Think you know your Christian Bible? Try this quiz

Are you a Christian or perhaps just a student of history and religion who has spent plenty of time reading the Holy Bible? If so, test your knowledge by answering the 25 questions to this quiz. Some questions are easy, but others might be hard, even tricky.

1. What is the name of the first man created by God?
2. Who said, "My ears had heard of you, but now my eyes have seen you?" Text taken from New International Version.
3. How old was Sarah when she died?
4. What is the name of the mother of Moses?
5. What book lies between the Book of Judges and Samuel 1?
6. How many Gospels are there in the Bible?
7. How many times does the word "Trinity" appear in the Bible?
8. In an attempt to kill the messiah, King Herod orders all male toddlers slain in what town?
9. What town is the childhood home of Jesus?
10. What man first announces Jesus' coming during Jesus' lifetime?
11. How many books are there in the Old Testament?
12. In what language was the New Testament originally written?
13. In what year was the first edition of the King James Bible printed?
14. How many times does Eve's name appear in the Bible?
15. How many of each animal did Moses bring aboard the ark?
16. Who was the mother of Isaac?
17. What is the fourth book of the Bible?
18. Who followed Moses part of the way up Mount Sinai where Moses would receive the Ten Commandments?
19. The Ten Commandments are initially outlined in the book of Exodus, but what other book of the Bible also contains a slightly different outline of the Ten Commandments?
20. According to tradition, who wrote the Book of Psalms?
21. What is the name of the ruler of the Persian empire at the beginning of the Book of Esther?
22. Who was Philemon?
23. Where was John when he received his first vision for the Book of Revelation?
24. Was Luke one of the twelve apostles?
25. What is the sixth book in the New Testament?

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Answers to Bible quiz

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1. Adam
2. Job in the Book of Job, 42:5
3. 127
4. Jochebed
5. Book of Ruth
6. 4
7. 0
8. Bethlehem
9. Nazareth
10. John the Baptist
11. It depends upon what church you ask. Most protestant churches have 39 books in the Old Testament while most other churches have 51.
12. Koine Greek
13. 1611
14. 5
15. 0, Moses didn’t bring any animals aboard the ark, it was Noah who did so and he brought 2 of each animal
16. Sarah
17. Numbers
18. Joshua
19. Deuteronomy, 5:6-21
20. David
21. Ahasuerus
22. Leader of the Colossian church whom was written by Paul of Tarsus in the Epistle of Paul to Philemon
23. Greek island of Patmos
24. No, but he was a companion of Paul
25. Romans

5 common Christian beliefs not found in the Holy Bible

This article is intended to provide believers a tiny step in greater understanding of their faith and the Holy Bible, and hopefully to be of interest to theological scholars. In no way is this article intended as a criticism.

Rapture

The Rapture, the rising or disappearance of all Christians on Earth during the return of Jesus, is not specifically mentioned by name in the Holy Bible. The ideas behind the Rapture have been taken from Paul in 1 Thessalonians 16-17 where he states, “For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and with the trump of God: and the dead in Christ shall rise first: Then we which are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air: and so shall we ever be with the Lord.” The concept of a premillenial rapture first began to gather credence nearly three-hundred years ago, when Protestant and Puritan leaders, such as Cotton Mather, began to speak of it publicly. Most Christian faiths have a belief in the Rapture or something similar to it, though not all agree on a time line of events for the Rapture.

Holy Grail

The Holy Grail is an artifact that is supposed to be the cup Christ himself used at the Last Supper, and which was used to catch His blood while he was on the cross. The grail is never mentioned in the Bible. Today scholars believe the mythology behind the grail comes from a mixture of early Christian stories and Celtic myths. The earliest recorded use of the Holy Grail in literature can be found in “The Story of the Grail” by Chretian de Troyes, written between 1181 and 1191.

The snake as Satan, and the apple

Read the book of Genesis carefully. Nowhere is the snake that tempts Eve named as Satan, Lucifer or any other known name. Could the snake have just been a snake? Possibly given powers of speech by Satan or even God for the purposes of temptation? Also, the book of Genesis does not name the forbidden fruit of which Adam and Eve partake. Tradition knows the fruit as an apple, but there is no evidence of such. Some Biblical scholars believe much more likely candidates for the fruit would be the fig or the pomegranate.

Purgatory

Purgatory is a place or event where those who have died in God’s grace are finally, fully purified of their sins. It is often pictured as or thought of as a place between Heaven and Hell, where those who will eventually make their way to Heaven must be purified first. The idea is not to be found in the Holy Bible, at least not directly. The Catholic Church, and a handful of other churches, hold belief in one form or another of Purgatory, but most Protestant churches reject the idea. Dante’s The Divine Comedy from the 14th Century initially helped to spread a belief in Purgatory.

The word “Trinity”

Nowhere in the Holy Bible does the word “Trinity” appear. It’s true, and this often comes as a surprise to many Christians. But just because the word is not used does not mean the concept behind the Holy Trinity cannot be found within the Bible. The Bible obviously mentions the Son, the Father and the Holy Spirit. 2 Corinthians 13:14 reads, “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ, and the love of God, and the communion of the Holy Ghost, be with you all. Amen.”

10 facts about Brigham Young

1. Brigham Young was born in Whitingham, Vermont, on June 1, 1801.
2. Before discovering Mormonism, Young had been baptized into the Methodist faith.
3. In his younger days, he worked in various jobs. Among other things, Young was a master carpenter, a glazier, a blacksmith and a painter.
4. Young died in Salt Lake City on September 29, 1877.
5. He first discovered Mormonism in April of 1830 after read the Book of Mormon provided to him by a family member, who had received a copy from Samuel Smith, a brother of Joseph Smith who was traveling through the area where Young lived at the time.
6. Young was baptized into the Church of Mormon on April 15, 1832. He preached his first sermon only a week later.
7. Young's first wife died in 1832, and afterward he and his family moved to Kirtland, Ohio, where Young met Joseph Smith for the first time.
8. Young gave approximately 500 public sermons during his time in Utah, all of which were written down word for word.
9. During his lifetime, Brigham Young had 55 wives.
10. Young is the longest-serving president of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He was president from 1847 to 1877.