OPEN BIBLE TEST
REVIEW
1. The bible is divided into divisions:
Old Testament, and New Testament
2. There are 73 books in the Bible.
3. The first five book of the Old Testament have
the following names: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus,
Numbers, Deuteronomy
4. The stories of Jesus are found in New
Testament.
5. The Old Testament contains the sacred
writings of Hebrew people.
6. St. Paul wrote most of the letters that are
found in the New Testament.
7. The first four books of the New Testament are
called Gospel.
8. The word ‘gospel’ means ‘good news’
9. The term ‘Christ’ mean ‘anointed one’
10. Abraham is one of the patriarchs, a father of
the Jewish faith.
11. The religion that Jesus followed and
practiced was Hebrew.
12. The word ‘scripture’ means ‘sacred writings’.
13. The word ‘testament’ means ‘agreements’.
14. Another name for New Testament is
Christian Scripture
15. Another name for the Old Testament is
Hebrew Scripture.
16. The Greek name for the first five books of the
Old Testament is: Pentateuch
17. The Hebrew name for the first five books of
the Old Testament is: Torah
18. Apostle means “One who is to complete
the task or acts in the place of the
sender”
19. Disciple means “student”; a term for any
student or follower of a particular
teacher.
20. Psalm are collections of songs originally
meant to be sung.
21. A literalist will interpret the story of Noah and
the flood as factual events.
22. “If an eye causes you to sin, pluck it out’, this
passages is an example of symbolic truth.
23. ‘Every cloud has a silver lining’, this quote is
an example of proverbial truth.
24. ‘Honour your Mother and Father’, this fourth
is an example of moral truth
25. ‘I am the light of the World’ this quote said
by Jesus is an example of symbolic truth.
26. ‘Jesus was born in the reign of Emperor
Augustus’, it is an example of historic truth.
27. ‘A conception occurs when an ova and a
sperm unity’ this statement is an example of
scientific truth.
28. ‘Don't put all your eggs in one basket.’ this
statement is an example of proverbial truth.
1. Matthew 5:13
Literary Form: Sermon
Types of Truth: Symbolic truth
“You are the salt of the earth; but it salt has lost its taste, how can its
saltiness be restored? It is no longer good for anything; but is thrown out
and trembled under foot
2. Mark 12:28-34
Literary Form: Sermon
Types of Truth: Moral truth
“ … “Which commandment is the first of all?” Jesus answered, ‘You shall
love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and
with all your mind, and with all your strength.” The second is this, "You
shall love your neighbour as yourself,’ These is no other commandment
greater that these.”…”
3. Luke 15:11-32
Literary Form: Parable
Types of Truth: Religious truth
“…Which one of you having a hundred sheep and losing one of them.
Does not leave the night-nine in the wilderness and go after the one that
is lost until he finds it?....”
4. Judith 4:1-5 Literary Form: History
Types of Truth: Historical truth
“It was the twelfth year of the reign of Nebuchadnezzar, who rules over the
Assyrians in the great city of Nineveh. …”
5. Proverbs 28:12
Literary Form: Proverb
Types of Truth: Proverbial truth
”When the righteous triumph, the is great glory, but when the wicket prevail,
people go onto hiding.”
Myth: a fictional story often used to
explain a natural phenomenon or to
bring out a religious truth
Proverb: a simple saying which
expresses a general truth or piece
of advice, it is based on common
sense or the practical experience
of humanity.
Law: The system of rules that a
particular country or community
recognizes as regulating the
actions of its members and may
enforce by the imposition of
penalties
Parable: A simple story
with a deeper meaning
used to illustrate a moral
or spiritual lesson, as told
by Jesus in the Gospels
Legend: a story that is
based on actual event in
history but has been
exaggerate to be served
as a lesson.
History: a record of past
events usually written in
chronological order
concerning a particular
nation; it contains specific
dates and names
Prophecy: prediction made about
something that is going to happen, it
made under divine influence and
direction. A prophet is a messenger of
God who communicates with God
and brings God's ideas to the world.