information contained in his Gospel?

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Peter - one of Jesus’ disciples
He got it though writing what Peter preached.

46
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Who’s preaching is Luke’s Gospel based on

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Paul’s

47
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Where was John living when he wrote his Gospel?

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Ephesus

48
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Who were the Gentiles?

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Non- Jews

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Which parable shows sympathy for a member of a people considered an enemy of the Jews

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The Good Samaritan

50
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Which Gospal is the shortest?

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Mark’s

51
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Which Gospel was written for a Jewish audience

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Matthew’s

52
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Which Gospel was written for non-Jews

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Luke’s

53
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Which Gospel was written to show Jesus cares for everyone

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Luke’s

54
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Which Gospel shows Jesus shared human weaknesses?

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Mark’s

55
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Which Gospel shows that Jesus fulfiled Old Testament prophecies?

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Matthew’s

56
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Which Gospel emphasises the sympathy of Jesus with all outsiders?

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Luke’s

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