The Bible

Why is it important to study the Bible?

• It's God's gift to us and tells us how to live

• It's a great fiction book

• If we read the Bible we will automatically go to heaven

• It's a great non-fiction book

How many authors of the Bible are there?

• 50

• 40

• 30

• 10

How many years did it take to write the Bible?

• 10,000 years

• 10 years

• 100 years

• 1,400 years

Stories passed along by word of mouth is called ________.

• Oral Tradition

• Hieroglyphics

• Hebrew

• Pictrographs

Which are disadvantages of oral tradition? (check all that apply)

• interesting details could be added

• stories could get lost over time

• details may change over time

• readers can imagine the story more

Which form of writing used wedge shapes on clay tablets with a reed

• Pictographs

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Hebrew

The Egyptian form of writing is called

• Hieroglyphics

• Cuneiform

• Pictographs

• Hebrew

Choose the three ways that the Hebrew alphabet is different than our alphabet.

• it is written right from left

• it is written only in lowercase

• it doesn't include vowels

• it doesn't include spaces

A professional writer used by God to record his inspired Word is a _________.

• writer

• journalist

• scribe

• copier

Which option puts the 4 divisions of the Old Testament in the correct order?

• Pentateuch, Prophets, Poetry, History

• Pentateuch, History, Poetry, Prophets

• Poetry, History, Prophets, Pentateuch

• Prophets, Poetry, History, Pentateuch