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Review Questions
Scriptures - New Testament
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| How many books are there in the New Testament? | 27 books |
| How is the New Testament organized? | Four Gospels/The Acts of the Apostles/The Epistles/Revelation |
| The Four Gospels | Matthew, Mark, Luke and John |
| The Acts of the Apostles | History of the early Church from the ascension of Jesus. Written by the same author as Luke. |
| The Epistles | letters written by the early followers of Jesus that tell us how to live as Christians |
| Revelation | John brings us the word of the Lord in symbols and images often recalling those used by the Old Testament prophets |
| Evangelists | a title given to the authors of the Gospels |
| Catholic | universal |
| gospel | good news |
| disciple | one who embraces and assists in spreading the teachings of another |
| apostle | any of the early followers of Jesus who carried His message into the world (Spelled with a capital A, this indicates one of the original 12 followers of Jesus) |
| Christ/Messiah | anointed one, the one sent by God |
| What were the Old Testament prophets called to proclaim? | They were called to proclaim God's covenant love and to make clear the consequences if people chose to ignore God's word |
| Who was a heroic figure in Jewish tradition? | Daniel |
| What was Daniel? | a heroic figure in Jewish tradition |
| What did Daniel demonstrate? | Daniel demonstrated faithfulness in spite of persecution. |
| Who demonstrated faithfulness in spite of persecution? | Daniel. |
| What is in the Book of Psalms? | a collection of 150 prayer-poems, many of which are attributed to King David |
| What is the Book of Job? | a story of suffering |
| What is Proverbs? | a collection of wise sayings |
| What is the Song of Songs? | a collection of Hebrew love poetry |
| Who were the Samaritans? | Jews who had intermarried with Assyrians |