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The basic foundational purpose of scripture is to
A. Make man discern the will of God
B. Develop potentials in man
C. Help man relate well with his environment
D. None of the above
ANSWER: A
The scripture is meant to aid man in the
A. Practice of God's will
B. Display of human charisma
C. Manifestation of giftings and talents
D. All of the above
ANSWER: A
In the beginning, God instituted the path of the............to get man to understand His will
A. Spirit
B. Conscience
C. Soul
D. Mind
ANSWER: B
..............Corrupted the conscience of man in opposition to divine plan and tampered with his innocence.
A. Schemings of the soul
B. Lies of the devil
C. Institutions of men
D. Environmental forces
ANSWER: B
In continuation of divine plan, God instituted...........in instructing Abram to get out of his land of nativity.
A. Rule of law
B. System of justice
C. Law of conscience
D. Law of atonement
ANSWER: A
The written law was meant to aid man in the.........
A. Expression of his God given dreams
B. Understanding of God's will
C. Redemption of his soul
D. All of the above
ANSWER: B
The call of Abraham to the time Moses started compiling the laws of God for God's people was approximately...........
A. 1300BC
B. 1400BC
C. 1500BC
D. 1600BC
ANSWER: B
The assignment of Moses as regards the scriptures was to do all the following except
A. Compile and capture events relevant to God's purpose from creation
B. To reveal the laws, promises and prophecies of God to his people
C. To capture God's moves in saving His people
D. To maintain and establish the laws of God in the heart of the people
ANSWER: D
According to Acts7:38, Moses was ordained to...........
A. Announce the coming of the Messiah
B. Receive living Oracles forus
C. Birth the redemptive program of God
D. All of the above
ANSWER: B
The major reason for the separation of Israel from other nations according to divine plan was to effect the following except
A. Preserve the holy writings of the law
B. Guard the laws of God
C. Pay full allegiance to the writings of the law
D. Imitate and adopt the practices of other nations
ANSWER: D
How many persons from all works of life were engaged in the writing of the Holy Scriptures
A. 10
B. 20
C. 30
D. 40
ANSWER: D
The writing of the scriptures was spread over.........years
A. 1300
B. 1400
C. 1500
D. 1600
ANSWER: D
John wrote the last part of the scriptures about...........
A. 94AD
B. 95AD
C. 96AD
D. 97AD
ANSWER: D
Where did John received the last part of the Holy Scriptures
A. Asian Minor
B. Ephesus
C. Rome
D. Jerusalem
ANSWER: A
The Greek word "biblia" stands for the following except
A. Holy
B. Sacred
C. Divine
D. Revelation
ANSWER: D
The Bible contains the following except
A. Drama
B. Philosophy
C. Literature
D. Genre
ANSWER: D
The word "Scripture" is derived from.....
A. Latin
B. Greek
C. Arabic
D. None of the above
ANSWER: A
The word "Scripture" means
A.The Revelation
B.The Testament
C.The Covenant
D.The Writings
ANSWER: D
Another common description of the Bible apart from scriptures is......
A.The word of God
B.Inspiration
C.Holy text
D.None of the above
ANSWER: A
The Old testament was written originally with.......Language
A. Hebrew
B. Aramaic
C. Latin
D. A and B above
ANSWER: D
The New testament was originally written in.......Language
A. Greek
B. Aramaic
C. Latin
D. A and B above
ANSWER: A
The Old testament records by the following except
A. History
B. Type
C. Prophecy
D. Proverb
ANSWER: D
The new testament records by all of these except
A. Memoirs
B. Letters
C. The story of the nation of Israel
D. The interpretations of the teachings of Jesus Christ
ANSWER:C
The Old testament began with the.......
A. Fall of man
B. Absence of man
C. Angelic operations
D. All of the above
ANSWER:A
The New testament ended with the
A. Restoration of man
B. Call of Angels
C. Assignment of man
D. All of the Above
ANSWER:A
The Old testament is divided in to how many parts
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
ANSWER: A
The following are the divisions of the old testament except
A. Law
B. Poetry
B. History
D. None of the above
ANSWER: D
The Law contains how many books
A. 8
B. 7
C. 6
D. 5
ANSWER: D
The minor prophets contains.........books
A. 11
A. 12
C. 13
D. 14
ANSWER: A
The Historical books contains......books from Joshua to Esther
A. 13
B. 12
C. 11
D. 10
ANSWER:B
The poetical books ranging from Job to Songs of Solomon contains......books
A. 10
B. 11
C. 5
D. 7nge
ANSWER: C
The Major prophets contains how many books
A. 10
B. 6
C. 5
D. 8
ANSWER: C
The arrangements of the old testament was probably made in the........
A.Third century before Christ
B.Fourth century before Christ
C.Second century before Christ
D.Fifth century before Christ
ANSWER: A
The New testament is divided in to how many parts
A. 7
B. 6
C. 8
D. 9
ANSWER: B
The New testament contains the following divisions except
A. Biography
B. History
C. Letters to Gentile Christians
D. Poetry
ANSWER: D
The Pastoral and Personal letters contains how many books
A. 3
B. 4
C. 5
D. 6
ANSWER: B
Letters to the Hebrew Christians contains.........books
A. 5
B. 6
C. 7
D. 8
ANSWER:D
The letters to Gentile Christians contains.......books
A. 7
B. 8
C. 9
D. 6
ANSWER: C
The first New testament documents to b ewritten were probably the letters of........and........
A. Peter and John
B. James and Paul
C. Peter and Paul
D. John and James
ANSWER:B
The first document of the New testament were written between
A. AD 45 and 60
B. AD 40 and 65
C. AD 35 and 50
D. AD 29 and 40
ANSWER: A
The four gospels, Acts, the latter letters and Revelations were written between
A. AD 60 and 100
B. AD 70 and 100
C. AD 75 and 90
D. AD 60 and 95
ANSWER: A
The Greek translation of the Holy Scriptures which was made in Egypt around 250BC is called
A. Lykarus
B. Septuagint
C. Abinius
D. Falogins
ANSWER: B
The present system of chapters and verses of the scriptures was introduced by............
A. Robert Stephens
B. John Gutenberg
C. William Barclay
D. Harry Rimmer
ANSWER: A
The printing of the scriptures was invented by..........
A. John Gutenberg
B. Harry Rimmer
C. Robert Stephens
D. William Barclay
ANSWER: A
The present system of chapters and verses of the Scriptures was introduced in..........
A. 1551 AD
B. 1552 AD
C. 1553 AD
D. 1554 AD
ANSWER: A
The printing of the scriptures was invented in...........
A. 1454 AD
B. 1455 AD
C. 1456 AD
D. 1457 AD
ANSWER:A
In the new testament, there are how many direct quotations from the old testament
A. 264
B. 263
C. 265
D. 266
ANSWER: B
In the new testament, there are how many allusions to the old testament
A. 350
B. 360
C. 370
D. 380
ANSWER: A
Paul's letters are know to have been collected in to asinglecorpus by about
A. 85 AD
B. 86 AD
C. 87 AD
D. 88 AD
ANSWER:A
The task of writing, preserving and collecting the canon was given to men and it took how many years to fully accomplish this task
A. 1400 years
B. 1500 years
C. 1600 years
D. 1700 years
The printing of the scriptures was invented by..........
A. John Gutenberg
B. Harry Rimmer
C. Robert Stephens
D. William Barclay
ANSWER: A