Sacred Stories - Understanding the Bible

What is the Bible described as in the text?

• A single book

• A small library of books

• A collection of poems

• A historical document

Who were the individuals that viewed Israel's story as a central part of what God was doing for all humanity?

• Warriors

• Priests

• Kings

• Prophets

What does the 'T' in TaNaK stand for?

• Torah

• Testament

• Temple

• Tradition

What is the Hebrew word for 'prophets'?

• Tanakh

• Ketuvim

• Nevi'im

• Torah

What section of the TaNaK consists of the historical books that tell Israel's story from the prophets' point of view?

• Ketuvim

• Torah

• Nevi'im

• Gospels

What is the diverse collection of poetic books, wisdom books, and more narrative in the TaNaK called?

• Gospels

• Nevi'im

• Torah

• Ketuvim

Who claimed to carry the TaNaK story forward?

• Solomon

• Jesus of Nazareth

• Moses

• David

What did the apostles call the new literary works about the story of Jesus?

• Acts

• Gospels

• Torah

• Epistles

Which church eventually made some of the Second Temple literature official and called them the deuterocanonical books?

• Protestant Church

• Orthodox Church

• Catholic Church

• Anglican Church

During which period did Protestant Christians accept only the Old and New Testaments?

• First Century

• Reformation

• Second Temple Period

• Middle Ages