Five Books Trivia Quiz

Answer:

The Torah consists of the first five books of the Bible, which are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy. Because "Torah" means "the Law" in Hebrew, some Christians prefer to call it the "Pentateuch", which means "the scrolls" in Greek. I, however, prefer "Torah" for one, because I'm a staunch Christian Zionist (I love the Jewish people and land of Israel, the Old Testament, and the Jewish origins of Christianity), and two, because it's easier to spell and pronounce, lol. When the New Testament refers to "the Law and the Prophets", it refers to the entire Old Testament, also known as the Hebrew Bible and Tanakh. (Please note: The Protestant Old Testament uses the same canon as the Hebrew Bible, but the Catholic Old Testament includes additional books).

The creation event comes from Genesis 1 and 2. Genesis 1 tells of the overall creation of the universe, while Genesis 2 specifically mentions the creation of man and woman.

The fall of humanity is from Genesis 3. In Christian tradition, Satan used the serpent to deceive Eve. When Adam and Eve ate the fruit, the ground was cursed, the serpent was cursed to lose its legs, and sin and death entered the world. This is where the Christian doctrine of original sin comes from.

The flood is from Genesis 6. Noah and his family were considered the only righteous people on the earth at the time. It's interesting to note that some Bible scholars believe that the reason God destroyed the earth with a flood is not just because of wicked humans, but because the world was corrupted by evil half-human, half-demon creatures.

Genesis 12 speaks of Abram leaving his country. According to the story, God told Abram to leave his home country of Ur, which some scholars believe was Iraq, and to go to the land of Canaan, which later became the land of Israel, where God would establish a covenant with him.

Genesis 19 tells of the destruction of Sodom, a very wicked Gentile city.

The birth of Isaac is from Genesis 21. Isaac was Abraham's covenant son. Abraham had several other sons too. Jews and Arabs are descendants of Abraham based on the Biblical account.

The Israelites, the descendants of Jacob, Abraham's grandson, arrived in Egypt towards the end of Genesis. Exodus 1 also speaks of this.

The birth of Moses is from Exodus 2.

The first Passover can be found in Exodus 12. It's called Passover because God "pass overed" the Jews who had lamb's blood on their doors but struck the firstborn Egyptian children dead. Did you know that Passover can also be Christian? In the Christian version, Jesus is the lamb who was slaughtered and those covered in the blood are spared from spiritual death (1 Corinthians 5:7).

The worship of the golden calf can be found in Exodus 32.

See Exodus 19 for the details of the covenant at Mt. Sinai. Many Bible scholars believe that Mt. Sinai was in the land of Midian, which is now called Saudi Arabia. The land of Midian is, of course, where Moses fled to after killing an Egyptian man, where he met his wife Zipporah, and where God spoke to him through the burning bush. The Midianites were other descendants of Abraham. Interestingly, the Apostle Paul called it "Arabia" in Galatians 4:25.

The book of Numbers, especially chapters 13 and 14, speak of the Israelites in the wilderness for 40 years.

See Deuteronomy 29 for details about the covenant in Moab. The land of Moab is Jordan. The Moabites were descendants of Lot, Abraham's nephew.

Now for the others:

The Israelites entered the promised land (Canaan) in the book of Joshua.

Jael's story is from the book of Judges.

1 Samuel tells of Samuel's birth. 1 Samuel also tells of Saul, Israel's first king.

The celebration of Purim is based upon events from the book of Esther.

The first Hanukkah actually isn't recorded in the Hebrew Bible, let alone the Torah. It occurred in 161 BC, which was a "silent" period between the Old and New Testaments. Ironically, the Gospel of John mentions Jesus celebrating Hanukkah, and the Hanukkah story is included in Catholic canon, but not Protestant.

The birth of Jesus is from the New Testament, specifically the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.