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| When Bible critics refer to the “E Code”, what does “E” stand for? |
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| Which of these books of the Torah was found in King Josiah’s days? |
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| Which Old Testament book is both in Hebrew and in Aramaic? |
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| Which narrative is an addition to the Book of Daniel? |
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| Susanna? Or Bel and the dragon |
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| Which book, named after a woman, is not in the Hebrew Bible? |
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| Which biblical collection contains the Apocrypha? |
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| What does the term “apocrypha” mean? |
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| What does “pseudepigrapha” mean? |
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| To which collection belongs the Book of Adam and Eve? |
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| What is the foremost importance of the Dead Sea Scrolls? |
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| Which biblical book does not contain God’s name? |
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| What does the Greek word “euangelion” mean? |
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| Who became the leader of the Church after Jesus’ resurrection? |
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| What does the term “synoptic” mean? |
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| Which Gospel is not “synoptic”? |
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| Why did Jesus select 12 Apostles? |
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| What literary type cannot be found in the Gospels? |
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| What language did Jesus and his disciples spoke most of the time? |
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| Where is Jesus mentioned outside the New Testament? |
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| Jewish Talmud / Mentioned by Josephus Flavius |
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| Descendants of ancient northern kingdom of Israel |
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| What is a “passion narrative”? |
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| Term of events and suffering of Jesus before and during crucifixion |
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| Describe the antitype of the story about the beheading of John the Baptist |
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| elijah being carried to heaven |
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| What does “kerygma” mean? |
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| What does “pericope” mean? |
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| What does the term “agape” mean? |
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| In which book does Jesus promise to “come soon”? |
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| What may have been the contents of the Q Document? |
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| Collection of Jesus’ sayings |
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| Who authored the Acts of the Apostles – according to tradition? |
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| Which section of the Hebrew Bible does the Acts parallel? |
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| Which Christian personality visited Damascus? |
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| Tarsus; Capital of Cilicia |
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| What is the essence of Christianity – according to Paul? |
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| Jesus was crucified, rose on the 3rd day and seen by everyone - salvation for everoyone |
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| What does the term “epistle” mean? |
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| Why are Paul’s epistles so important for the Church? |
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| Person who gives his life as a witness of truth |
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| What is the Greek term for the “end of time”? |
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| The Book of Revelation tells that the final battle will be at Armageddon. Where is it? |
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| What does the term “apocalypse” mean? |
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| lifting of the veil; revelation |
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| Which biblical character is considered still alive? |
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| Which is the earliest part of the New Testament |
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| Whate is the original meaning of the term “messiah”? |
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| What does “Septuagint” mean? |
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| Why were the Gnostic texts excluded from the New Testament? |
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| Where were many Gnostic texts found? |
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| found by jung hummadi in the jung codex |
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| What is the original meaning of the term “canon”? |
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| What is the original meaning of the term “Pharisees”? |
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| separated, to tempt, to put to test to see good/evil |
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| Where was the Manual of Discipline found? |
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| caves of Qumran (dead sea scrolls) |
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| Who called the Jews and the Christians the “People of the Book”? |
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