Two Truths And a Lie

The prophet Jonah is famous for being swallowed by a great fish. What's not part of his story?

• He eventually did preach to Nineveh.

• He had a business growing oranges in Joppa.

• He was trying to get to Tarshish.

Sarah was the wife of Abraham in Genesis. Which of these is not true about her?

• She drove her maid Hagar away to her death.

• She was Abraham's half-sister.

• Her name originally ended in an "i."

Sarah gave the son of her old age the name "Isaac," for "laughter." What isn't true about him?

• He became blind in his old age.

• He stole his father-in-law's household idols.

• He tended to play favorites between his two sons.

Everyone knows that Jesus had 12 disciples. Which of the following statements isn't true about them?

• They were a "core" group, with more followers beyond that.

• One of them was a tax collector.

• Judas was Jesus's first choice for "the rock" on which he would build the church.

Prophets play a vital role in the Bible. Who among these is not, however, one of them?

• Jeremiah

• Samuel

• Ham

Christians spend a lot of time reading the gospels. Which of these is untrue about them?

• They tell the story of Jesus's deeds, death and resurrection.

• They are the only books in which Jesus is a person on Earth.

• Three are synoptic and one is more mystical.

Bathsheba is one of the Old Testament's more famous women. Which of these isn't true about her?

• Her first pregnancy by David resulted in King Solomon.

• She became the Queen Mother.

• She was married to a warrior named Uriah.

One of these is not a tribe of Israel. Can you tell us which one?

• Dan

• Luke

• Simeon

Moses was one of the greatest leaders found in the Bible. However, what wasn't true about him?

• He killed a man.

• He tried to decline his leadership role based on not being a good speaker.

• He entered into the promised land with his people.

Jacob is a complicated trickster figure in Genesis. What is not true of him?

• He had sons by two wives and two concubines.

• He wrestled with an angel.

• He loved both his wives equally.