Quiz of the Day, September 30, 2018
In what way was the marriage of the prophet Hosea symbolic?
a. God told him to marry a harlot to rehabilitate her
b. God told him to marry a harlot to illumine Israel relationship with God
c. to symbolize the god Baal
d. to symbolize God's mercy
Quiz of the Day, September 29, 2018
Is the angel Uriel mentioned in the Bible?
a. yes
b. no
c. yes, if you include the Apocrypha
d. Maybe, depending on how you read a certain Hebrew word
Quiz of the Day, September 28, 2018
Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich were best known for what?
a. being disciples of Hildegard
b. spiritual revelations
c. members of the same convent
d. pilgrimages to the Holy Land
Quiz of the Day, September 27, 2018
Why is Haman a name of infamy for the Jews?
a. he was a general of the Pharaoh
b. he plotted to kill the Jews in Persia
c. he opposed the Jews who were trying to rebuild the temple
d. he was a Philistine commander
Quiz of the Day, September 26, 2018
Which of the following is not true about Lancelot Andrewes?
a. he was chief editor of the King James Bible
b. he served during the reign of Elizabeth I
c. he served during the reign of King James I
d. he was responsible for the rise of Oliver Cromwell
e. he maintained the validity of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
Quiz of the Day September 25, 2018
Apollos came from what Jewish religious sect?
a. Zealots
b. Sadducees
c. Community of John the Baptist
d. Pharisees
Quiz of the Day, September 24, 2018
Aquila had the same occupation of Paul. What was it?
a. scribe
b. rope maker
c. fishing net maker
d. tentmaker
Quiz of the Day, September 23, 2018
Which two Gospels contain versions of the "Our Father?"
a. Matthew and Mark
b. Mark and Luke
c. Luke and John
d. Matthew and John
e. Mark and John
f. Matthew and Luke
Quiz of the Day, September 22, 2018
The Jewish feast of Purim derives from which book in the Bible and one that does not mention the name of God?
a. Job
b. Song of Solomon
c. Judith
d. Esther
Quiz of the Day, September 21, 2018
Which of the canonical Gospels do scholars say is aimed at a Jewish audience?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
Quiz of the Day, September 20, 2018
In a closing discourse, what occupation did Job use as a contrast for the search for wisdom?
a. fishing
b. mining
c. detective work
d. teaching
Quiz of the Day, September 19, 2018
The historical church often moved their clergy to serve far from home and they could use Latin as the lingua franca of the church scholarship even serving in places where the tongue would be "foreign." An old man from Tarsus in Turkey was appointed to be Archbishop of Canterbury. Who was he?
a. Augustine
b. Theodore
c. Thomas a Becket
d. Alcuin
Quiz of the Day, September 18, 2018
The specific waving of palms on the Sunday before Passover is supported by which of the four Gospels?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
Quiz of the Day, September 17, 2018
Paul and his mission companion Barnabas came to a disagreement over what?
a. circumcision required for the Gentiles
b. religious dietary laws
c. whether to take John Mark with them on a mission
d. the destination of their next mission
Quiz of the Day, September 16, 2018
Whom of the following did the best known illustrations of the Book of Job?
a. Albrecht Durer
b. Rembrandt
c. William Blake
d. Raphael
Quiz of the Day, September 15, 2018
Where was St. Cyprian from?
a. Hippo
b. Alexandria
c. Antioch
d. Carthage
Quiz of the Day, September 14, 2018
According to Christian tradition who is credited with the discovery/re-discovery of the cross of Christ?
a. Monnica, mother of Augustine
b. Helena, mother of Constantine
c. St. Paul
d. Cornelius, the centurion
Quiz of the Day, September 13, 2018
In which Church, does the biblical figure not have a feast day?
a. Coptic Orthodox
b. Armenian Apostolic
c. Catholic Church
d. Missouri Synod Lutheran
e. The Episcopal Church
Quiz of the Day, September 12, 2018
Lazarus of Bethany had two sisters. Who were they?
a. Mary and Martha
b. Magdala and Martha
c. Chloe and Mary
d. Dorcus and Mary
Quiz of the Day, September 11, 2018
What did some of the people come to call Barnabas and Paul?
a. Zeus and Hermes
b. Grace and Truth
c. Moses and David
d. Deacon and Apostle
Quiz of the Day, September 10, 2018
What did the writer of the Epistle of James think couldn't be tamed?
a. lust of the flesh
b. love of money
c. the tongue
d. pride of power
Quiz of the Day, September 9, 2018
When God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, this dilemma was called "the teleological suspension of the ethical" by whom?
a. Reinhold Niebuhr
b. Soren Kierkegaard
c. Karl Barth
d. Immanuel Kant
Quiz of the Day, September 8, 2018
What is the specific etiology of "catholic?"
a. the official church centered in the Vatican
b. derives from the Greek "katholou" and "katholicos" meaning on the whole or universal
c. derives from the Apostles Creed which first exemplified its official meaning
d. refers to the churches which subscribe to the teachings of the ecumenical councils
Quiz of the Day, September 7, 2018
"Escaping by the skin of my teeth," is a metaphor found in what book of the Bible?
a. Psalms
b. Jeremiah
c. Ezekiel
d. Job
Quiz of the Day, September 6, 2018
Who was sent to the Pool of Siloam to be healed?
a. blind man
b. a lame man
c. a centurion's son
d. Bartimaeus
Quiz of the Day, September 5, 2018
In the Acts of the Apostles, it is written that Peter, when released by an angel from prison, visited the home of Mary. Who was this Mary?
a. Mary, mother of Jesus
b. Mary, mother of John Mark
c. Mary Magdalene
d. Mary of Bethany
Quiz of the Day, September 4, 2018
Which of the following is not true about Albert Schweitzer?
a. he was an accomplished organist
b. he was a physician, humanitarian who founded a hospital in Africa
c. he was a New Testament scholar who saw Jesus mainly as an apocalyptic prophet proclaiming the imminent ending of the world
d. he received the Nobel Peace Prize
e. he regarded Paul most important message to be about justification by faith
Quiz of the Day, September 3, 2018
Which biblical person said the following about God, "He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.He strips understanding from the leaders of the earth,..?"
a. David
b. Psalmist
c. writer of Proverbs
d. writer of Ecclesiastes
e. Job
Quiz of the Day, September 2, 2018
In the Gospel Sermons of Jesus, where does he say, "blessed are the poor," and not "blessed are the poor in spirit?"
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
Quiz of the Day, September 1, 2018
What biblical person asked God, "Why did you bring me forth from the womb?"
a. Adam
b. Jeremiah
c. Elijah
d. Job
e. all of the above
In what way was the marriage of the prophet Hosea symbolic?
a. God told him to marry a harlot to rehabilitate her
b. God told him to marry a harlot to illumine Israel relationship with God
c. to symbolize the god Baal
d. to symbolize God's mercy
Quiz of the Day, September 29, 2018
Is the angel Uriel mentioned in the Bible?
a. yes
b. no
c. yes, if you include the Apocrypha
d. Maybe, depending on how you read a certain Hebrew word
Quiz of the Day, September 28, 2018
Margery Kempe and Julian of Norwich were best known for what?
a. being disciples of Hildegard
b. spiritual revelations
c. members of the same convent
d. pilgrimages to the Holy Land
Quiz of the Day, September 27, 2018
Why is Haman a name of infamy for the Jews?
a. he was a general of the Pharaoh
b. he plotted to kill the Jews in Persia
c. he opposed the Jews who were trying to rebuild the temple
d. he was a Philistine commander
Quiz of the Day, September 26, 2018
Which of the following is not true about Lancelot Andrewes?
a. he was chief editor of the King James Bible
b. he served during the reign of Elizabeth I
c. he served during the reign of King James I
d. he was responsible for the rise of Oliver Cromwell
e. he maintained the validity of the Real Presence of Christ in the Eucharist
Quiz of the Day September 25, 2018
Apollos came from what Jewish religious sect?
a. Zealots
b. Sadducees
c. Community of John the Baptist
d. Pharisees
Quiz of the Day, September 24, 2018
Aquila had the same occupation of Paul. What was it?
a. scribe
b. rope maker
c. fishing net maker
d. tentmaker
Quiz of the Day, September 23, 2018
Which two Gospels contain versions of the "Our Father?"
a. Matthew and Mark
b. Mark and Luke
c. Luke and John
d. Matthew and John
e. Mark and John
f. Matthew and Luke
Quiz of the Day, September 22, 2018
The Jewish feast of Purim derives from which book in the Bible and one that does not mention the name of God?
a. Job
b. Song of Solomon
c. Judith
d. Esther
Quiz of the Day, September 21, 2018
Which of the canonical Gospels do scholars say is aimed at a Jewish audience?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
Quiz of the Day, September 20, 2018
In a closing discourse, what occupation did Job use as a contrast for the search for wisdom?
a. fishing
b. mining
c. detective work
d. teaching
Quiz of the Day, September 19, 2018
The historical church often moved their clergy to serve far from home and they could use Latin as the lingua franca of the church scholarship even serving in places where the tongue would be "foreign." An old man from Tarsus in Turkey was appointed to be Archbishop of Canterbury. Who was he?
a. Augustine
b. Theodore
c. Thomas a Becket
d. Alcuin
Quiz of the Day, September 18, 2018
The specific waving of palms on the Sunday before Passover is supported by which of the four Gospels?
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
Quiz of the Day, September 17, 2018
Paul and his mission companion Barnabas came to a disagreement over what?
a. circumcision required for the Gentiles
b. religious dietary laws
c. whether to take John Mark with them on a mission
d. the destination of their next mission
Quiz of the Day, September 16, 2018
Whom of the following did the best known illustrations of the Book of Job?
a. Albrecht Durer
b. Rembrandt
c. William Blake
d. Raphael
Quiz of the Day, September 15, 2018
Where was St. Cyprian from?
a. Hippo
b. Alexandria
c. Antioch
d. Carthage
Quiz of the Day, September 14, 2018
According to Christian tradition who is credited with the discovery/re-discovery of the cross of Christ?
a. Monnica, mother of Augustine
b. Helena, mother of Constantine
c. St. Paul
d. Cornelius, the centurion
Quiz of the Day, September 13, 2018
In which Church, does the biblical figure not have a feast day?
a. Coptic Orthodox
b. Armenian Apostolic
c. Catholic Church
d. Missouri Synod Lutheran
e. The Episcopal Church
Quiz of the Day, September 12, 2018
Lazarus of Bethany had two sisters. Who were they?
a. Mary and Martha
b. Magdala and Martha
c. Chloe and Mary
d. Dorcus and Mary
Quiz of the Day, September 11, 2018
What did some of the people come to call Barnabas and Paul?
a. Zeus and Hermes
b. Grace and Truth
c. Moses and David
d. Deacon and Apostle
Quiz of the Day, September 10, 2018
What did the writer of the Epistle of James think couldn't be tamed?
a. lust of the flesh
b. love of money
c. the tongue
d. pride of power
Quiz of the Day, September 9, 2018
When God told Abraham to sacrifice his son Isaac, this dilemma was called "the teleological suspension of the ethical" by whom?
a. Reinhold Niebuhr
b. Soren Kierkegaard
c. Karl Barth
d. Immanuel Kant
Quiz of the Day, September 8, 2018
What is the specific etiology of "catholic?"
a. the official church centered in the Vatican
b. derives from the Greek "katholou" and "katholicos" meaning on the whole or universal
c. derives from the Apostles Creed which first exemplified its official meaning
d. refers to the churches which subscribe to the teachings of the ecumenical councils
Quiz of the Day, September 7, 2018
"Escaping by the skin of my teeth," is a metaphor found in what book of the Bible?
a. Psalms
b. Jeremiah
c. Ezekiel
d. Job
Quiz of the Day, September 6, 2018
Who was sent to the Pool of Siloam to be healed?
a. blind man
b. a lame man
c. a centurion's son
d. Bartimaeus
Quiz of the Day, September 5, 2018
In the Acts of the Apostles, it is written that Peter, when released by an angel from prison, visited the home of Mary. Who was this Mary?
a. Mary, mother of Jesus
b. Mary, mother of John Mark
c. Mary Magdalene
d. Mary of Bethany
Quiz of the Day, September 4, 2018
Which of the following is not true about Albert Schweitzer?
a. he was an accomplished organist
b. he was a physician, humanitarian who founded a hospital in Africa
c. he was a New Testament scholar who saw Jesus mainly as an apocalyptic prophet proclaiming the imminent ending of the world
d. he received the Nobel Peace Prize
e. he regarded Paul most important message to be about justification by faith
Quiz of the Day, September 3, 2018
Which biblical person said the following about God, "He makes nations great, then destroys them; he enlarges nations, then leads them away.He strips understanding from the leaders of the earth,..?"
a. David
b. Psalmist
c. writer of Proverbs
d. writer of Ecclesiastes
e. Job
Quiz of the Day, September 2, 2018
In the Gospel Sermons of Jesus, where does he say, "blessed are the poor," and not "blessed are the poor in spirit?"
a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John
Quiz of the Day, September 1, 2018
What biblical person asked God, "Why did you bring me forth from the womb?"
a. Adam
b. Jeremiah
c. Elijah
d. Job
e. all of the above
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