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 Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
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| Whose daughter did Jesus raise from the dead? | New Testament (sixdeep357) |
Jairus. The ruler fell at Jesus feet and begged him to come unto his house. (Luke 8:41-56)
| Whom did Jesus tell the apostles to pray to? | The New Testament (hope829) |
the Father. In fact, when the apostles asked Jesus to teach them to pray, He began, 'Our Father, who art in Heaven, hallowed be thy name.'
| Who wrote down the book of Romans for the apostle Paul? | The New Testament (starry_night) |
Tertius. Romans 16:22 "I, Tertius, who wrote down this letter, greet you in the Lord." Paul dictated the letter, and Tertius wrote it down.
| Who were the sisters of Lazarus, the man raised from the dead? | The New Testament (hope829) |
Martha and Mary. Martha and Mary were Lazarus's sisters, and pleaded with Jesus to restore their brother's life. These were the sisters who argued over the household chores, and this may have been the woman who anointed Jesus with the expensive perfume.
| Who were the "Sons of Thunder"? | General Knowledge of the New Testament (thegogga) |
John and James. James and John were the sons of Zebedee, whom Jesus gave the name "Boanerges", meaning "Sons of Thunder". (Mark 3:17)
| Who washed the feet of the others at the Last Supper? | The New Testament (hope829) |
Jesus. Jesus was setting an example, showing the apostles how they should serve others.
| Who was the prophetess who recognized Jesus as the Messiah? | New Testament Knowledge (MandyL) |
Anna. Anna was an elderly prophetess who lived at the temple as she had been a widow for 84 years! She was one of the first to spread the news of Israel's Redeemer. See Luke 2:36-38.
| Who was the king who ordered the slaying of male children because he was afraid of the newborn Christ? | The New Testament (hope829) |
Herod. Joseph, forewarned by an angel, took his family and fled into Egypt to escape the killings.
| Who was the first Christian martyr? | New Testament Questions (bridget3) |
Stephen. Stephen was killed by stoning, witnessed by Saul who guarded the killers' cloaks.
| Who was the first Christian martyr? | New Testament Knowledge (MandyL) |
Stephen. You can find the story of Stephen's stoning in Acts 7:54-60. Interestingly, Saul was the ringleader of those who killed him, and he would soon become one of the earliest Christian missionaries. It just goes to show that God can, and will, use anyone for His will.
| Who was the father of John, and the husband of Elizabeth (Mary's cousin)? | General Knowledge of the New Testament (thegogga) |
Zacharias. When Elizabeth gave birth to the baby boy, people had thought that she would name the child after his father, Zacharias. However, she chose to name him John (Luke 1:57-63). He grew up to become John the Baptist.
| Who was Judas's replacement among the twelve disciples? | New Testament Questions (bridget3) |
Matthias. This is explained in Acts.
| Who was described as 'the apostle Jesus loved'? | The New Testament (hope829) |
John. Of course, this was in the book of John....it is generally thought because John did not wish to name himself.
| Who was crucified with Christ? | New Testament Questions (bridget3) |
two thieves. Christ told the repentant thief, 'This day you will be with me in Paradise'. Three Gospels state that these men were theives - Matthew 27:38, Mark 15:27, Luke 23:32, and the Gospel of John (19:18) does not specify their crimes.
| Who saw the vision recorded in Revelation? | New Testament Knowledge (MandyL) |
John. John is often referred to as "the apostle whom Jesus loved". It is only fitting that John was the one who was given this great vision of the last days. Revelation 1:1-2 clearly states that John is the one who received the vision.
| Who questioned Jesus's power and divine sonship when he said "If thou be the son of God ...?"? (KJV) | New Testament (sixdeep357) |
Satan. Satan tried to get Jesus to doubt his divine origin. (Matthew 4:3)
| Who is credited with writing Acts? | General Knowledge of the New Testament (thegogga) |
Luke. While the Apostle Paul is generally credited with writing most of the "non-name" books of the New Testament, is was actually Luke who wrote Acts.
| Who is credited as being the first Christian martyr? | General Knowledge of the New Testament (thegogga) |
St Stephen. St Stephen was martyred not too long after Jesus crucifixion (c. 34-35 A.D.) In Acts 6-7, it tells us how Stephen was tried by the Sanhedrin for blasphemy against Moses and God, and how he was eventually stoned to death by an infuriated crowd.
| Who helped carry Jesus' cross to Golgotha? | The New Testament (starry_night) |
Simon of Cyrene. Mark 15:21 "A certain man from Cyrene, Simon, the father of Alexander and Rufus, was passing by on his way in from the country, and they forced him to carry the cross."
| Who doubted the resurrected Jesus? | New Testament Knowledge (MandyL) |
Thomas. Thomas said that he would not believe that Jesus was risen until he had seen and touched his wounds. Of course, Jesus gave him this opportunity and Thomas believed. You can find the story in John 20:24-29.
| Who asked Jesus "What is truth?"? | New Testament (sixdeep357) |
Pilate. Pilate questioned Jesus before he was crucified. (John 18:38)
| While Mary was pregnant with Jesus, her cousin, Elizabeth, was also with child. What would Elizabeth's child come to be named? | General Knowledge of the New Testament (thegogga) |
John. Elizabeth was considered well past child bearing age (Luke 1:36,) yet she still gave birth to this child, whom she named John (Luke 1:57-63.) He grew to be John the Baptist.
| Which Pharisee secretly believed in Jesus, and visited him at night? | New Testament (sixdeep357) |
Nicodemus. Jesus told Nicodemus "except a man be born of water and of the spirit, he cannot enter into the kingdom of God." (John 3:1)
| Which of the four Evangelists is credited with being the author of the Book of Revelation? | New Testament Questions (bridget3) |
John. St John the Divine traditionally wrote the Book of Revelation on the island of Patmos.
| Which book is it in? "All who are under the yoke of slavery should consider their masters worthy of full respect, so that God's name and our teaching may not be slandered." | Do You Know Your New Testament? (seanbrady) |
1 Timothy. 1 Timothy 6:1 Here we have another letter written by Paul to his friend, a young minister named Timothy.
| Which Bible passage states "For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have everlasting life."? | General Knowledge of the New Testament (thegogga) |
John 3:16. This is generally credited as being one of the most famous Bible passages, that Christian and non-Christian recognise, telling those who believe of the One who loves us with an everlasting love.
| Which apostle wouldn't believe in the risen Christ until he saw Him? | The New Testament (hope829) |
Thomas. Thus began the saying 'Doubting Thomas'.
| Which apostle was shipwrecked and swam ashore to Malta? | New Testament (sixdeep357) |
Paul. As with many of the other apostles, Paul was a martyr.
| Which apostle denied Jesus three times? | The New Testament (hope829) |
Peter. As Jesus predicted, Peter claimed not to know Him when questioned on the night of Jesus' arrest.
| Where was the wedding feast at which Christ performed his first miracle? | New Testament Questions (bridget3) |
Cana. He turned water into wine.
| Where was Jesus born? | New Testament Questions (bridget3) |
Bethlehem. The story of Jesus' birth to a virgin mother is recorded in the Gospels Matthew and Luke. Both of these books also lists the geneology back to Adam.
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- Which was the first book of the New Testament to be written? ( goto )
- True or false, the first book of the New Testament is Mark? ( goto )
- What book in the New Testament does not include the name 'Jesus?' ( goto )
- According to the new testament which was the first Europaen town to be evangelised by paul ? ( goto )
- When were all the books of the New Testament first added to the Old Testament to create the 66 book Bible we now know? ( goto )
- Which was the first European town evangelised by Paul according to the Bible's New Testament? ( goto )
- What is the gap in years between the final historical accounts, prophesies, etc of the Old Testament (KJV, and similar versions), and the birth of Jesus in the New Testament? ( goto )
- Which language was translated into which other language in the 1520's edition of the New Testament known as the September Bibile? ( goto )
- Why does John, the author of Revelation, at one point in the last book of the New Testament sob uncontrollably? ( goto )
- Who were Jesus' brothers (as in siblings) according to the New Testament and do we know any more about them from there or other sources? ( goto )
- Which book of the Old Testament contains the longest verse? ( goto )
- How many books are in the old testament of the Catholic Bible? ( goto )
- Who in the Old Testament offered his life to save his travelling companions? ( goto )
- In the Old Testament, why did Jael kill Sisera by driving a nail through his head? ( goto )
- Is the Angel Gabriel that appeared to Muhammad and taught him the verses of the Holy Quran the same Gabriel that's in the Old Testament of the Bible? ( goto )
- Where in the Old Testament does it tell of the prophet who seeks God in the wilderness and after searching, finds him in 'a still small wind?' ( goto )
- During the Old Testament times Jews were expected to sacrifice animals to get to heaven. Since Jesus came, to allow the people a bridge to heaven, Christians no longer sacrifice animals for this purpose, but Jews, who are still waiting for a Messiah don't wither. Why is this? ( goto )
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