New Quiz about Biblical Stuff (3,900th post!!)

[aReformedPatriot]

Greetings. Here is a new quiz. (You can only answer one 500 blessing question)

In New Testament Scholarship, what do scholars mean when they refer to "Q," and what does the word mean? (500 Blessings)

What are the Synoptic Gospels and why are they called that? (300 Blessings)

What is the Synoptic Problem? (350 Blessings)

Who was Theophilus, and what does his name mean? (300 Blessings)

You have heard of "Johannine" texts. What are the possessive forms of the other 3 gospels (spelled correctly)? (500 Blessings)

True or False. The Gospels are simply biographies of Jesus' life? (250) Blessings. (Try not to just guess on this question--give a good reason why you think one way or the other).

What is an Ashtaroth? (scriptural support) (250)

How many boats were James the son of Zebedee and his brother John on or using when Jesus called them to be disciples? (250) (support)

Who is Ehud and what did he do? (250) (support)

Who are the "Sons of Thunder", who calls them that, and why are they called that? (250) (support)



Have Fun :D

[newbeliever02072005]

....Who are the "Sons of Thunder", who calls them that, and why are they called that? (250) (support)

Have Fun


Son of Thunder - is that James from New Zealand??? :D :D :D


Sorry - just had to say that! :)


*If I had a clue how to look up these questions, I'd take a real stab at answering them, but since I don't Good luck to everyone that does! *


God Bless - Newbeliever :)

[aReformedPatriot]

Son of Thunder - is that James from New Zealand??? :D :D :D


Sorry - just had to say that! :)


*If I had a clue how to look up these questions, I'd take a real stab at answering them, but since I don't Good luck to everyone that does! *


God Bless - Newbeliever :)

Hehe, only a third of them are goofy and really require some searching. The rest of them are from the Bible and you can search for them online. (I reccomend downloading E-Sword--you can even search the Bible and its a free program which rocks).

[JPPT1974]

Not even going to touch that quiz with all due respect.
I am not good at quizzes at all.

[mesue]

Greetings. Here is a new quiz. (You can only answer one 500 blessing question)

In New Testament Scholarship, what do scholars mean when they refer to "Q," and what does the word mean? (500 Blessings)

What are the Synoptic Gospels and why are they called that? (300 Blessings)

What is the Synoptic Problem? (350 Blessings)

Who was Theophilus, and what does his name mean? (300 Blessings)

You have heard of "Johannine" texts. What are the possessive forms of the other 3 gospels (spelled correctly)? (500 Blessings)

True or False. The Gospels are simply biographies of Jesus' life? (250) Blessings. (Try not to just guess on this question--give a good reason why you think one way or the other).

What is an Ashtaroth? (scriptural support) (250)

How many boats were James the son of Zebedee and his brother John on or using when Jesus called them to be disciples? (250) (support)

Who is Ehud and what did he do? (250) (support)

Who are the "Sons of Thunder", who calls them that, and why are they called that? (250) (support)



Have Fun :D

1.) Theophilus means Friend of God
Luke 1:3 It seemed good1380 to me also,2504 having had perfect199 understanding3877 of all things3956 from the very first,509 to write1125 unto thee4671 in order,2517 most excellent2903 Theophilus,2321

Theophilus,2321
G2321
Θεόφιλος
Theophilos
theh-of'-il-os
From G2316 and G5384; friend of God; Theophilus, a Christian: - Theophilus.

2.) The Sons of Thunder were the ones that wanted a seat next to God- James and John Zebedee-Boanerges (Okay, I modernized it a little ;) )
Mark 3:17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

3.) What are the Synoptic Gospels and why are they called that?
It depends on who you ask and what Bible you use. Some Bibles don't have Thomas as a gospel book, and some don't parallel John. But, generally speaking, its a parallel, or literary comparison, of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the RC include Thomas. Some say Mark was first, but, isn't that part of the answer to another question?

(all "winnings" go for the quest. all my blessings do because it's just easier to deposit the whole thing than to do the math :doh:)

[mesue]

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*If I had a clue how to look up these questions, I'd take a real stab at answering them, but since I don't Good luck to everyone that does! *


God Bless - Newbeliever :)
I love E-Sword, and used it a lot.
Here's the link.
The download is free, if you donate to them they will send you the CD Program.
http://www.e-sword.net/index.html

[Joykins]

Greetings. Here is a new quiz. (You can only answer one 500 blessing question)

In New Testament Scholarship, what do scholars mean when they refer to "Q," and what does the word mean? (500 Blessings)

The word is Quelle which is German for source. It is a way of explaining that there is material in the synoptic gospels which appear to come from Mark (the earliest) and from another source as well. We have not recovered this source (Q), but people have been able to more or less figure out what's in it.


Who is Ehud and what did he do? (250) (support)

Ehud was a Judge who did this stealth assassination of a Canaanite king who was so fat that no one saw the short sword embedded in his fat. Judges 3

[abbygirlforever]

What is an Ashtaroth? (scriptural support) (250)

Ashtaroth is the plural of Ashtoreth (aka Asherah), a Caananite/Sidonian goddess of fertility. Baal was her lover. It was expressly forbidden by Yahweh for the Hebrews to worship Ashtoreth, and He promised punishment on those who did.

Judges 6:25 - That same night the LORD said to him, "Take the second bull from your father's herd, the one seven years old. Tear down your father's altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.

Judges 10:6-8



1 Kings 11:33

[newbeliever02072005]

What are the Synoptic Gospels and why are they called that? (300 Blessings)

Synoptic Gospels = Chronological order does not appear to have been rigidly followed in any of the Gospels and because of this agreement, these 3 books are alled the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark & Luke)

What is the Synoptic Problem? (350 Blessings)

There are questions that seem to come up regarding the origin of the Synoptic Gospels, such as: Did the authors rely on a common source? Were they interdependent? Questions like that is what is known as the Synoptic Problem.

Who was Theophilus, and what does his name mean? (300 Blessings)

Who is Theophilus = A roman officer
What does it mean = a christian???



What is an Ashtaroth? (scriptural support) (250)

Judges 2:13 And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth

In this passage the name Ashtaroth is referring to the name of a Sidonian diety

Jos 9:10 And all that he did to the two kings of the amorities, that were eyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth

In this passage the name Ashtaroth is reffering to the place east of Jordan


Who is Ehud and what did he do? (250) (support)

Judges 3:15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera A Benjamite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Isarel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

Who is Ehud = a deliverer
What did he do = not sure

Who are the "Sons of Thunder", who calls them that, and why are they called that? (250) (support)


a) Who are the "Sons of Thunder" = Mark 3:17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

b) Who calls them that = Jesus. In Mark 3:11 he is identified as the Son of God and then in vs 12 He (being Jesus) didn't want to be known. vs13 He (Jesus) goes up to the mountains with his disciples and ordains them.

c) Why are they called that = not sure



Have Fun :D

Thank you for the challenge....I am not sure if I'm right , but I did have fun trying :)

God Bless - Newbeliever :wave:

[mesue]

True or False. The Gospels are simply biographies of Jesus' life? (250) Blessings. (Try not to just guess on this question--give a good reason why you think one way or the other).


It's true and false.
The Bible says that to chronicle all that Jesus did, the world could not contain all the books.

John 21:25 And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.


But the Gospels do chronicle Jesus' life from different perspectives.
Mathew writes to show us that Jesus is King
Mark writes to show us that Jesus was a servant
Luke writes to show us that Jesus is the son of man
John writes to show us that Jesus is the Son of God.
Which is probably why they have such a hard time paralleling the Gospels. It's a perspective thing. Jesus wasn't one dimentional, He is the Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. In light of this, how could the Gospels be exactly the same?

[mesue]

1.) Theophilus means Friend of God

Theophilus,2321
2.) The Sons of Thunder were the ones that wanted a seat next to God- James and John Zebedee-Boanerges (Okay, I modernized it a little ;) )

3.) What are the Synoptic Gospels and why are they called that?
It depends on who you ask and what Bible you use. Some Bibles don't have Thomas as a gospel book, and some don't parallel John. But, generally speaking, its a parallel, or literary comparison, of the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, the RC include Thomas. Some say Mark was first, but, isn't that part of the answer to another question?

(all "winnings" go for the quest. all my blessings do because it's just easier to deposit the whole thing than to do the math :doh:)


I don't deserve credit for these as I didn't answer them wholly. :doh:

[aReformedPatriot]

I will bless many of you tommorow, for today the interest on my Bank deposit is just not ready. --- I am also feeling too lazy to say who is right and who is wrong. I too will do that tommorow.... LOL, isnt that terrible? :|

:) Awesome work though, and thanks for taking the quiz.

[Joykins]

Writing the quiz is fun. Grading the papers, not so much ;)

[Sword-In-Hand]

I always get to these things late, but I can attempt to answer part of a question that has been answered.

Weren't the Sons of Thunder given that title because they were pretty much all bark and no bite? Like thunder they could sound off really well, but as for doing much else, they were lacking.

[aReformedPatriot]

The word is Quelle which is German for source. It is a way of explaining that there is material in the synoptic gospels which appear to come from Mark (the earliest) and from another source as well. We have not recovered this source (Q), but people have been able to more or less figure out what's in it.




Ehud was a Judge who did this stealth assassination of a Canaanite king who was so fat that no one saw the short sword embedded in his fat. Judges 3

With regard to the underlined, I would say "but people have been able to more or less figure out what's in it, if it even exists." But it is clear that the NT Gospel writers used sources. 97% of Matthew is similar to the content of Mark and 88% of the content in Luke is similar to that of Mark as well. Thus it is clear that Mark is the first Gospel and that at least Matthew and Luke used him. John is not one of the synoptics because it is so different from the others.

But otherwise ,Correct Good Job. :D --The Ehud story is always awesome to read: "Hey King, I have a message from God for you, come close and hear it. *stab*

750 Blessings to you.

[aReformedPatriot]

Ashtaroth is the plural of Ashtoreth (aka Asherah), a Caananite/Sidonian goddess of fertility. Baal was her lover. It was expressly forbidden by Yahweh for the Hebrews to worship Ashtoreth, and He promised punishment on those who did.

Judges 6:25 - That same night the LORD said to him, "Take the second bull from your father's herd, the one seven years old. Tear down your father's altar to Baal and cut down the Asherah pole beside it.

Judges 10:6-86 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Zidon, and the gods of Moab, and the gods of the children of Ammon, and the gods of the Philistines, and forsook the LORD, and served not him. 7 And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he sold them into the hands of the Philistines, and into the hands of the children of Ammon. 8 And that year they vexed and oppressed the children of Israel: eighteen years, all the children of Israel that were on the other side Jordan in the land of the Amorites, which is in Gilead.



1 Kings 11:33Because that they have forsaken me, and have worshipped Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, Chemosh the god of the Moabites, and Milcom the god of the children of Ammon, and have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in mine eyes, and to keep my statutes and my judgments, as did David his father.

:D 250 to you.

[aReformedPatriot]

Synoptic Gospels = Chronological order does not appear to have been rigidly followed in any of the Gospels and because of this agreement, these 3 books are alled the Synoptic Gospels (Matthew, Mark & Luke)

:D Correct.



There are questions that seem to come up regarding the origin of the Synoptic Gospels, such as: Did the authors rely on a common source? Were they interdependent? Questions like that is what is known as the Synoptic Problem.

Yep, it also sought to explain the differences within the Gospels as well.



Who is Theophilus = A roman officer
What does it mean = a christian???

Ha, quite possibly he was a Christian. I doubt he was a roman officer, I have never seen anything to affirm this. So I cant give this one to you, good try though.

Judges 2:13 And they forsook the Lord, and served Baal and Ashtaroth

In this passage the name Ashtaroth is referring to the name of a Sidonian diety

Jos 9:10 And all that he did to the two kings of the amorities, that were eyond Jordan, to Sihon king of Heshbon, and to Og king of Bashan, which was at Ashtaroth

In this passage the name Ashtaroth is reffering to the place east of Jordan

hehe, I will give you blessings for the Jos 9:10 reference :) But I was meaning for you an explanation that she was a "divine" figure, which was answered by Abbey, first.

Judges 3:15 But when the children of Israel cried unto the Lord, the Lord raised them up a deliverer, Ehud the son of Gera A Benjamite, a man left-handed: and by him the children of Isarel sent a present unto Eglon the king of Moab.

Who is Ehud = a deliverer
What did he do = not sure

The question was answered above, but you are right, he is a "deliverer," a Judge.

a) Who are the "Sons of Thunder" = Mark 3:17 And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:

b) Who calls them that = Jesus. In Mark 3:11 he is identified as the Son of God and then in vs 12 He (being Jesus) didn't want to be known. vs13 He (Jesus) goes up to the mountains with his disciples and ordains them.

c) Why are they called that = not sure

I will give it to you. "Not sure" is an explanation that comes up a lot. It may be a reference to their thunderous preaching that is, according to the NAC.

Thank you for the challenge....I am not sure if I'm right , but I did have fun trying :)

God Bless - Newbeliever :wave:

Good Job, I would have rather you answered than not. 1100 Blessings to you.

[aReformedPatriot]

It's true and false.
The Bible says that to chronicle all that Jesus did, the world could not contain all the books.

It cannot be both because I asked if it is "simply" a biography. Thus it is false. Its false because it is not just a biographical text for: 1) Only two contain anything about his birth, Matthew and Luke. 2) Only one tells of an event from his childhood, Luke. 3) Jesus' ministry lasted 3.5 years but only about 50 days or so of it are recorded. 4) The only week of which we know much about what happened in his life is his last week and even then we do not know what happened on Weds. of that week. I am going to give you blessings because implicit in the question is that fact that you dont have to be right, you just had to explain your reasoning.

And you are right, each author had his own purpose for writing the gospels.

250 for you, here. :D

[aReformedPatriot]

1.) Theophilus means Friend of God

Theophilus,2321


1. I will grant you--His name means "Lover" or "Friend of God." He is simply the man that Luke wrote his Gospel and Acts to. 300 :D

[aReformedPatriot]

There are two left:

You have heard of "Johannine" texts. What are the possessive forms of the other 3 gospels (spelled correctly)? (500 Blessings)

How many boats were James the son of Zebedee and his brother John on or using when Jesus called them to be disciples? (250) (support)

[newbeliever02072005]

How many boats were James the son of Zebedee and his brother John on or using when Jesus called them to be disciples? (250) (support)

One

The story of how Jesus called them to be disciples are in Mark 1: 14-20

and in verses 19 & 20 say:






(19)And when he had gone a little farther thence, he saw James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who also were in the ship mending their nets.






(20)And straightway he called them: and they left their father Zebedee in the ship with the hired servants, and went after him.





Here we know that they were in the ship. How many is not really specified. I think in Matthew 4:21 it gives us the answer.






(21)And going on from thence, he saw other two brethren, James the son of Zebedee, and John his brother , in a ship* with Zebedee their father, mending their nets; and he called them.



*a ship would indicate to me that there was only one ship





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Who is Theophilus = A roman officer
What does it mean = a christian???

Ha, quite possibly he was a Christian. I doubt he was a roman officer, I have never seen anything to affirm this. So I cant give this one to you, good try though.



I am going to ask my Sunday School teacher about this. If my memory is serving me correctly, I think this was discussed in our class a while back. I think it was mentioned that Luke was talking about a roman officer. I'll let you know what I find out.

God Bless TLE ~~~~ newbeliever

P.S. Thank you for the blessings!

[aReformedPatriot]

There is one left:

You have heard of "Johannine" texts. What are the possessive forms of the other 3 gospels (spelled correctly)? (500 Blessings)




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[Joykins]

--The Ehud story is always awesome to read: "Hey King, I have a message from God for you, come close and hear it. *stab*


I was in 7th grade when we studied Judges in school. This was my favorite story, between the sword being swallowed up by the king's body fat, and the fact that the courtiers were just convinced he was taking really long to "relieve himself." ^_^

[mesue]

New Quiz about Biblical Stuff (3,900th post!!)



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