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| 1. What is the difference between the Hebrew Bible and the Christian Bible? |
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Hebrew Bible only includes the Old Testament.
Christian Bible includes the Old and New Testament. |
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| 2. What was the first complete bible translated into English called and in what year did it become available? |
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| 1535 A.D. The Coverdale Bible was the first book translated into English. |
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| 3. What is the Pentateuch and what books does it contain? |
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| The First Five books of the Old Testament. Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. |
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| 4. What is the Dacaloque and where is it found? |
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| Decaloque represents the Ten Commandments which were written by God on tablets of stone given to Moses on Mt. Sinai. Exodus 20:12-17 |
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| 5. From where did the information for the Old Testament come and in what language was it originally written? |
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| Oral Tradition, Story Telling & Written in Hebrew. |
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| 6. Name the four different literary forms in the Old Testament. |
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| History, Prophecy, Poetry, Writings. |
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| 7. What are the two literary forms in the New Testament? |
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| Mostly Paul's Letters and Epistles. |
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| 8. In what language were the books of the New Testament originally written? |
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| 9. What language did Jesus Speak? |
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| Aramatic. Also Greek & Hebrew. |
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| 10. List the four gospels in order of the dates of their writing (oldest to Newest). |
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| Mark, Matthew, Luke and John. |
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| 11. Where do we find the Lord's Prayer and why was it considered so radical? |
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Matthew 6:9-13 & Luke 11:1-4
The Our Father was considered radical because people prayed through their ancestory to God, Ancestral Worship. Jesus said you could pray directly to God. The Our Father and the 23 Psalm were used for Protection. |
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| 12. Which two gospels include the story of Jesus's Birth? |
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| Matthew and Luke talk about the birth of Jesus. |
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| 13. Name the twelve Apostles. |
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| Simon Peter, Andrew, John, Phillips, James, Bartholomew, Thomas, Matthew, Simon Zelotes, Thaddeus, James the Less, Judas Iscariot. |
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| 14. Who was the first witness to Jesus' resurrection? |
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| Mary Magdalen was the first to see Jesus after the resurrection. |
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| 15. What is vicarious atonement and how do Spiritualists view it? |
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| It is the belief that someone else can atone for our sins. We believe as Spiritualists that every person must atone for their sins themselves. |
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| 16. What was Paul's occupation before he became a follower of Jesus' teachings? |
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| Paul (Saul of Tarsus) was a soldier who persecuted the Christians, those who followed the teachings of Jesus. Jesus made him blind to see. He also was a tent maker and a scholar. |
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| 17. What are the gifts of spirit and where are they mentioned in the Bible? |
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I Corinithians 12:1-11
1. Wisdom, 2. Knowledge, 3. Faith,
4. Healing, 5. Working of Miracles,
6. Prophecy, 7. Discerning of spirit,
8. Speaking in tongues,
9. Interpretation of tongues. |
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| 18. What does Paul consider to be a more excellent way than the gifts of the spirit? |
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| Paul considered Love a more excellent way than the gifts of spirit. |
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| 19. Name the apocalyptic book of the New Testament and explain why it is labeled "apocalyptic? |
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| Revelations, disclosure of things previously hidden, unseen realities of the Spirit World and of future events. |
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| 20. The Bible is considered a "closed canon." Define canon and explain why the Bible is closed. |
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| Canon means official. Closed canon means official inventory of the books of the bible and no other books excepted. |
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| 21. What is the Apocrypha? |
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| False books in the Bible, they were taken out. Some thought to be fiction, Mythology. 15 books not excepted in the Jewish Canon. 81 books total. |
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| 22. What is eschatology and on what levels may it be applied? |
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| Eschatology refers to beliefs occurring at the end of times. Personal Level: Involves events at the end of a person's life which includes death and Postulance. Belief in Heaven and Hell. General Level: Relates to the end of a Human society and society as we know it. |
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| Original or correct teachings. |
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| 24. List four helps for studying the bible? |
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1. Bible Concordance
2. Commentary
3. Bible Dictionary
4. Bible Atlas |
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| 25. What is the opinion of Spiritualists regarding interpretation of the Bible? |
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| We considered the Bible to be God inspired, man written. We believe the same to be true of all scriptual texts. |
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