| Hint | Answer | % Correct |
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| How many letters are in the NT? | 21 | 100%
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| How many books are in the bible? | 73 | 100%
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| What tells the following?- A history of the early Church - The life of the first Christian community living in Jerusalem after Jesus’ Resurrection - The efforts of the first Christians to spread the good news of Jesus. This was an essential part of the mission that Jesus Christ had left to his followers. - The most important missionary was St Paul and his journeys make up a significant sector of it. | Acts of the Apostles | 100%
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| Which Gospel is described as "the most reflective of the gospels. It is an account that is influenced by deep thinking about the life of Jesus"? | John | 100%
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| What three gospels are synoptic? | Matthew, Mark, Luke | 100%
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| Who are most of the letters said to be written by? | St Paul | 100%
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| The Acts of the Apostles | 100%
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| The NT is made up of | The Gospels | 100%
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| The Letters | 100%
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| Books in the New Testament | 27 | 50%
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| Books in the Old Testament | 46 | 50%
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| Symbol | a bull or an ox (strength and sacrifice) | 50%
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| Individuals (ie Timothy/Philemon) | 50%
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| The Book of Revelation | 50%
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| Written | ~70 AD | 0%
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| Written | 80-90 AD | 0%
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| Written | ~80-90 AD | 0%
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| Written | ~95 AD | 0%
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| Symbol | an eagle high in the sky; figure of ‘soaring to heights’ | 0%
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| birth of Jesus around 4 BC & crucification in about 30 AD | 0%
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| Experiences of the first Christians | 0%
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| Opening | “in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God and the Word was God” | 0%
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| TaNakh | Jewish Scriptures; from the first letters of the Hebrew words for Torah, Nebi'im and Ketubim - three divisions of the Jewish Scriptures into Greek | 0%
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| The NT records the | Life, death and resurrection of Jesus Christ | 0%
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| Symbol | lion (courage, loyalty) | 0%
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| Epistle | long letter | 0%
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| Not addressed to specific communities or individuals (ie the Letter of Jude); sometimes called the General Letters | 0%
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| Encyclical | official circular letter to Christians; letter from the pope | 0%
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| Apocryphal | Old Testament books which are 'hidden away'; also 'deutero-canonical'; extra books not accepted by all | 0%
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| Opening | quoting Isaiah and naming Jesus the Son of God. | 0%
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| Opening | the family tree of Jesus | 0%
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| Pentateuch | the Five Books of Moses, which correspond exactly to the Torah or Law | 0%
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| Opening | there is the story of Zechariah and Elizabeth and the birth of John the Baptist. | 0%
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| Who were the letters written for? | Whole communities (ie Paul’s Letters to the Corinthians/Galatians) | 0%
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| Symbol | winged man or angel | 0%
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