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What is the Bible?

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the main theme of the Bible?

a)

God working through people to bring order and beauty out of the chaos of the world

b)

The struggle of life and death

c)

The hope for a new leader who would restore the world

d)

The exploration of complicated questions about life

2.

What is the Bible?

a)

A small library of books that tell the story of Jesus

b)

A diverse collection of poetic and wisdom books

c)

A collection of books that emerged from the history of ancient Israel

d)

A book written by prophets to explore life's most complicated questions

3.

When did the Jewish People start to put together the Bible? (There are two correct answers)

a)

During the Second Temple Period

b)

When they were kicked out of their homeland (Israel)

c)

As soon as the events happened

d)

After the death of Jesus

4.

The Bible tells the story of how God works to create ​ (a)   and ​ (b)   out of ​ (c)   .

Choose from the below words
order
beauty
chaos
peace
justice
scripture
prophets
sadness
5.

The Bible is not just a book but a ​ (a)   of books that emerged out of the history of the people of ​ (b)  

Choose from the below words
library
Israel
book
collection
novel
compilation
Rome
Egypt
God
6.

The ​Jewish people are from the land of ​ (a)  

Choose from the below words
Israel
Egypt
Greece
Palestine
7.

This section of the Bible contains the five-book foundation story of Israel

a)

Torah (Law)

b)

Nevi'im (Prophets)

c)

Ketuvim (Writings)

d)

Gospel (Good News)

8.

What does the acronym TaNaK stand for?

a)

Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim

b)

Tim, Noah, Kevin

c)

The New and Known

d)

The Ancient Scriptures

9.

For each section of the TANAK, match the Hebrew name with the English name:

a)

LAW

1.

TORAH

b)

PROPHETS

2.

NEVIIM

c)

WRITINGS

3.

KETUVIM

10.

What does the Torah (Law) focus on?

a)

A diverse collection of poetic books, wisdom books, and more narrative

b)

Five-book foundation story of Israel

c)

Historical books and poetic books of the prophets

d)

Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim

11.

What is included in the Nevi'im (Prophets) section of the Jewish Bible?

a)

Diverse collection of narrative books

b)

History of Israel and poetic books of the prophets

c)

Poetic books and wisdom books

d)

Five-book foundation story of Israel

12.

What is the Ketuvim (Writings) section of the Jewish Bible?

a)

Historical books and poetic books of the prophets

b)

Five-book foundation story of Israel

c)

Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim

d)

A diverse collection of poetic books, wisdom books, and more narrative

13.

Match the section of the Bible with its purpose:

a)

Torah (Law)

1.

Tell the story of Israel's founding

b)

Nevi'im (Prophets)

2.

Tell the story of Israel's history

c)

Gospel

3.

Tell the story of Jesus' life & actions

d)

Acts of the Apostles

4.

Tell the stories of early Christians

e)

Letters

5.

Tell Christian communities how to live

14.

What did the apostles write about?

a)

The hope for a new leader who would renew all creation

b)

The epic story of God working through the people of Israel

c)

The history of ancient Israel

d)

The story of Jesus and the spread of the Jesus movement

15.

This section of the Bible contains the story of Jesus' life and actions

a)

Torah

b)

Prophets

c)

Letters

d)

Gospel

16.

What is the main purpose of the apostles' writings?

a)

To tell the story of Jesus and the spread of the Jesus movement

b)

To explore life's most complicated questions

c)

To document the history of ancient Israel

d)

To express the hope for a new leader who would renew all creation

17.

The Jewish people believed (a)   speaks to his people in the TANAK (Jewish Bible)

18.

When Jesus arrived on the scene, what does he claim?

a)

That he is carrying the TaNaK story forward

b)

That he is working to bring order and beauty out of chaos

c)

That the Jewish people were wrong about God

d)

That Ms. Conway would one day be the world's best Theology teacher

19.

What is the main message conveyed in the Gospels?

a)

The story of Jesus and the spread of the Jesus movement

b)

The history of ancient Israel

c)

The hope for a new leader who would renew all creation

d)

The epic story of God working through the people of Israel

20.

Match each description of the Bible with its category:

Categorize the following

Torah, Nevi'im, & Ketuvim

The Jewish version of the Bible

Tells the story of Israel

Tells the story of Jesus & his followers

Found in Christian, but not Jewish Bibles

Describes Israel's founding & history

Written in Hebrew

Written in Greek

Contains the Gospels, Acts, Letters, and the Book of Revelation

Includes letters written by apostles and early Christian leaders

Tells the story of God creating order and beauty out of chaos

Tells the story of God's son who is carrying the TANAK story forward

TaNaK

Old Testament
New Testament
21.

The Bible has two main sections called

a)

Chapters

b)

Testaments

c)

Halves

d)

Diocese

22.

In this question, "JOHN" is the ....

a)

Chapter

b)

Verse

c)

Book

d)

Testament

23.

The number "3" is the...

a)

Chapter

b)

Verse

c)

Book

d)

Testament

24.

The number "16" is the...

a)

Chapter

b)

Verse

c)

Book

d)

Testament

25.

Philippians 4:13

In this verse, "Philippians" is the

a)

Chapter

b)

Verse

c)

Book

d)

Testament

26.

Philippians 4:13

In this verse, "13" is the

a)

Chapter

b)

Verse

c)

Book

d)

Testament

27.

Philippians 4:13

In this verse, "4" is the

a)

Chapter

b)

Verse

c)

Book

d)

Testament

28.

Jeremiah 29:11

In this verse, "29" is the

a)

Chapter

b)

Verse

c)

Book

d)

Testament

29.

Jeremiah 29:11

In this verse, "Jeremiah" is the

a)

Chapter

b)

Verse

c)

Book

d)

Testament

30.

Jeremiah 29:11

In this verse, "11" is the

a)

Chapter

b)

Verse

c)

Book

d)

Testament