2023-2024 BIble - Second Half of video "What is the Bible?"

The books of the "Old Testament" that we have today are all that were ever written.

• True

• False

What are the additional books called that are not in some of the "Old Testament" Bibles we have today?

• Bible version 2

• Other second temple writings

• Epilogues

• Oops...we forgot writings

These additional writings were easily accepted and put into most Old Testament bibles.

• True

• False

The books of the Old Testament were written over a _____________ period.

• 10 year

• 100 year

• 1,000 year

• 2,000 year

Why were all these separate writings over a 1,000 year period put together into a "bible"?

• They tell a unified story

• To tell the epic story of God working through the people of the Bible

• To tell the single plot of God's bringing order to the world out of chaos

• All of the answers given to this question

Why were all these separate writings over a 1,000 year period put together into a "bible"?

• They tell a unified story

• To tell the epic story of God is working through the people of the Bible

• The single plot of God's bringing order to the world is told through all the books of the Bible

• All of the answers given to this question

The unified epic story of the "Old Testament" concludes with what?

• Promise of a new leader to renew all creation

• Promise to give the people of Israel back their lands and power

• Promise to end the world and take all God's people to Heaven

• Promise of an easy life if you obey God

The promised new leader comes at the end of the "Old Testament".

• True

• False

What did Jesus say he was doing?

• Carrying the TaNak "Old Testament" story forward

• Changing all the TaNak

• Conquering the Romans who took over the Jewish people

• Ending the world and taking his followers to Heaven

After Jesus died, his followers said they saw him risen from death and did what?

• Created new literary works to tell the story of Jesus

• Gave up

• Were killed by religious leaders and the movement to follow Jesus died out

• Created a rule book of writings so followers would finally know what they are supposed to do