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Quiz on How We Got the Bible byDon
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- Which Bible is older
- King James Version
- Living Bible
- Who is most recent
- Moses
- Paul
- Which Bible was in Greek
- Septuagant
- New American Standard Bible
- Most English Bibles have How many Books in the Old Testament
- 67
- 39
- 12
- Most English Bibles have How many Books in the New Testament
- 3x9 or 27
- 102
- 23
- The content of the Jewish Bibles and the Christian Bibles generally is the same (True) (False)
- Which Bible is more prone to have the Apocrypha
- King James Version
- Catholic Bibles
- Following are names associated with How We Got the Bible in some way. Check if any names are familiar to you, do not need to know about them!
John Wycliffe Queen Mary Johann Gutenberg John Calvin Erasmus John Knox William Tyndale King James I Myles Coverdale Noah Webster King Henry VIII - If did a class on the How We Got the Bible , what would be one thing you think the class would be interested in hearing/discussing? (not necessarily the most important.) Indicate if no interest if such be the case, thanks
- What is the purpose of the Bible: (circle more than one if you want)
- Know word of God,
- Guidance in living,
- learning how to get to Heaven,
- How to be better people
- other _________________
- Any Comment ?
I think a secret to high score is to answer what you think they think, not always what you think.
Results for: The Bible
1) What do most Christians believe about the Bible?
Your answer was: It is inspired by God, but written by various human authors.
That's correct!
The Christian Bible consists of two parts: The Old Testament and the New Testament. Each of these sections contains many books written by various human authors, many of whom are unknown. Christians believe all the ancient writings of the Bible were inspired by God, and tell the story of God's progressive revelation to His people.
2) What else do Christians believe about the Bible?
Your answer was: It tells the history of God's salvation of His people.
That's correct!
The Old and New Testaments are unified by the continuing story of God's acts of salvation for His people. From God's call of Abraham 4000 years ago, the Old Testament prophets, Jesus' life, death and resurrection, the kingdom of God, and finally to Jesus' promise to return and put an end to all suffering and death, the Bible tells of God's plan of salvation for mankind.
3) Which of these is NOT part of the Bible?
Your answer was: The history of the medieval Church
That's correct!
The Old Testament contains history of Israel, teachings of many prophets and books of wisdom. The New Testament tells of the life, death and resurrection of Jesus, and contains additional writings by His followers from the early years of Christianity.
4) Which of these is taught by the Bible?
Your answer was: How to live in harmony with God and with all of humanity
That's correct!
More than anything else the Bible contains timeless ethical, moral and spiritual guidance which is as valid today as when the ancient Bible books were written. It shows a us a new set of beliefs and attitudes that lead to personal and spiritual fulfillment in this life and ultimately to eternal life with God. However, the Bible is not a work of mysticism, secret knowledge, magic or ciphers. Its teachings are very much involved with the daily lives and choices of ordinary people.
5) Nearly all the events of the Bible occurred in one region of the world. Which region?
Your answer was: The Middle East
That's correct!
The Bible is set in Palestine, the region that is now Israel and the surrounding area. It was a region where trade routes crossed and many different cultures came together, often violently. In Biblical times Palestine was ruled successively by the Babylonians, the Persians, the Greeks and the Roman Empire. The three great monotheistic religions -- Judaism, Christianity and Islam -- all emerged from this small strip of land.
6) What can be said about the original writings that make up the Bible?
Your answer was: None of the original documents are known to exist.
That's correct!
From the time they were first written, two to three thousand years ago, until printing was invented in the 15th century, the Bible books were copied entirely be hand on papyrus, animal skins or parchment. As a result, there are many minor variations in the texts. Scientific dating methods have enabled 20th century Bible scholars to determine which of the surviving copies are the oldest and thus probably closest to the originals.
7) The Dead Sea Scrolls were found in caves around the Dead Sea in 1947, and are considered a major source of knowledge about the Bible. What do they contain.?
Your answer was: The oldest known copies of parts of the Old Testament of the Bible
That's correct!
The Dead Sea Scrolls contain copies of the Old Testament books of Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy and Isaiah. These copies date from around 100 B.C., much older than any other surviving copies.
8) In the 4th century Pope Damascus assigned his secretary, Jerome, the task of producing an accurate translation of the Bible in Latin, the language of the Roman Empire. Jerome completed the task in 405 A.D., and his translation became the standard Bible of Christianity for over 900 years. What was this version called?
Your answer was: The Vulgate
That's correct!
Jerome did a good job of correcting the mistakes in previous Latin versions. The Vulgate became a respected and enduring translation. The high cost of hand-copied Bibles and the fact that they were available only in Latin kept Bibles out of the reach of ordinary people until well after printing was invented in the 15th century. Even after that many of the churches opposed letting common people read the Bible on the grounds they would not be able to interpret it correctly. Widespread Bible availability is a relatively recent development.
9) When was the whole Bible first translated into English?
Your answer was: 1380 A.D.
That's correct!
John Wycliffe (1330 - 1384) was a scholar, preacher and social reformer in England who spoke out against corruption in the Church and non-Biblical Church teachings. He wanted to make the Bible accessible to the common people instead of just the few scholars and clergymen who could read Latin. So, he took on the task of translating the Latin Vulgate into English.
11) What is the King James Version?
Your answer was: An English translation commissioned by James I of England and first published in 1611
That's correct!
King James commissioned a group of 47 scholars to produce a new English version of the Bible, and the KJV was first published in 1611. The translators were masters of English style, and the KJV has enjoyed wide public acceptance among Protestants to this day. Today, the KJV sounds majestic with its "thee", "thy" and "thou" pronouns and other archaic language, and many people still prefer it. However, the archaic language often prevents modern readers from fully understanding its meaning.
12) About how many languages has the Bible been translated into?
Your answer was: 1500
That's correct!
In whole or part, the Bible has been translated into over 1500 Languages.
13) What is the Apocrypha?
Your answer was: A group of Jewish writings that were included in some versions of Jewish scripture, but were excluded from the official canon of Judaism
That's correct!
The Apocrypha is a group of 15 late Old Testament books written during the period 170 B.C. to 70 A.D. These Jewish books were included in many versions of the Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Old Testament) in circulation as the New Testament was being formed, but were excluded from the official canon of Judaism, established about 100 A.D.
14) What is the difference between Catholic and Protestant Bibles?
Your answer was: The Old Testament of the Catholic Bible contains the books of the Apocrypha, but most Protestant Bibles do not.
That's correct!
The books of the Apocrypha were originally included with other Old Testament books. But Protestant reformers considered them less authentic and put them in a separate section of the Bible -- the Apocrypha. The Apocrypha was routinely printed as part of Protestant Bibles until the mid 1800s, but is now rarely included.
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Results for: Bible Versions I
1) Most of the Old Testament was originally written in what language?
Your answer was: Hebrew
That's correct!
Most of the OT was written in Hebrew, but parts of the book of Daniel were written in Aramaic, the commonly spoken language of Palestine.
2) The New testament was originally written in what language?
Your answer was: Greek
That's correct!
Although Jesus and his disciples probably spoke Aramaic, the New Testament books were written in Greek, the commonly used language of writing.
3) How many books are in Protestant versions of the Old testament?
Your answer was: 39
That's correct!
4) How many books are in Catholic versions of the Old testament?
Your answer was: 49
The correct answer is: 46
In addition to the books in the Protestant Bible, Catholic versions of the Old testament include Tobit, Judith, First Maccabees, Second Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), and Baruch
5) How many books are in the New Testament?
Your answer was: 27
That's correct!
The 27 New Testament books were formally adopted by the Synod of Carthage in 397 A.D. There are 4 Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, 13 Epistles (letters) attributed to Paul, and 9 other Epistles.
6) For how many books of the Bible do the original manuscripts still exist?
Your answer was: None
That's correct!
As far as is known, no original manuscripts still exist, even from the New Testament. All the most ancient sources are hand made copies of copies.
7) What is the time period covered from the call of Abram in Genesis 12 to the end of the Old Testament?
Your answer was: 2000 B.C. to 400 B.C.
That's correct!
The call of Abram probably dates from around 2000 B.C. Events from Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Joshua occurred around 1250 B.C. Events from Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezra and Nehemiah are from the period 700 - 400 B.C.
8) The events of the New Testament occurred about how long ago?
Your answer was: 2000 years
That's correct!
The New testament tells of the Life of Jesus, born around 4 B.C., and the ensuing beginnings of Christianity.
9) The books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy are known as what?
Your answer was: The Pentateuch
That's correct!
Pentateuch is a Greek term meaning "five volumed" and refers to the first five books of the Old Testament. For Jews, this was the "Book of the Law," or simply "The Law."
10) The books of Tobit, Sirach, Maccabees, etc., are known as what?
Your answer was: The Apocrypha
That's correct!
The Apocrypha (meaning "things hidden") is a collection of Jewish books dating from the period 150 B.C to 70 A.D. which are traditionally included in the Old Testament of Catholic Bibles, but are excluded or put in a separate section of Protestant Bibles.
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You scored 9 out of 10 for an EXCELLENT score of 90 %.
This quiz has been taken 42266 times with an average score of 62 %.Results for: Bible Versions I
1) Most of the Old Testament was originally written in what language?
Your answer was: Hebrew
That's correct!
Most of the OT was written in Hebrew, but parts of the book of Daniel were written in Aramaic, the commonly spoken language of Palestine.
2) The New testament was originally written in what language?
Your answer was: Greek
That's correct!
Although Jesus and his disciples probably spoke Aramaic, the New Testament books were written in Greek, the commonly used language of writing.
3) How many books are in Protestant versions of the Old testament?
Your answer was: 39
That's correct!
4) How many books are in Catholic versions of the Old testament?
Your answer was: 49
The correct answer is: 46
In addition to the books in the Protestant Bible, Catholic versions of the Old testament include Tobit, Judith, First Maccabees, Second Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach (Ecclesiasticus), and Baruch
5) How many books are in the New Testament?
Your answer was: 27
That's correct!
The 27 New Testament books were formally adopted by the Synod of Carthage in 397 A.D. There are 4 Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, 13 Epistles (letters) attributed to Paul, and 9 other Epistles.
6) For how many books of the Bible do the original manuscripts still exist?
Your answer was: None
That's correct!
As far as is known, no original manuscripts still exist, even from the New Testament. All the most ancient sources are hand made copies of copies.
7) What is the time period covered from the call of Abram in Genesis 12 to the end of the Old Testament?
Your answer was: 2000 B.C. to 400 B.C.
That's correct!
The call of Abram probably dates from around 2000 B.C. Events from Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Joshua occurred around 1250 B.C. Events from Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezra and Nehemiah are from the period 700 - 400 B.C.
8) The events of the New Testament occurred about how long ago?
Your answer was: 2000 years
That's correct!
The New testament tells of the Life of Jesus, born around 4 B.C., and the ensuing beginnings of Christianity.
9) The books of Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy are known as what?
Your answer was: The Pentateuch
That's correct!
Pentateuch is a Greek term meaning "five volumed" and refers to the first five books of the Old Testament. For Jews, this was the "Book of the Law," or simply "The Law."
10) The books of Tobit, Sirach, Maccabees, etc., are known as what?
Your answer was: The Apocrypha
That's correct!
The Apocrypha (meaning "things hidden") is a collection of Jewish books dating from the period 150 B.C to 70 A.D. which are traditionally included in the Old Testament of Catholic Bibles, but are excluded or put in a separate section of Protestant Bibles.
Congratulations!
You scored 9 out of 10 for an EXCELLENT score of 90 %.
This quiz has been taken 42266 times with an average score of 62 %.Results for: Bible Facts I
1) Where did the Ten Commandments come from?
Your answer was: God gave them to Moses.
That's correct!
Over 3000 years ago, God called Moses, the leader of the Hebrew people, to the top of a mountain. There, God appeared to Moses in a cloud of smoke and fire and gave him the Ten Commandments. They are,
1. Worship only God.
2. Do not worship any statues or other "things."
3. Do not swear.
4. Keep one day of the week for rest and worship.
5. Obey your father and mother.
6. Never kill another person.
7. Be faithful to your wife or husband.
8. Never take anything that does not belong to you.
9. Do not tell lies about anybody.
10. Don't spend your time wishing for things you don't have.
The Ten Commandments are in Exodus 20:1-21, and are as important today as they were 3000 years ago.
2) What happened to the prophet Jonah?
Your answer was: He was swallowed by a giant fish.
That's correct!
The Bible book of Jonah tells this funny story of Jonah and the giant fish. God called Jonah to go to Nineveh and tell the people there to change their evil ways. But Jonah didn't want to go and tried to get away from God by getting on a ship headed to the other side of the world. But God made a big storm at sea and Jonah knew it was a sign from God. He told the sailors to throw him into the sea and, as soon as they did, the storm was over. Underwater, Jonah saw a huge fish, and to his horror, the fish opened its mouth and swallowed him whole!
Three days later the fish spit Jonah out, unharmed, on a dry beach. Jonah knew then there was no getting away from God, and he went to Nineveh as he had been told.
3) What happened to the prophet Daniel?
Your answer was: He was thrown into a fiery furnace.
The correct answer is: He was thrown into a den of lions.
The story of Daniel and the lions' den is told in Daniel 6:1-28. Daniel was the chief advisor to King Darius, but the king's other advisors were jealous and wanted Daniel killed. They tricked the king into making a law that everyone should worship him as a god, but Daniel knew that was wrong and refused to do it.
Because Daniel had not followed the new "law," he was thrown in a pit of lions to be eaten! However, God performed a miracle and protected Daniel from the lions. When the king saw that the ferocious lions had not harmed Daniel, he declared that the people should worship only Daniel's God, the one true God..
4) How did Moses' mother save him from being killed by the evil pharaoh?
Your answer was: She hid him in a basket floating in the river.
That's correct!
The evil pharaoh (king) of Egypt hated the Hebrews. He made them slaves and ordered that all Hebrew boys should be killed! In desperation, Moses' mother made a basket to hold him and floated it in the tall reeds beside the river to hide him from the Egyptian soldiers.
The pharaoh's own daughter came by and found baby Moses. She was not evil like her father and she felt sorry for the baby. She took him and raised him as her own child. The story of Moses' birth is told in Exodus 2:1-10.
5) What happened to the three men Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego?
Your answer was: They were thrown into a fiery furnace.
That's correct!
King Nebuchadnezzar built a tall statue of gold and called it his god. He said everyone must pray to the statue or he would throw them in a fiery furnace to die.
The three good men, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego, knew that God had forbidden worshipping statues, so they refused the king's order. The king was furious and had the three men thrown in the blazing furnace, but God protected them from the fire and they were not hurt. The king knew then that God was the greatest, not his statue. The story of Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego is told in Daniel 3:1-30.
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1) The Old Testament of the Bible contains the sacred writings of which people?
Your answer was: The Jews
That's correct!
The Jews are also known as Hebrews or Israelites in the Old Testament. The Jews divide their Bible into 24 books, but the Christian Old Testament contains the same material, arranged differently, and divided into 39 books. Catholic and Orthodox Old Testaments contain additional books that are not part of the Jewish canon.
2) When was the Old Testament written?
Your answer was: Between 3000 B.C. and 1000 B.C.
The correct answer is: Between 1000 B.C. and 100 B.C.
The events narrated in the Old Testament, beginning with the call of Abraham, occurred between roughly 1800 B.C. and 400 B.C. Stories of these events were passed from generation to generation in oral form for many centuries before first being written down somewhere around 1000 B.C.
3) What language was most of the Old Testament originally written in?
Your answer was: Hebrew
That's correct!
The Old Testament was originally written in the Hebrew language with a few sections written in the closely-related Aramaic language.
4) Who was Noah?
Your answer was: A Man who built an ark to survive the Great Flood
That's correct!
Genesis chapters 6, 7 and 8. The people of the earth had become so evil that God decided to destroy them in a flood and start over. God instructed one righteous man, Noah, to build an ark. Noah took his family and a male and female of each animal aboard the ark to survive the flood and repopulate the earth.
The stories in Genesis chapters 1-11: the Creation, Adam and Eve, the Forbidden Fruit , Cain and Abel, the Great Flood and the Tower of Babel are part of the "prehistory" of Israel. They have no definite time or place. Many people believe they are intended to be interpreted like parables to teach us lessons about God and our relationship to Him, rather than as historical events.
5) Who was Abraham?
Your answer was: Ancestor of the Jews
That's correct!
Genesis chapters 12-25. Somewhere around 1800 B.C. God said to Abraham, "I will make you into a great nation and I will bless you; I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you, and whoever curses you I will curse; and all peoples on earth will be blessed through you." (NIV, Genesis 12:2-3).
Abraham was the ancestor of both the Jews and the Arabs. The Jews trace their lineage to Isaac, son of Abraham and Sarah. The Arabs trace their lineage to Ishmael, son of Abraham and Hagar.
6) Who was Moses?
Your answer was: A prophet who led the Israelites out of captivity in Egypt
That's correct!
Sometime around 1300 B.C. God spoke to Moses from a burning bush (Exodus 3:1-6) and called him to lead the Israelites out of slavery in Egypt. The Egyptian pharaoh did not want to lose his slaves, but a series of miraculous plagues upon the Egyptians, and finally the death of all Egyptian firstborn children, convinced him to give the Israelites their freedom. Moses then led them out of Egypt to begin a 40-year journey to their Promised Land. The Jewish holiday of Passover celebrates the Israelites' liberation from slavery in Egypt.
7) Which book of the Bible contains the Ten Commandments?
Your answer was: Genesis
The correct answer is: Exodus
Exodus 20:1-17, Deuteronomy 5:6-21. Three months after leaving Egypt, God called Moses to the top of Mount Sinai and gave him the Ten Commandments
Virtually all the moral teachings and wisdom of the Bible have their roots in the Ten Commandments. Though these principles are more than 3000 years old, they still define the basis for a well-functioning society.
8) Who was Ruth?
Your answer was: A pious woman, the daughter-in-law of Naomi, wife of Boaz and great-grandmother of King David
That's correct!
Ruth chapters 1-4. Ruth was a woman of exceptional piety and virtue. She refused to abandon her mother-in-law, Naomi, as they traveled to Palestine, even though Naomi urged Ruth to leave for her own good. Her good deeds were rewarded. While gleaning a field she caught the eye of Boaz, the owner of the field. Eventually she and Boaz were married and had a son, Obed, who was the grandfather of King David.
9) Who was David?
Your answer was: The second king of Israel. He killed the Philistine giant Goliath with a slingshot.
That's correct!
1 Samuel, 1 Kings. Saul was the first king of Israel, but became jealous of David's abilities and tried many times to kill him. Eventually Saul died in battle and David became king around 1000 B.C. David was a brilliant military leader and conquered many of the neighboring states. He was also an accomplished musician. David's adultery with Bathsheba and his arrangement for her husband to be killed were a blot on his reign.
10) Who was Solomon?
Your answer was: The third king of Israel. He was known for wisdom.
That's correct!
1 Kings. At David's death, his son, Solomon, became king and ruled for 40 years. Solomon's reign was a time of peace and prosperity for Israel. Solomon was noted for wisdom, as in his decision regarding two women both claiming the same baby (1 Kings 3:16-28). However, Solomon took many foreign wives and their pagan practices led to moral decay in Israel. Solomon's son, Rehoboam, succeeded him as king. In the fifth year of Rehoboam's reign Egypt invaded Jerusalem, and Rehoboam was forced to give up the Temple treasures as the price of peace.
11) Who was Elijah?
Your answer was: A prophet who built an altar atop Mount Carmel that was set ablaze by God. He was carried up to heaven in a whirlwind.
That's correct!
1 Kings chapters 17-19. Around 870 B.C. Ahab became the seventh king of Israel. His wife Jezebel was an evil woman who influenced Ahab to adopt pagan worship and to kill God's prophets. At this point the prophet Elijah began preaching and predicted a severe drought as punishment for Ahab's misdeeds. After three years of drought Elijah made a challenge to the 850 pagan prophets. Each side would build a sacrificial fire to their gods, but not light it. The god who was able to light the fire would be revealed as the true god. When fire fell from heaven and lit Elijah's altar, the people were convinced. The pagan prophets were killed and God sent rain to end the drought.
12) Who was Jonah?
Your answer was: A prophet who was swallowed by a giant fish before obeying God's command to preach to the Ninevites.
That's correct!
Around 760 B.C. the Israelite prophet Jonah was called by God to preach repentance to the city of Nineveh, capital of the Assyrian Empire. To the Israelites the Assyrians were despised pagan enemies, and Jonah did not want to go. He boarded a ship to try to escape from God. However, a terrible storm arose and Jonah ended up in the sea, where he was swallowed by a giant fish. After three days the fish spit him out on dry land, and Jonah realized it was not wise to try to defy God. He did go to Nineveh and preach as God had told him.
13) Who was Isaiah?
Your answer was: Known as "the weeping prophet", God touched his mouth and gave him the right words to speak.
The correct answer is: An official of King Uzziah who received the call to be a prophet and predicted the coming of the Messiah.
Isaiah began his forty years of prophecy around 740 B.C. when King Uzziah died. Isaiah preached mainly of the judgment God would bring on His people because of their sinfulness and rebellion. But he also predicted the coming of the Messiah: "Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel." (KJV, Isaiah 7:14). Isaiah was a man of great literary skill, as shown by the Old Testament book that bears his name.
14) Who was Jeremiah?
Your answer was: An official of King Uzziah who received the call to be a prophet and predicted the coming of the Messiah.
The correct answer is: Known as "the weeping prophet", God touched his mouth and gave him the right words to speak.
Jeremiah began his forty years of prophecy around 627 B.C. God had destined Jeremiah to be a prophet even before he was born (Jeremiah 1:4-10), but Jeremiah protested that he was only a child and did not know how to speak. But God touched Jeremiah's mouth and said, "Behold, I have put My words in your mouth." Like Isaiah, Jeremiah spoke of God's coming judgment on his people, and he wept over the sins of Israel (Jeremiah 9:1-11). The Israelites ignored Jeremiah's warnings, and the judgment came in 587 B.C. when Jerusalem was captured and destroyed by the Babylonian army.
15) Who was Esther?
Your answer was: Queen of the Persian king Ahasuerus (Xerxes) who saved her people from a plot to eliminate them
That's correct!
Around 470 B.C. the Persian king Ahasuerus, in a drunken stupor, demanded that Queen Vashti display herself to his guests. She refused and was banished from the palace. Ahasuerus then ordered all the beautiful young virgins of his kingdom brought to the palace so he could choose her replacement. The Jewish girl Esther was very beautiful and was appointed queen.
At this time one of the king's advisors, Haman, hatched a plot to kill the Jews of the kingdom and seize their property, and persuaded the king he must consent. However, Esther, using great skill and tact, exposed Haman's plot and evil nature and saved her people from destruction. The Jewish Feast of Purim celebrates this event.
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