Bible Content Exam 3
All biblical quotations have been taken from the NRSV.
1. What did Jacob call the place where "he took the stone which he had put under his head and set it up for a pillar"?
2. What was found in Benjamin's sack of grain?
3. What do the laws of cleanliness in Leviticus forbid the people to eat?
4. In what way was Miriam punished for speaking against Moses?
5. The conversation between Eve and the serpent focuses on the issue of:
6. Marked by God, dwelt in the land of Nod east of Eden, and built a city called Enoch relate to:
7. In the book of Genesis, God's promise of blessing to Abraham follows most closely on the story of:
8. The book of Deuteronomy contains all but one of the following:
9. Abraham and David were both closely associated with:
10. Moses' call to lead his people out of Egypt came while he was:
11. Jethro:
12. When Moses delayed coming down from Sinai:
13. In Leviticus, the priestly line is established with the consecration of:
14. References to Melchizedek, King of Salem, in the Epistle to the Hebrews presume a story found in:
15. The care of the tabernacle was the responsibility of:
16. Which tribe was not allotted any territory in Canaan?
17. In which book is Moses told he will not enter the promised land?
18. Which individual was Deborah's general?
19. What is the one thing Gideon and his army did not take with them when they attacked the Midianites?
20. Which individual sacrificed his daughter in order to keep his vow to God?
21. In whose field did Ruth glean?
22. The boy Samuel was in service under:
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23. David's reaction to the death of Saul was to:
24. "Bring me a sword" and "divide in two. . ." occurs in a story that illustrates:
25. For what was Jehu remembered in Israel?
26. The king associated with the return of Judah from Exile is:
27. The Persian decree permitting the reconstruction of the Jerusalem Temple may be found in the Book of:
28. In what book does this quotation occur: "And let the maiden who pleases the king be queen"?
29. What was Nehemiah's role in Susa?
30. Mordecai's failure to tremble before Haman is recorded in what book?
31. Counsel to submit to the yoke of the king of Babylon was given by:
32. What prophet had a vision of a valley of dry bones?
33. Mention of "a shoot from the stump of Jesse," "the lion [eating] straw," "a [child's hand] on the adder's den" is found in:
34. "In the wilderness prepare the way of the LORD" occurs in:
35. The name of Jeremiah's scribe was:
36. ". . . yet he bore the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors" is a quotation from which book?
37. "He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief" refers to an individual described in:
38. To which prophet did the word of the LORD come, saying: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew you, and before you were born I consecrated you"?
39. What prophet was sitting among the exiles by the river Chebar, during the fifth year of the exile of King Jehoiachin, when he saw visions of God?
40. Who had a vision of four great beasts whose power is broken, while "the saints of the Most High shall receive the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, for ever and ever?"
41. Identify the prophet who uttered the following: "but the righteous shall live by his faith."
42. What prophet's children were named "Jezreel" and "Not Pitied"?
43. About what city was the prophet Nahum speaking when he said, "I will let nations look on your nakedness and kingdoms on your shame. I will throw filth at you and treat you with contempt and make you a gazingstock"?
44. Which passage occurs in the book of Joel?
45. The book of Jonah present the story of:
46. Which prophet said what the Lord required was: "to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God"?
47. "And he said to me, 'Son of man, stand upon your feet, and I will speak with you. . .I send you to the people of Israel, to a nation of rebels, who have rebelled against me' " is found in:
48. In the book of Job, who says, "Do you still hold fast your integrity? Curse God, and die"?
49. Complete this verse from Psalm 24: "Lift up your heads, O gates! And be lifted up, O ancient doors. . ."
50. In the final chapter of the book of Job, with whom is God angry?
51. According to Psalm 137, to what place did the Psalmist refer when writing: "On the willows there we hung up our lyres"?
52. In Psalm 106, "Praise the LORD! O give thanks to the LORD," is followed by which phrase?
53. In which book does the following quotation occur: "Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil"?
54. In the book of Proverbs, who is described as "far more precious than jewels"?
55. Locate by book: "Where were you when I laid the foundation of the earth?"
56. "Her ways are of pleasantness and all her paths are peace" is said about:
57. In which book does the following statement occur: "A man's mind plans his way, but the LORD directs his steps"?
58. How is this saying completed: "Blessed are the peacemakers, . . ."?
59. Which of these statements is found in the first chapter of Matthew?:
60. Who appeared with Moses during the transfiguration of Jesus?
61. "For many are called, but few are chosen" comes at the conclusion of the parable of the
62. When did Jesus say, "for all who take the sword will perish by the sword"?
63. Which title appears most frequently in Mark?
64. Which of the following is not typical of the Gospel of John?
65. Who said, "In the resurrection whose wife will she be?":
66. In Luke, who says, "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace, according to thy word; for mine eyes have seen thy salvation which thou hast prepared in the presence of all peoples, a light for revelation to the Gentiles, and for glory to thy people Israel"?
67. According to the Gospel of Luke, the mother of John the Baptist was:
68. According to Luke, after Jesus preached in the synagogue of Nazareth he was:
69. Who is mentioned in connection with Abraham's bosom?
70. Who said, "God, I thank thee that I am not like other men,. . ."?
71. How does the Gospel of John describe John the Baptist?
72. Of whom did the fourth Gospel say, "He was not the light, but came to bear witness to the light"?
73. When Jesus attempted to wash Peter's feet, Peter said:
74. According to 1 John, "If we say we have not sinned," God....is:
75. "'I am the Alpha and the Omega,' says the Lord God, 'who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.'" These words occur in:
76. Revelation contains all of the following except:
77. Which book is addressed to a man named Theophilus:
78. The people gathered in the upper room after Jesus was lifted up into heaven included:
79. Peter's accusation of Ananias and Sapphira (who sold property while keeping back some of the proceeds) was that they:
80. After his conversation with the Ethiopian eunuch, Philip:
81. What is the issue that prompts the gathering described in Acts 15?
82. Who does not appear in Luke's account of Paul's ministry?
83. The sermon about the unknown gods was delivered at
84. Paul's argument in Romans that there is no difference between Jew and Greek is summarized by what statement from that epistle:
85. In which epistle does Paul state his desire to visit Spain?
86. To which church did Paul write: "...I would rather speak five words with my mind, or order to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue"?
87. "If there is a physical body," Paul says, "there is also ______."
88. Freedom in Christ is a major theme of:
89. "For by grace you have been saved through faith; and this is not your own doing, it is the gift of God - not because of works, lest any man should boast" occurs in which book?
90. "Then we who are alive, who are left, shall be caught up together with them in the clouds to meet the Lord in the air..." occurs in which book?
91. Which book addresses problems created by people not doing any work because they anticipated the second coming?
92. To whom does Paul give the following advice: "Let no one despise your youth..."?
93. Where was Paul when he wrote to Philemon?
94. "Now if perfection had been attainable through the Levitical priesthood...what further need would there have been for another priest to arise after the order of Melchizedek, rather than one named after the order of Aaron?" This is typical of the argument in:
95. "...convince some, who doubt; save some, by snatching them out of the fire..." and "contend for the faith which was once for all delivered to the saints" occurs in:
96. According to the book of Hebrews, what must one have in order to please God?
97. "Come to him, to that living stone, rejected by men but in God's sight chosen and precious; and like living stones be yourselves built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ" occurs in:
98. The example of Melchizedek is used by the author of Hebrews in discussing:
99. Which of the following addressed the rich in condemnatory language?
100. The tongue is equated with a fire in:
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Bible Exam 3
Answer Key
THE PENTATEUCH
HISTORICAL BOOKS
PROPHETS
PSALMS AND WISDOM LITERATURE
SYNOPTIC GOSPELS
JOHANNINE WRITINGS
ACTS AND PAULINE WRITINGS
REST OF NEW TESTAMENT
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