Bible Literacy Quiz

1. Which prophet confronted King David after David arranged Uriah's death and took Bathsheba as his wife?

2. In Exodus, what immediate event does the first Passover commemorate?

3. In Luke's Gospel, what question leads Jesus to tell the parable of the Good Samaritan?

4. A reader encounters praise, lament, thanksgiving, and appeals to God written in poetic form. Which biblical book is the clearest match?

5. The gathering described in Acts 15 addressed which major question facing the early church?

6. A study group is tracing the events of Pentecost in Acts 2. What central event should it expect to find?

7. To read Revelation with attention to its own stated forms, which description is most accurate?

8. Which three Gospels are called the Synoptic Gospels because they share substantial material and a similar narrative perspective?

9. Which image does Hebrews repeatedly use to explain Jesus' role and work?

10. After the united monarchy divided, how were the two kingdoms commonly identified in the biblical narrative?

11. When interpreting a proverb, which approach best fits the nature of biblical wisdom literature?

12. Someone wants to begin with the biblical account of creation and the earliest stories about humanity. Which book should they open?

13. A person claims to have faith but consistently refuses to help someone lacking food or clothing. Which New Testament letter most directly uses this kind of example to argue that faith without works is dead?

14. A class reads 1 Corinthians 12-14 as one connected section. Which issue ties these chapters together most directly?

15. In the opening chapter of John's Gospel, the title “the Word” ultimately refers to whom?

16. A passage describes Jerusalem's temple being destroyed and many Judeans being taken into exile. Which empire carried this out in the sixth century BCE?