A quick initial 'analytic': which of these correctly summarises the contents of the Holy Bible?
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66 separate 'books' divided between the Old Testament (broadly pre-Jesus, though including various prophecy pointing towards Him) and the New Testament (Jesus' life, plus the key deeds and writings of His earliest followers)
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150 'books' divided equally between the two Testaments
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99 'books' ~ with the implicit suggestion that the 100th will cover the Second Coming, as and when that happens
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72 'books', which is a sacred number to Jews and Christians
Q.2.
So far as the majority of Christians are concerned, most of the following assertions / descriptions regarding the Old Testament are broadly true. Which one is NOT?
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The Old Testament includes the narratives and much of the cultural heritage of the Jews who are (&/or were) 'God's Chosen People', such as the earliest stories in Genesis and Exodus, along with the Psalms (the 'hymnbook' of Judaism, with which Jesus grew up and frequently quoted), so studying it gives a vital perspective on God's dealings with humankind
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The Old Testament represents how things were, and stood, between God and humankind before He sent Jesus to live amongst us on earth. Some of the teachings have been superseded by His example and teaching (No longer 'an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth', for instance)
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While some of the writings of the Prophets may seem out-of-touch nowadays and more specific to their original times, there are useful and even classic lessons about human behaviour that we can still valuably draw from reading such Books
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The Old Testament material has been almost completely superseded by the ministry of Jesus and His followers, and is only included in modern editions of the Holy Bible since the early believers insisted on keeping it in
Q.3.
The Old Testament was originally written in Hebrew, but followers of that faith felt (out of a sense of unworthy respect) that they did not dare read the name of God aloud in their worship. When, as often, they did need to mention Him in order not to leave a blank in the story, how did they name Him instead?
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The great and mighty King
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The All-Highest
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The Lord
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He who is above all things
Q.4.
Back, for a moment, to the 'numbers game': most of us are probably aware of the Ten Commandments as given by God to Moses (in Exodus 20), but Jewish scholars have picked out many more commands given by God to Moses in other circumstances. How many are there altogether?
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120
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365
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613
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981
Q.5.
Who definitively established which of the possible material would end up in The Holy Bible, as we now know it? (Obviously, believers would hold God Himself ultimately responsible; but which of His human followers implemented the practicalities?)
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Different Christian traditions are still at odds as to precisely which material belongs in the Holy Bible
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A great Council of believers, a few centuries after the last of the historical events had occurred, and by which time all the original writers were long dead
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A team of scholars in Jerusalem shortly after the Crusades
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Johannes Gutenberg, when he created the first batch-printed Bibles using moveable type
Q.6.
Which Book, probably common to any respectable version of the Bible, contains the greatest number of chapters ~ and how many?
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720 Proverbs
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150 Psalms
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50 chapters of Genesis
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66 chapters in Isaiah
Q.7.
In which Book is the shortest verse in the Bible to be found?
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Exodus ('Thou shalt not steal': 2 words in the original)
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The prophet Malachi ('Repent at once!', likewise)
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John's Gospel: 'Jesus wept'
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Revelation: 'Behold, sin had vanished' (2 words in the original)
Q.8.
The cultural heritage of Bible stories, and their phrases and images, runs deep within our life and language ~ more so than you might realise. All bar ONE of the following are allusions to significant Bible stories in the traditional English version; which is the false one?
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The watchman stays awake for nothing
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Parting is such sweet sorrow
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A wolf in sheep's clothing
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A cloud no bigger than a man's hand
Q.9.
Thinking again of Biblical phrases and indeed about writing in itself, for whom did the 'original' 'writing on the wall' appear?
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Daniel in the lions' den
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Belshazzar, who used captured vessels from God's Temple to have himself acclaimed as 'king of all kings ... forever'
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Pontius Pilate
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King Herod
Q.10.
After which character, from within the Bible, is the modern organisation named which places copies of the Bible (or at least, the New Testament and Psalms) in public places such as hotels ~ where otherwise lonely or perplexed people may quietly turn to them?
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Joseph
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St Michael
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The prophet Isaiah
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Gideon
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