The Chosen - Season One

The ruling political power in Jesus day was:

• The Roman Empire

• The Assyrian Army

• The Babylonian Army

• The Pharisees

Match the following:

• Tax Collector

• Pontius Pilate

• Roman

• Nicodemus

• Fisherman

• Matthew

• Pharisee

• Jesus

• Rabbi

• Simon

Jesus was a Christian.

• True

• False

Reorder the following:

• Jesus was baptised by John the Baptiser.

• Jesus grew up in Egypt for part of his childhood.

• Jesus began his public work in Galilee.

• Jesus was killed and then raised to life.

• Jesus was betrayed in Jerusalem.

Jesus calls people to become his ________.

Tax collectors were unpopular because:

• They collected taxes from fellow Jewish people and gave it to Rome.

• They were often very wealthy.

• They were considered to be traitors.

• They didn't support their own leaders.

Mary was said to have had how many demons come out of her?

• 7

• 2

• many

• 3

The actual bible gives us all the back story of Simon and Andrew having a tax debt.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

The bit in the bible is the huge catch of fish, which started to sink a boat and needed two boats to get them all to shore.

The bit about Simon and Andrew's tax debt and Simon's deal with the Romans is just a bit of artistic licence.

Reorder the following:

• The friends lowered their paralysed friend through the roof.

• Jesus healed the paralysed man.

• The religious leaders thought, "Who is this man?"

• Jesus asked if it was easier to forgive sins or to heal a paralysed man.

• Jesus told the man his sins were forgiven.

Other people had arrived on the scene before Jesus trying to lead people in revolt against Rome.

• True

• False