Bible Content Exam 7
All biblical quotations have been taken from the NRSV.
1. Which of the following was not a son of Noah?
2. Who was Ishmael's mother?
3. What happened to Jacob when he wrestled with a man at the river Jabbok?
4. What was the sign of God's covenant with Noah?
5. What position was assigned to the Levites in the Israelites' camp?
6. Who was sentenced to be a fugitive and a wanderer for killing his brother?
7. Who was Moses' successor?
8. Which of the following was not a brother of Joseph?
9. Which statement accurately describes Melchizedek?
10. To whom was it said: "Look toward heaven, and count the stars, if you are able to count
them... So shall your descendants be."?
11. "Sing to the Lord, for he has triumphed gloriously; horse and rider he has thrown into the
sea" is a quotation from which of the following?
12. Of which of the following was Jethro a priest?
13. Moses was of which house?
14. Which of the following is not one of the five prescribed offerings of Leviticus?
15. According to the book of Leviticus, which group is to purify themselves and make sacrifices
on certain occasions?
16. Israelite law demanded scrupulous care in the treatment of the blood of slain animals. What
reason for this is given in Leviticus?
17. According to Leviticus, what happens to all who curse father or mother?
18. When did Hannah sing a song of thanksgiving to God?
19. Which of the following was not an accomplishment of David?
20. What did Elijah do for a widow of Zerephath during a great famine?
21. Who were separated from one another by a chariot and horses of fire?
22. Who said to David, "If I am still alive, show me the faithful love of the Lord; but if I die
never cut off your faithful love from my house..."?
23. What evidence showed Samson to be a Nazirite from birth?
24. "No one shall be able to stand against you all the days of your life. As I was with Moses, so
I will not fail you or forsake you" was said by God to whom?
25. In Joshua, Rahab, who saved the spies, bound what to the window?
26. Which enemy of the Hebrews did Samson fight?
27. Who led a revolt against King David?
28. "If only my lord were with the prophet who is in Samaria! He would cure him of his
leprosy" is found in the story of which of the following?
29. For what was Jehu remembered in Israel?
30. The decree of Cyrus regarding the reconstruction of the Jerusalem Temple may be found in
which book?
31. Which book contains the following prophecy: "a child has been born for us, a son given to
us; authority rests upon his shoulders; and he is named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace"?
32. Which prophet is addressed by God as follows: "Before I formed you in the womb I knew
you, and before you were born I consecrated you; I appointed you a prophet to the
nations"?
33. Which of the following visions is narrated in the book of Ezekiel?
34. Which prophet preached God's judgment against Nineveh?
35. How does the prophet Micah answer the questions: "What does the Lord require of you?"
36. What foreigners who threatened Jerusalem were the subject of speeches of Isaiah?
37. In what book are the following found: "a shoot shall come out from the stump of Jesse" "the
lion shall eat straw" a child "shall play over the hole of the asp"?
38. Which prophet was in Judah at the time of the fall of Jerusalem?
39. 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."?
40. Which book contains the following: "He brought me out by the spirit of the Lord, and set me down in the middle of a valley; it was full of dry bones."?
41. Which prophet was commanded, "O mortal, eat what is offered to you; eat this scroll, and
go, speak to the house of Israel."?
42. Regarding whom was the following said: "I have found among the exiles from Judah a man who can tell the king the interpretation"?
43. Which passage appears in the book of Joel?
44. This quotation appears in which prophet: "Then the Lord said, 'Name him Lo-ammi, for you
are not my people and I am not your God."?
45. Amos prophesied during the reign of which king of Israel?
46. "For three transgressions of Israel, and for four, I will not revoke the punishment; because
they sell the righteousness for silver, and the needy for a pair of sandals" is found in which
book?
47. In which book do these characteristic lines appear: "Before I formed you in the womb I
knew you," "Cursed be the day on which I was born!" "Is there no balm in Gilead?"
48. "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" appears in which book?
49. "Better is a dinner of vegetables where love is than a fatted ox and hatred with it" comes
from which book?
50. Which book warns that adultery leads one "like an ox to the slaughter"?
51. Where do we learn that "a wise child loves discipline"?
52. "Better is a dry morsel with quite than a house full of feasting with strife" appears in which
book?
53. "I will both lie down and sleep in peace, for you alone, O Lord, make me lie down in safety"
appears in which book?
54. "Let the day perish in which I was born, and the night that said, 'A man-child is
conceived'... Why did I not die at birth, come forth from the womb and expire?" is found in
which book?
55. With what do the last five psalms all begin?
56. "My child, keep your father's commandment, and do not forsake your mother's teaching" is
found in which of the following?
57. In which book does the following appear: "What do people gain from all the toil at which
they toil under the sun?"
58. According to Matthew 3, while John baptizes with water, with what will the one coming
after him baptize?
59. In his teaching on the mountain in Matthew 5, which of the following does Jesus say about
the law?
60. In Matthew 12, what does Jesus say about the Son of Man and the sabbath?
61. In misunderstanding Jesus' call to God from the cross, to whom did the bystanders think
that he called?
62. Instead of unclean hands, what does Jesus say defiles a person?
63. Who appeared with Jesus when he was transfigured on a high mountain?
64. At the wedding at Cana, who remarked on the quality of the wine?
65. Who asked, "How can a man be born when he is old? Can he enter a second time into his
mother's womb and be born?"
66. In John's Gospel, who said, "You will never wash my feet"?
67. To whom did Jesus say, "You are right in saying, 'I have no husband'; for you have had five
husbands, and the one you have now is not your husband"?
68. To whom does one of the slaves of the high priest ask, "Did I not see you in the garden with
him?"
69. Who said, "He must increase, but I must decrease"?
70. Who said, "Come and see a man who told me everything I have ever done! He cannot be the
Messiah, can he?"
71. In John's Gospel, who asked, "Why was the perfume not sold for three hundred denarii and
the money given to the poor?"
72. Rather than naming him after his father, what did Elizabeth and Zechariah name their son?
73. Who climbed a tree in order to see Jesus?
74. Which of these statements is found in the first chapter of Matthew?
75. Who said: "Unless I see the mark of the nails in his hands... I will not believe..."?
76. When Peter concluded his sermon on the day of Pentecost, what did he invite his hearers to
do?
77. In what context did Paul quote from Greek poets?
78. In what letter does Paul say that "the greatest of these is love"?
79. According to Ephesians, how should husbands love their wives?
80. Where was Paul when he wrote to the church in Philippi?
81. What is the conclusion of this retrospective view of Paul's career: "I have fought the good
fight..."
82. What word completes the following quotation: "And it was in __________ that the disciples
were first called 'Christians'"?
83. When the residents of Lystra thought Barnabas was Zeus and Paul was Hermes, what did
Barnabas and Paul do?
84. In the book of Acts, who was accused of speaking blasphemous words against Moses and
God, defended himself with a speech making extensive use of the Old Testament, and was
stoned?
85. For the sake of which church did Paul collect offerings?
86. How does Paul answer the question, "Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound?"
87. To which church did Paul write: "...I would rather speak five words with my mind, in order
to instruct others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue"?
88. Paul's recommendation to the unmarried in found in which of the following?
89. When Paul wrote, "My grace is sufficient for you, for power is made perfect in weakness"
to what was he referring?
90. "For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this is not your own doing; it is the
gift of God - not the result of works, so that no one may boast" occurs in which book?
91. According to Hebrews, why is Jesus able to sympathize with our weakness?
92. According to Hebrews, why is Jesus worthy of more glory than Moses?
93. According to Hebrews, which of the following is "the same yesterday and today and
forever"?
94. Where does the following quotation appear: "For just as the body without the spirit is dead,
so faith without works is also dead"?
95. Where does the following quotation appear: "Endure trials for the sake of discipline. God is
treating you as children; for what child is there whom a parent does not discipline?"
96. According to the letter of James, what is the one thing that no one can tame?
97. According to 1 Peter, what is the appropriate response when one suffers as a Christian?
98. Where does the following appear: "Likewise, Sodom and Gomorrah and the surrounding
cities, which, in the same manner as they, indulged in sexual immorality and pursued
unnatural lust, serve as an example by undergoing a punishment of fire"?
99. Which of the following quotations appears in Hebrews?
100. "What good is it, my brothers and sisters, if you say you have faith but do not have works?
Can faith save you?" This quotation is from which of the following writings?
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Bible Exam 7
Answer Key
THE PENTATEUCH
HISTORICAL BOOKS
PROPHETS
PSALMS AND WISDOM LITERATURE
GOSPELS
ACTS AND PAULINE WRITINGS
REST OF NEW TESTAMENT
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