So you think you know your Bible, do you? Well, let’s see. Here are fifteen multiple-choice questions on the New Testament, taken from my 2007 book Ask Me Another. How many can you get right?
- How many letters of John are there?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three - Which Gentile did the Jews of Asia mistakenly believe Paul had taken
into the Jerusalem Temple?
a. Septimus
b. Trophimus
c. Julius - From where did the woman Jesus met at the well originate?
a. Syria
b. Samaria
c. Sidon - In what did Jesus tell the man born blind to wash?
a. The waters of Shiloh
b. The river Jordan
c. The pool of Siloam - How old was Jesus said roughly to be when he started his ministry?
a. 28
b. 30
c. 33 - Who accompanied Paul on his later missionary journeys?
a. Silas
b. Peter
c. Barnabas - Which book comes after Ephesians?
a. Galatians
b. Philippians
c. Colossians - How many chapters are there in the book of Philemon?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three - What was presented to Herod on a plate?
a. A loaf of bread
b. A crown of thorns
c. The head of John the Baptist - What were John the Baptist’s clothes made from?
a. Bear skin
b. Camel hair
c. Goat wool - What was Barnabas?
a. A Levite
b. A Gentile
c. A Pharisee - How many times over did Zacchaeus promise to pay back those he’d
defrauded?
a. Two times
b. Four time
c. Six times - Where did Jesus raise a widow’s son from the dead?
a. Jerusalem
b. Bethany
c. Nain - How many letters of Peter are there?
a. One
b. Two
c. Three - In which book do we meet the prophet Agabus?
a. Acts
b. Romans
c. 3 John