WorksheetsUnit 2 Review: All About the Bible
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 22mins
What is the main theme of the Bible?
God working through people to bring order and beauty out of the chaos of the world
The struggle of life and death
The hope for a new leader who would restore the world
The exploration of complicated questions about life
What is the Bible?
A small library of books that tell the story of Jesus
A diverse collection of poetic and wisdom books
A collection of books that emerged from the history of ancient Israel
A book written by prophets to explore life's most complicated questions
When did the Jewish People start to put together the Bible?
About 15 years before Ms. Conway was born
When they were kicked out of their homeland (Israel) and beginning to question God
As soon as the events happened
After the death of Jesus
The Bible tells the story of how God works to create (a) and (b) out of (c) .
The Bible is not just a book but a (a) of books that emerged out of the history of the people of (b)
The Jewish people are from the land of (a)
What does the Torah (Law) focus on?
A diverse collection of poetic books, wisdom books, and more narrative
Five-book foundation story of Israel
Historical books and poetic books of the prophets
Torah, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim
The Jewish people believed (a) speaks to his people in the TANAK (Jewish Bible)
When Jesus arrived on the scene, what does he claim?
That he is carrying the TaNaK story forward
That he is working to bring order and beauty out of chaos
That the Jewish people were wrong about God
That Ms. Conway would one day be the world's best Theology teacher
The Bible has two main sections called
Chapters
Testaments
Halves
Diocese
Every story ever written has three parts (the who, the what, the ending). What are they?
characters, conflict, resolution
beginning, middle, other middle
person, place, thing
Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
Match the part of the story with its description:
Character
Who the story is about
Conflict
What happens in the story
Resolution
An ending that gives us hope
Almost half of the Bible is _______________.
Stories
Written by God
Poetry
Not worth reading
Another word for story is:
(hint! it starts with the letter "n")
(a)
Which of the following is NOT a reason the authors of the Bible wrote primarily in story form?
Stories remind us of movies and TV shows
Stories are the most universal form of communication
Our brains are hardwired to take in information through stories
Stories train us to make sense of seemingly random events in our loves.
What does the T in TaNaK stand for?
(a)
The Bible tells an epic story about how (a) is working to create (b) and beauty out of (c) .
After they are created, God gives human beings a choice (represented by a fruit tree).
Look at the choices below. Which are the right choice? Which are the wrong choice?
Partner with God
Seize power for themselves
Trust God
Don't trust God
Eat the fruit from the tree
Not eat the fruit from the tree
Trust God's definition of good & evil
Define good and evil on their own (apart from God)
True or False. Even with God's personal guidance, the people of Israel fail to make the right choice again and again.
FALSE
TRUE
After the creation stories, the Bible zooms in from all of humanity to a couple. The rest of the Old Testament is about their family.
What are their names?
Adam and Eve
Abraham and Sarah
Isaac & Ishmael
Mary & Joseph
Abraham and Sarah are the first members of the nation of ______________.
Israel
Palestine
Jewish
Genesis
Most of the Old Testament is about the family Abraham and Sarah. What is another name for this group of people?
(a)
What promise does God make to Abraham and Sarah and their family?
A new nation will come from them and this nation will have another chance to make the right choice
The first born child of every couple will be a son
Sarah will give birth to a son by the power of the Holy Spirit
If they follow God, no one will ever sin again
Even though humans constantly choose not to trust God, God gives humans chance after chance to make the right choice. Why does God do this?
Because (a) (b) (c)
A synonym for the BIBLE is:
Scripture
Book
God
Literature
