Bible Content Exam 6
All biblical quotations have been taken from the NRSV.
1. Who was made a leper for her insubordination, but was quickly healed?
2. Who was the diviner hired by the king of Moab to curse Israel?
3. Leviticus 16 speaks of a goat which "shall bear on itself all their inequities to a barren
region." Of what ceremony is this goat a part?
4. What did circumcision signify according to the book of Genesis?
5. In Leviticus, the priestly line is established with the consecration of whom?
6. Whom did Isaac marry?
7. What is the name of Moses' brother, who went with Moses to Pharaoh?
8. In the days of Noah, why was the Lord grieved in heart and sorry that he had made humankind
on the earth?
9. What is the tenth and last plague that struck the land of Egypt before the exodus of the
Hebrews?
10. Abraham was called by God to go out of what place?
11. Which of the following is not in the ten commandments?
12. Whom did Jacob cheat out of his birthright?
13. Which book contains an account of Moses' death and burial?
14. What did the mission of the twelve spies accomplish?
15. Where was Aaron required to sprinkle blood on the Day of Atonement?
16. What was the name of Abraham's relative who lived in Sodom?
17. Along with the manna, what meat did God provide for the Israelites during the wilderness
wandering?
18. Who called Samuel by name in the middle of the night?
19. Who was spared in the destruction of Jericho?
20. The duties of a "next of kin" figure strongly in what book?
21. "Then the Israelites did what was evil in the sight of the Lord and worshiped the Baals, and
they abandoned the Lord, the God of their ancestors." This comment is typical of what book?
22. To whom did God say, "My servant Moses is dead. Now proceed to cross the Jordan, you
and all this people, into the land that I am giving to them, to the Israelites"?
23. Who was the prophet who promised that David would never lack an heir to sit upon the
throne in Jerusalem?
24. Which of the judges refused to be elected king?
25. What did Nathan say would be the consequences of David's sin with Bathsheba?
26. Who led 300 men with trumpets, empty jars, and torches against Midian?
27. Which book records Israel's crossing the Jordan to take possession of the land?
28. Who directed a battle fought by certain tribes against the Canaanites?
29. Who anointed Saul king?
30. Who was the Canaanite army commander defeated by Deborah and Barak at the River
Kishon?
31. Whose prophecy contains God's instructions about how the prophet is to name his children?
32. "Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, and the ears of the deaf unstopped" is found in
which of the following?
33. In what book is the vision of a new covenant to be written on the hearts of God's people
found?
34. Which book opens with these words: "How lonely sits the city that once was full of people!
How like a widow has she become, she that was great among the nations! She that was a
princess among the provinces has become a vassal"?
35. Regarding whom was the following said: "I have found among the exiles from Judah a man
who can tell the king the interpretation"?
36. "Thus says the Lord of hosts: So will I break this people and this city, as one breaks a
potter's vessel, so that it can never be mended" is found in which of the following?
37. When the sailors cast lots to determine who had caused their calamity, what did they do to
Jonah?
38. Which prophet describes this sign: "Look, the young woman...shall bear a son, and shall
name him Immanuel"?
39. Which prophet addressed most of his oracles to Israel although he was from Judah?
40. Which book contains the following quotation" "But he was wounded for our transgressions,
crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the punishment that made us whole, and with his
bruises we are healed"?
41. "Woe is me, my mother, that you ever bore me, a man of strife and contention to the whole
land" is most characteristic of which prophetic book?
42. Which prophet was commanded, "O mortal, eat what is offered to you; eat this scroll, and
go, speak to the house of Israel"?
43. Why was Daniel cast into the den of lions?
44. Which prophet said, "Truly I do not know how to speak, for I am only a boy"?
45. According to Ezekiel 1:1, when did Ezekiel's visions occur?
46. What was the name of Jeremiah's scribe?
47. Which book contains many passages concerning a "servant of the Lord"?
48. Which book contains the following quotation: "Where were you when I laid the foundation
of the earth"?
49. Which book asks, "A capable wife who can find"?
50. The Psalm often used as an assurance of pardon, "He does not deal with us according to our
sins, nor requite us according to our iniquities" also includes which line?
51. Which of these statements is from Job?
52. In which book is the following quotation: "The Lord is my rock, my fortress, and my
deliverer, my God, my rock in whom I take refuge"?
53. Where does the following quotation occur: "A wise child makes a glad father, but a foolish
child is a mother's grief"?
54. In which book is the bride referred to as a "rose of Sharon, a lily of the valleys"?
55. In which book do we find the directive to praise God with music and dance?
56. Which book contains the following statement: "A human mind plans the way, but the Lord
directs the steps"?
57. Where does this quotation appear: "Naked I came from my mother's womb, and naked I
shall return there; the Lord gave, and the Lord has taken away; blessed be the name of the
Lord"?
58. To whom did Jesus address this statement: "The Spirit of the Lord is upon me"?
59. Which of the following said, "My God, my god, why have you forsaken me"?
60. Which of the following asked to be seated at the right and left hand of Jesus in his glory?
61. Which of the following correctly completes Jesus' saying: "No one who puts a hand to the
plow and looks back..."?
62. Which of the following went to the tomb on Easter morning to anoint the body of Jesus?
63. Which of the following is not one of the "I am" sayings of Jesus in the Gospel of John?
64. Which of the following did not earn his living by fishing?
65. What was Thomas's response when Jesus offered to let him touch his hands and side?
66. When Jesus interprets the parable of the sower in Mark, he says that the sower was sowing
which of the following?
67. What was Zacchaeus's profession?
68. To whom was Jesus referring when he said, "He is Elijah who is to come"?
69. Who helped carry the cross for Jesus on the way to Golgotha?
70. Which of the following is not a saying of Jesus?
71. To what do the parables of leaven, wheat, and tares, hidden treasure, and the dragnet all
refer?
72. Which words immediately follow this statement from John 20:30-31: "Now Jesus did many
other signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. But these are
written so that you may come..."? (Note: The NIV uses "Christ" where the NSRV uses "Messiah.")
73. Which of the following was not one of Jesus' temptations?
74. In the Fourth Gospel, who calls Jesus the Lamb of God?
75. What was the answer given to the scribe's question: "Which commandment is first of all"?
76. Which Gospel contains the parable of the Good Samaritan?
77. What did the disciples of Jesus do to replace Judas?
78. In which epistle does Paul state his desire to visit Spain?
79. What word completes the following quotation: "And it was in _______ that the disciples
were first called 'Christians'"?
80. Where does Paul preach a sermon about the unknown god?
81. Which letter contains the following quotation"...and when he had given thanks, he broke it,
and said, 'This is my body that is for you. Do this in remembrance of me'"?
82. When Paul was brought to trial, he was able to set Pharisees against Sadducees by raising
what issue?
83. "Since all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, they are justified by his grace as a
gift, through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus" is a theme from which of the following?
84. According to the second chapter of Acts, the early followers of Jesus received the Holy Spirit
during what feast?
85. Paul's words in 1 Corinthians concerning the excellence of love come in the midst of a
discussion concerning what?
86. "Wretched man that I am! Who will rescue me from this body of death?" is a cry from
whom?
87. What was Peter's accusation against Ananias and Sapphira (who sold property while keeping
back some of the proceeds)?
88. To which church did Paul write a letter before ever visiting them?
89. Where does the following quotation appear: "But when the fullness of time had come, God
sent forth his Son, born of woman, born under the law, to redeem those who were under the law,
so that we might receive adoption as children"?
90. Under intense persecution, Paul says in Philippians that "living is Christ." What, then, is
dying?
91. According to the opening chapter of Acts, for how many days did the resurrected Jesus
appear to the apostles?
92. Why do we love, according to 1 John?
93. To whom is the Book of Revelation addressed?
94. According to the letter of James, what are the elders of the church to do for sick church
members?
95. What does 2 Peter say to help Christians understand the delay of the coming of the day of the
Lord?
96. What will happen to the lukewarm Christians in Laodicea?
97. What does James say stains the whole body and is set on fire by hell?
98. Which of the following is a central concern in 1 Timothy?
99. In which book does this line of argumentation appear: "Perhaps this is the reason he was
separated from you for a while, so that you might have him back forever, no longer as a slave but
more than a slave, a beloved brother"?
100. Which book compares Jesus to Melchizedek?
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Bible Exam 6
Answer Key
THE PENTATEUCH
HISTORICAL BOOKS
PROPHETS
PSALMS AND WISDOM LITERATURE
GOSPELS
ACTS AND PAULINE WRITINGS
REST OF NEW TESTAMENT
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