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WorksheetsBible Project - Old Testament Overview
Total questions: 86
Worksheet time: 7hrs 10mins
What is the name of the collection that makes up the first three quarters of a Protestant Christian Bible?
New Testament
Old Testament
Apocrypha
Gospels
How many smaller works make up the Old Testament?
27
66
39
12
What is the name given to the first five books of the Old Testament?
Historical Books
Poetic Books
Prophetic Books
Pentateuch
Which of the following is NOT one of the four main sections of the Old Testament?
Pentateuch
Historical Books
Poetic Books
Gospels
What is the Hebrew acronym for the unified three-part collection in ancient Jewish tradition?
TaNaK
Torah
Nevi'im
Ketuvim
What does the Hebrew word "Torah" mean?
Prophets
Writings
Instruction
Law
Who mentioned the 3-part design of the TaNaKh?
Moses
King David
Jesus of Nazareth
Solomon
Who are some of the named contributors to the Bible mentioned in the text?
Moses and David
Peter and Paul
John and Matthew
Abraham and Isaac
What are the anonymous authors in the Bible commonly called?
Apostles
Disciples
Scribes or Prophets
Kings
What did the prophetic scribes do with earlier stories and poems?
Destroyed them
Integrated them into larger compositions
Ignored them
Translated them into different languages
According to the text, what did the prophetic scribes believe was guiding their process?
Their own wisdom
God's Spirit
The king's orders
The people's wishes
Why did the prophetic scribes treasure the texts?
For their historical value
For their literary beauty
Because they believed God speaks to his people through them
Because they were valuable
When was the process of shaping the unified collection of texts likely finished?
During the time of Jesus
In the last centuries before the time of Jesus
After the time of Jesus
In the first century AD
What does the TaNaKh offer in its final shape?
A historical account of Israel's kings
A prophetic interpretation of Israel's history
A collection of laws and commandments
A guide to daily living
What is the purpose of God's revelation according to the TaNaKh?
To establish a new kingdom
To rescue the whole world
To create a new religion
To punish humanity
What does the Torah begin with?
The story of Moses
The creation and blessing of the world
The laws given to Israel
The exodus from Egypt
Who does God entrust the world to, according to the Torah?
Angels
Animals
Humans
Prophets
What is the Hebrew word for "human" mentioned in the text?
Ish
Adam
Enosh
Ben
What role does God appoint humanity to in the world?
Servants of creation
Kings and queens of creation
Prophets and priests
Judges and warriors
What is the main question regarding humanity's role in the world?
Whether they will build great cities
Whether they will trust God's wisdom to discern good and evil
Whether they will conquer other nations
Whether they will live in peace
What creature is mentioned as being with the humans?
A lion
A mysterious snake
A dove
A dragon
What does the mysterious snake do?
Helps humans understand God's will
Rebellions against the Creator and dupes humans to rebel
Protects the humans from harm
Guides the humans to wisdom
What is the result of humanity's rebellion?
They gain eternal life
They are separated from their divine source of life
They become more powerful
They are forgiven immediately
What happens to humanity after being exiled from the garden of blessing?
They live peacefully in the wilderness.
They keep spreading and redefining good and evil.
They return to the garden.
They immediately find a new paradise.
What is the name of the city founded by humanity that is plagued by violence and oppression?
Jerusalem
Nineveh
Babylon
Sodom
According to the text, what is the basic plot conflict of the whole Bible?
God wants to destroy the world.
God wants to bless his world and rule it through humans.
Humans want to become gods.
Humans want to live in peace.
What is the problem with humans according to the text?
They are too intelligent.
They are under the influence of evil.
They are too kind-hearted.
They are too powerful.
What does God promise as a solution to the problem with humans?
To destroy all humans.
To create a new world.
That a new human will come who won't give into the snake.
To give humans more power.
Who are the two individuals mentioned as the start of the promise lineage in the story?
Adam and Eve
Abraham and Sarah
Moses and Miriam
David and Bathsheba
What does God promise to give Abraham's family when they leave Babylon?
Wealth and power
A new garden-like land
A kingdom
Eternal life
How many generations are mentioned in the story of Abraham's family?
One
Two
Three
Four
What is the ultimate fate of Abraham's family according to the text?
They become rulers of a great kingdom
They live happily ever after
They end up exiled in Egypt
They disappear from history
Despite the failures of Abraham's family, what does God do?
Abandons them
Punishes them severely
Stays committed to them
Replaces them with another family
What is the eternal promise called that God makes to rescue and bless all humanity through Abraham's family?
Covenant
Testament
Commandment
Prophecy
When is Abraham's family at its best according to the text?
When they stop their selfish scheming and trust God's promise with radical faith
When they conquer new lands
When they accumulate wealth
When they follow their own plans
Where do the Israelites end up enslaved according to the text?
Egypt
Babylon
Canaan
Assyria
Who is introduced as the Torah's other main character besides Abraham?
Moses
David
Solomon
Joshua
How many terms of the relationship are the Israelites given?
613
10
100
50
What role does Moses play in the covenant relationship with God?
He brokers the whole deal and speaks God's word to Israel
He leads the Israelites into battle
He builds the temple
He writes the Torah
Who is described as Israel's leader and deliverer in times of need?
Aaron
David
Moses
Joshua
What do the Israelites do as the Torah progresses?
They build a temple.
They violate the covenant.
They conquer new lands.
They establish a kingdom.
What does Moses predict at the end of the Torah?
Israel will become a powerful nation.
Israel's failure will continue.
Israel will find a new leader.
Israel will be destroyed.
What is Moses' hope despite predicting Israel's failure?
That God will fulfill his promise to rescue Israel.
That Israel will find a new leader.
That Israel will conquer new lands.
That Israel will build a new temple.
What happens to Moses at the end of the Torah?
He becomes king.
He leads Israel into the Promised Land.
He dies.
He writes the final sentences of the Torah.
Who reflects back on the story of Moses from their vantage point?
The kings of Israel
The priests of Israel
The prophetic scribes who shape the TaNaK
The judges of Israel
According to the text, who was the prophet that never again arose in Israel's history?
Joshua
Moses
Elijah
Samuel
What are the two sub-collections of the Nevi'im?
Former prophets and latter prophets
Kings and priests
Judges and kings
Prophets and priests
Who is mentioned as being successful because he is just like Moses?
Elijah
Samuel
Joshua
David
What does Joshua meditate on day and night?
The Torah
The Psalms
Scripture
The Prophets
What do the stories in the former prophets mostly focus on?
The success of Israel's kings
The failure of Israel's kings, prophets, and priests
The miracles performed by prophets
The building of the temple
What does God reaffirm in the text?
His promise to destroy humanity
His covenant promise to bless humanity through a new human
His decision to abandon humanity
His promise to create a new world
From whose line will the new king come?
Abraham
Solomon
David
Moses
What happens to the family of Abraham according to the text?
They become rulers of Babylon
They are conquered and exiled in Babylon
They live peacefully in Israel
They migrate to Egypt
What is the purpose of the stories of Israel's past according to the text?
To show the failures of their ancestors
To point to their future hope
To entertain the readers
To describe the geography of Israel
What will God do when He rescues His people out of Babylon?
He will send a new king like Moses, David, and Solomon.
He will destroy Babylon completely.
He will make Babylon the new promised land.
He will end all prophecies.
What is the second part of the Nevi'im, the latter prophet, about?
The creation of the world.
The laws given to Moses.
The rescue of God's people from Babylon.
The life of King Solomon.
How many large and short works are connected to specific prophets in the Nevi'im?
5 large and 10 short works.
3 large and 12 short works.
7 large and 7 short works.
4 large and 8 short works.
What does the design of the Nevi'im recall from Genesis?
The 10 commandments.
The 3 plus 12 ancestors.
The story of Noah's Ark.
The creation of Adam and Eve.
What was the job of Israel's prophets?
To build temples.
To be like Moses and accuse Israel of failure and corruption.
To lead armies into battle.
To write new laws.
What did the prophets promise despite the defeat and exile in Babylon?
That Israel would never return.
That God had a purpose.
That Babylon would become the new Israel.
That the prophets would become kings.
Who is described as a new Moses but called by the name David?
Abraham
Elijah
David
Solomon
What will the new ruler do according to the text?
Destroy the world
Restore God's blessing to the entire world
Lead a rebellion
Build a new temple
What is the conclusion of the Nevi'im compared to?
The Torah
The Psalms
The Gospels
The Proverbs
Who do the prophetic scribes urge readers to anticipate?
A new Abraham
A new Moses-like prophet called Elijah
A new David
A new Solomon
What is the third and final sub-collection of the TaNaKh?
Torah
Nevi'im
Ketuvim
Gospels
What is the purpose of the Ketuvim according to the text?
To introduce new laws
To link back to the key themes from the Torah and the Prophets
To provide historical accounts
To offer new prophecies
What is the Psalms scroll introduced by?
Two poems coordinated to the beginning of the Torah and the Prophets
A single poem about Moses
A story about the Garden of Eden
A prophecy about the end times
Who is described as a new Joshua in the first Psalm?
The Righteous One
Moses
David
Solomon
What is the Righteous One compared to in the first Psalm?
The king promised by Moses
The prophet Elijah
The warrior Samson
The priest Aaron
What does Psalm 2 identify the promised king as?
The son of God from the line of David
The son of Moses
The son of Abraham
The son of Solomon
What does the rest of the Psalms scroll teach God's people?
How to pray as they wait for future hope
How to build a temple
How to fight in battles
How to interpret dreams
What do the wisdom scrolls address?
Difficult questions raised by the story of the Torah and the Prophets
The history of the kings of Israel
The laws of the land
The genealogy of the tribes
What does Proverbs sound like in the Torah?
Moses
David
Solomon
Elijah
What do Ecclesiastes and Job reflect on?
Israel's complicated history
The creation of the world
The exodus from Egypt
The building of the temple
What do the three books mentioned in the text discuss?
The history of Israel
Living wisely in God's world
The creation of the world
The laws of Moses
What is the significance of the Daniel scroll according to the text?
It describes the laws of Moses
It looks back over Israel's history of failure and suffering
It details the creation of the world
It focuses on the life of David
What does the author of the Chronicles focus on?
The laws of Moses
The creation of the world
God's promise to David of a future king
The life of Daniel
What will the new human promised in the Torah and the Prophets do?
Create new laws
Be trampled by humanity's evil inclinations
Destroy the world
Lead Israel into exile
What will God do for the new human promised in the Torah and the Prophets?
Punish him
Ignore him
Vindicate him and raise him up to rule the world
Send him into exile
What do the final lines of the Chronicles scroll coordinate with?
Key texts from the New Testament
Key texts from the TaNaKh
Key texts from the Quran
Key texts from the Bhagavad Gita
What hope do the final lines of the Chronicles scroll keep alive?
The hope of eternal life
The hope of ultimate return from exile
The hope of wealth and prosperity
The hope of world peace
Who is expected to arrive according to the final lines of the Chronicles scroll?
An Egyptian whose God is with him
A Babylonian whose God is with him
An Israelite whose God is with him
A Roman whose God is with him
What is the TaNaKh described as?
A collection of modern Hebrew scrolls
A collection of ancient Greek scrolls
A collection of ancient Hebrew scrolls
A collection of ancient Roman scrolls
What do the diverse texts of the TaNaKh weave together as?
A story about the creation of the world
A story about the fall of man
A unified story about God's covenant promise to Israel and all humanity
A unified story about the end of times
What purpose were the texts of the TaNaKh made for?
A lifetime's worth of reading and reflection
A year's worth of reading and reflection
A month's worth of reading and reflection
A week's worth of reading and reflection
What do the remarkable human words of the TaNaKh offer?
A divine word of wisdom and future hope
A divine word of wealth and prosperity
A divine word of power and strength
A divine word of peace and tranquility
