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In the mood to test your basic knowledge about the Bible? Well, you've come to the right place. There is an answer link underneath each question. Grab your favorite refreshment and let's begin.
1. How many books are there in the Bible?
a. 10
b. 29
c. 45
d. 66
2. Over how many years was the Bible written?
a. 200 to 350
b. 750
c. 1000 to 1600
d. 25
3. The Bible views history as:
a. an endless cycle, tied to nature and the seasons
b. progressive with history having a purpose, and the world moving forward to a goal
4. Which of the following cliches is/are based on the scriptures?
a. The powers that be
b. A prophet is not without honor except in his own country
c. The apple of my eye
d. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
e. All of the above
5. What is the central focus of the Bible?
a.The Jewish people
b. How to live right
c. Jesus Christ
d. How to be moral
6. How many years expired between the Old Testament and the New Testament?
a. 100
b. 50
c. 300
d. 400
7. Why did the Bible writers write the Bible?
a. To preserve their culture
b. To keep good records
c. The Holy Ghost moved them
d. It was a hobby.
8. Which of the following books has the most manuscript copies for comparing authenticity and accuracy?
a. Aristotle
b. Homer
c. Plato
d. The Bible
9. Voltaire said that Christianity would cease to exist before he died and that the Bible would be outdated within 50 years. When did he die?
a. 1432
b. 1778
c. 1833
d. 1975
10. What is the world's most translated book?
a. Macbeth
b. the Bible
c. Webster's dictionary
11. The Bible was the first large book to be printed by moveable type. (True or False)
12. The Bible is the most circulated book in the world. (True or False)
13. Press runs of the Bible have diminished each year. (True or False)
14. In 1995, over 60 million complete Bibles, plus 90 million New Testaments, plus 1.5 billion scripture sections were published. (True or False)
15. Only the Bible has been used for the swearing in of U.S. President's. (True or False)
16. The apocrypha is part of the Bible. (True or False)
1. d. The Bible consists of 66 books written by approximately 40 different authors. There are 39 Old Testament and 27 New Testament books.
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2. c. The Bible was written over a period of about 1500-1600 years.
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3. b. The Bible records various events culminating with the end of the world when Jesus Christ will return in glory to judge the world. God will destroy heaven and earth and create a new heaven and earth wherein will dwell righteousness. There will be no more time, just eternity. Those that are saved will live forever in the kingdom of heaven, those that are unsaved will live forever tormented in the lake of fire.
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4. e. All of the above. They come from:
a. The powers that be
Romans 13:1"...the powers that be are ordained of God."b. A prophet is not without honor except in his own country
Matthew 13:57, "...A prophet is not without honour, save in his own country, and in his own house."
(Also in Mark 6:4)c. The apple of my eye
Psalms 17:8 "Keep me as the apple of the eye..."d. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you
Luke 6:31 "And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise."
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5. c. Jesus Christ. Old Testament writings, prophecies and events look forward to the ultimate sacrifice of the Lamb of God. The animal sacrifices in the Old Testament foreshadowed what Christ would do on the cross.
Anyone who has read the Old Testament will agree that the Israelites would follow God for a while and then fall into idol worship and sin. They'd go into bondage, cry out to the Lord and He would deliver them. They'd follow Him for a while and then would then slip back into the old ways even though God had done so many things for them e.g., destroying their enemies, and miracles like parting the Red Sea. They needed the power of the Holy Spirit to help them overcome sin. The animal sacrifices were to last them until the ultimate sacrifice came in the fullness of times--the Lord Jesus Christ.
In the New Testament, we are priviliged to see what the Old Testament prophets yearned to see, God's Messiah/Christ. The New Testament is devoted teaching about Christ, how to be a saved, functioning member of the body, and how Christ will return one day.
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6. d. 400 years between the writing of the Old Testament and the New Testament.
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7. c. The Holy Ghost moved them. II Peter 1:20-21 says, Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation. For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
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8. d. The Bible. Though the other ancient writings listed are used to assemble our history books, they don't have anywhere near the supporting manuscripts that the Bible does. Let's do a comparison:
- Aristotle - 5 copies available for comparison
- Homer - 643 copies available for comparison (with 5% being variant readings)
- Plato - 7 copies available for comparison
- The Bible - 5000+ Greek copies available for comparison and another 19,000 to 25,000 available for comparison written in other languages. This wealth of evidence is simply staggering.
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9. b. Voltaire died in 1778. Not long after he died his house was used to print Bibles. (See The Scoffer for one of his quotes.)
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10. b. The Bible. The Bible has been translated into over 2000 languages.
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11. True
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12. True. It is the best-selling book in the entire world now and of all time.
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13. False. Press runs have grown each year. This is no surprise because Jesus said that the end of the world would not come until the gospel be preached in all nations. Therefore the Bible will go everywhere.
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14. True.
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15. True.
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16. False. The authorized King James Bible contains only the scriptures accepted by the early church (not the Roman Catholic religion). Let's look at a quote from Sirach, a book from the apocrypha and show how it contradicts scripture.
The apocrypha
...Health and fitness are better than any gold and a robust body than countless riches. (Sirach 30)
The Bible
For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come. (I Timothy 4:8)
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