Q.1
The third, and final, section of the Jewish Bible is the Ketuvim, or "writings." These were accepted as a part of the Jewish Bible in which century?
  • The 2nd century BC
  • The 1st century BC
  • The 1st century AD
  • The 2nd century AD
Q.2
The second part of the Jewish Bible, or Tanakh, from which we get the Old Testament, is Nevi'im, or prophets. The corresponding part of the Christian Bible contains 21 books, but how many are in the Jewish original?
  • 8 books
  • 16 books
  • 24 books
  • 32 books
Q.3
The first five books in the Bible, from Genesis to Deuteronomy, are known in Hebrew as the Torah. What, in English, does Torah mean?
  • Creation
  • Instruction
  • History
  • Beginning
Q.4
The Acts of the Apostles was chosen for inclusion in the Bible. Its author also wrote one of the 4 Gospels. Which one?
  • Matthew
  • Mark
  • Luke
  • John
Q.5
In the early years of Christianity there was dispute over which books should be canon and which were heresy. The 4 versions of the Gospel were widely accepted as the only 4 true Gospels, by St Irenaeus of Lyons in what year?
  • Circa 85 AD
  • Circa 105 AD
  • Circa 145 AD
  • Circa 185 AD
Q.6
The last of the books in the New Testament to be accepted as canon is The Revelation, as late as 419 AD. Which famous theologian of the 16th century said of Revelation, "Christ is neither taught nor known in it"
  • Martin Luther
  • John Calvin
  • Thomas Cranmer
  • John Knox
Q.7
There are 14 Epistles, or letters, in the New Testament which have been thought to have been written by St Paul. How many of these are now thought by scholars to have actually been written by him?
  • None
  • Three
  • Seven
  • Fourteen
Q.8
Martin Luther was a Protestant reformer who translated the Bible into German. Luther's version of the Bible omits some books which are found in the Roman Catholic Old Testament. Luther also wanted to remove four books from the New Testament, which he considered to be non-canonical. Which four books were they?
  • John, Philippians, Philemon and Revelation
  • Hebrews, James, Jude and Revelation
  • Romans, I Peter, II Peter and Revelation
  • Matthew, Titus, II Timothy and Revelation
Q.9
The canon of books in the Catholic Bible was decided upon in the Council of Trent. In what year did the Council of Trent end?
  • In 663 AD
  • In 963 AD
  • In 1263 AD
  • In 1563 AD
Q.10
In the 3rd century BC, Jewish religious books were translated from the Hebrew into another language. The resultant book is known as the Septuagint. In which language is the Septuagint written?
  • Latin
  • Persian
  • Greek
  • Babylonian
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