Biblical Oddities #26 - Have You Met Your Match? Quiz

Answer: Esther

It might come as a surprise to many, but the Book of Esther does not contain any reference to God. It's the only book in the entire Bible with such a distinction.

The Book of Esther tells of a Jewish orphan ascending to become queen of Persia and playing a key role in preventing Haman from carrying out a diabolical scheme to kill all the Jews in the land that stretched from India in the east to Ethiopia in the west.

To be fair, The Song of Solomon is sometimes cited for not mentioning God directly, though there are some translations that do contain references.

Answer: John

Using then NKJV, the name Jesus is found more times in the Gospel of John than the three other Gospels -- Matthew, Mark and Luke.

Including sub-heads, the name Jesus appears 258 times in John compared to 185 times in Matthew. Meanwhile, the name Jesus appears 140 times in Luke and 121 times in Mark.

For the record, the name Jesus appears 1,043 times in total in the New Testament using the NKJV.

Answer: Obadiah

Obadiah is the only book in the Old Testament of the Protestant Bible consisting of only one chapter. (In the New Testament there are four books with only chapter.)


In addition to consisting of only one chapter, Obadiah consists of only 21 verses. The writer of the book was Obadiah, a prophet of God. According to various Websites, The name Obadiah means "servant of Yahweh."

Answer: Jude

There are four books in the New Testament that consist of only one chapter.
In addition to Jude, the one chapter books are Philemon, 2 John and 3 John.

Jude identifies himself as a servant of Jesus Christ and a brother of James. Many people believe he was a half-brother of Jesus. Others strongly dispute this assumption.

The letter written by Jude urges believers to stand firm in their faith and not be swayed by false teachers.

Answer: Haggai

Haggai is the only book in the Protestant Bible consisting of two chapters. The book appears in the Minor Prophet section of the Old Testament.

The book chastises people for building their homes in Jerusalem while the temple sat in ruins.

According to various Websites, Haggai means "festive" or "festival".

Answer: Joel

Joel is one of four Old Testament books in the Protestant Bible consisting of three chapters. The other books with three chapters are Nahum, Habakkuk and Zephaniah.

Joel was the son of Pethuel. His book tells of divine judgment, impending restoration, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit.

Answer: Titus

Titus is one of three books in the New Testament consisting of three chapters.

The two other books with three chapters are 2 Thessalonians and 2 Peter.

Titus was written by Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles. The book is addressed to Titus, a worker in the early church who served on the island of Crete.

Answer: Mark

The Gospel of Mark consists of 16 chapters, making it the shortest of the four Gospels. Matthew has 28 chapters, followed by Luke with 24 chapters and John with 21.

Mark, the writer of the Gospel that bears his name, was also known as John Mark. He accompanied Paul and Barnabas on missionary journeys.

Answer: Psalms

When it comes to the Bible book with the most chapters the clear winner is Psalms with 150 chapters.

Regardless of the Bible version used, the book of Psalms is the longest book by chapter count and verse count (2,461).

Isaiah is the next closest book with 66 chapters followed by Jeremiah with 52 chapters.

Answer: Acts

The Book of Acts and the Gospel of Matthew both have 28 chapters, making them tied for the most chapters of the 27 books in the New Testament.

However, when it comes to word count, Acts is longer than Matthew.

Depending on the Bible version used, Acts has about 18,450 to 24,229 words while Matthew: has 18,346 to 23,343 words.

However, when it comes to word count, the Gospel of Luke is the longest book in the New Testament, even though it has only 24 chapters.