Bible Quiz Archive
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- In the Exodus 34 version of the Ten Commandments, what does the second commandment specifically prohibit?Hard
- How many times per year were Jews in ancient Israel expected to travel to Jerusalem for festivals?Medium
- What Old Testament figure said that a Messiah would come "to open blind eyes, to free the prisoners from the dungeon, and those that sit in darkness out of their jail"?Medium
- What does the commandment in Exodus 34, "do not boil a baby goat in its mother's milk", seek to prevent?Medium
- In the law of Moses in Exodus, what was the legal ramification of a man who had sexual relations with a virgin to whom he was not engaged?Medium
- How can we know God through our intelligence?Medium
- What were the Hebrews supposed to do with an animal that had been killed by a wild beast?Medium
- Which book of the Bible warns us not to " fall in with the many to do evil, nor shall you bear witness in a lawsuit, siding with the many, so as to pervert justice, nor shall you be partial to a poor man in his lawsuit"?Medium
- What is the original meaning of "tithe"?Medium
- Who did Christ die for?Easy
- Which of the following did God NOT promise to the Hebrews in Exodus 23, if they would keep his laws and worship Him faithfully?Hard
- What wood was used to make the Ark of the Covenant, as described in Exodus?Medium
- What is a tabernacle, technically?Medium
- In ancient Judaism, on what occasion or occasions did the general Hebrew populace get to look at the Ark of the Covenant?Medium
- How were priests chosen in ancient Israel?Medium
- According to Ephesians 4, which of the following is most important in the eyes of Christ?Easy
- In Exodus 32, what did Moses talk God out of doing?Medium
- How did God punish the Hebrew nation after the golden calf incident?Medium
- Who was Mary Baker Eddy?Easy
- Who was Martha's brother?Medium
- What odd item of clothing did Moses begin to wear sometimes, after he came down from Mt. Sinai with the second set of stone tablets?Medium
- According to Deuteronomy, how old was Moses when he died?Hard
- Which Psalm begins "The Lord is my shepherd, I shall not want"?Easy
- In Ephesians 6, when Paul talks about the "armor of God" metaphor, what belt does he tell us to wear?Hard
- Which book does the phrase "Worthy is the lamb" come from?Medium
- Who coined the phrase (used by Handel in The Messiah) "For the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed."?Medium
- Where did Paul first see Jesus?Easy
- As told in the Book of Acts, why did Saul convert to Christianity?Easy
- What malady did Paul suffer from for several days, during his conversion?Medium
- How many "signs" does John identify in his Gospel?Easy
- What is the context of the origin for the quotation, "A prophet has no honor in his own land"?Medium
- Why does Matthew begin with a long, boring genealogy?Medium
- In Ezra 2, why were the sons of Hakkoz, along with several others, not allowed to become priests?Medium
- Why is the genealogy of Jesus, in Matthew 1, divided into three groups of 14 names?Easy
- Which of the following names does NOT appear in Matthew 1?Medium
- Who did John the Baptist call "a brood of vipers"?Medium
- How did John the Baptist compare himself to Christ?Medium
- When Christ was baptized, what form did the Holy Spirit take in descending on Him?Medium
- When Jesus first began to preach in Capernaum, which tribe's land was he in?Hard
- Where was Capernaum, in the time of Jesus?Medium
- Where is the beginning of the Sermon on the Mount found?Medium
- According to the Beatitudes, who will be comforted?Medium
- During the temptation of Christ, when Satan tempted Jesus to jump from the Temple, what scripture did he cite that angels would catch Him?Hard
- Who wrote a poem about Christian martyrdom called "Easter Day"?Hard
- What did Jesus say should be done with salt that has lost its flavor?Medium
- In the Sermon on the Mount, what sin does Jesus tie to the commandment, “Thou shall not murder”?Easy
- In Matthew 5, when Jesus says “If thine eye offend thee, pluck it out,” what is the original meaning of “offend” in the Greek/Hebrew?Hard
- In the Sermon on the Mount, when does Jesus say a married couple may be divorced?Easy
- In Matthew 5, what does Christ tell us to swear an oath upon?Easy
- When Jesus taught His “turn the other cheek” passage in the Sermon on the Mount, what exception did He make?Medium
- In which book of the Bible do we learn that we must love our enemies and bless those who curse us?Easy
- What did Paul tell Christians they should do, if offered meat that had been sacrificed to an idol?Medium
- Who was Jeremiah?Easy
- In the Lord's Prayer, what is the actual meaning of the Greek word translated "daily" in "our daily bread"?Hard
- What do we mean when we say, in the Lord's Prayer, "thine is the kingdom"?Medium
- Identify the quote: "Then the angel showed me the river of the water of life, as clear as crystal, flowing from the throne of God."?Medium
- In Matthew 6, what did Christ tell us we should do when we fast?Medium
- Why do we pray "Thy kingdom come; thy will be done" in the Lord's Prayer?Medium
- In Matthew, who was not arrayed as gloriously as the lilies of the field?Medium
- In Matthew 7, what does Christ mean when He says we have a log (or beam) in our eye?Medium
- Which of the following is not one of the reasons we should not judge other people, from Matthew 7?Medium
- In the expression, do not cast pearls before swine, what do the pearls most closely represent?Medium
- An ancient tower, called Etemenanki, is associated with the Tower of Babel? Where was Etemenanki?Hard
- Who wrote "The Golden Rule", that is, Do unto others as you would have other do unto you?Easy
- Who was Papias?Hard
- What was the occupation of Abel?Medium
- For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come. (Matthew 11:14)?Hard
- Why did Jesus say (in Matthew 8) "Foxes have holes, and birds of the air have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."?Hard
- In Revelation 21-22, how is the Temple in the City of God described?Hard
- Which Old Testament prophet ascended to heaven, without dying, in a flaming chariot?Easy
- What was the name of the disciple of Elijah, who himself became a well known prophet?Medium
- In Matthew 9, when Jesus says that wedding guests do not mourn while the bridegroom is with them, what is the literal (Greek-Hebrew) term for wedding guests?Hard
- Why can new wine not be fermented in old wineskins?Medium
- Christ awakens the 12-year-old daughter of a ruler in all three Synoptic Gospels. What was the name of her father, the ruler?Medium
- In Matthew 9, Jesus heals two blind men. How did they initially address him?Hard
- What does Christ mean, in Matthew 9, when He says: The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few?Easy
- The Pentecost (Acts 2:1-11) relates most directly to what earlier event?Medium
- Which apostle asked Jesus to show him the Father, that he might be satisfied?Medium
- Which of the following was not a major fear or concern of nonbelievers, that caused persecution of early Christians?Medium
- In Matthew 10, what does Jesus use to illustrate the depth of the knowledge of God?Easy
- In Matthew 10, Christ tells us that he has come to bring, not peace, but what?Medium
- In Matthew 11, why did John the Baptist send his disciples to talk to Jesus?Medium
- Which prophet wrote: Behold, I send my messenger, and he will prepare the way before me. And the Lord whom you seek will suddenly come to his temple; and the messenger of the covenant in whom you delight, behold, he is coming, says the Lord of hosts.?Medium
- In Matthew 11, to which prophet did Christ compare John the Baptist?Hard
- Did Jesus come to judge the world?Easy
- Identify this quote: We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.?Hard
- Why did Christ (probably) become upset with Chorazin and Bethsaida?Hard
- In Matthew 11, to what city does Jesus compare Capernaum?Hard
- Identify the quote: For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.?Hard
- Malayalam Christians are found in what country?Hard
- In the law of Moses, what was the deciding factor in guilt or innocence of a person who killed someone else breaking into their house?Medium
- Who sculpted a famous statue called the Pieta?Medium
- In Matthew 12, how did Christ state that we would be justified?Hard
- Identify this passage: Do not, therefore, abandon that confidence of yours; it brings a great reward. For you need endurance, so that when you have done the will of God, you may receive what was promised.?Hard
- In Matthew 12, who is Jesus talking about when he says: The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it?Medium
- In Matthew 12, Christ tells us that if we drive out an evil spirit and do not take measures to prevent its return, what will happen?Medium
- What did Paul do before he was converted to Christianity?Easy
- What is one difference between the gospels of Matthew and Luke?Medium
- Which of the following most closely restates what Christ meant when he said, For to the one who has, more will be given, and he will have an abundance, but from the one who has not, even what he has will be taken away.?Hard
- In the Parable of the Sower, which person is most like the seed sown among thorns?Easy