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Gospel Parallels

1. Which of the following statements best describes what we as Catholics believe about the Bible?
b. A collection of many books written at different times under God's inspiration

2. What does the word "Testament" in the Bible mean?
b. Covenant

3. Most of the books of the Bible had been written by the end of the...
a. First Century

4. The books of the Bible are organized according to chronology, or subject matter, and are accurate in their historical and scientific facts.
b. False

5. "Inspired" means all of the following except....
c. Dictated by God

6. How many books are there in the protestant version of the Old Testament?
b. 39

7. Are all of the following segments part of the Old Testament? Pentateuch, Historical Books, Wisdom Books, Epistles or Letters, Prophets?
b. No

8. Which of the following is not part of the Pentateuch?
c. Psalms

9. The Decalogue is a name for....
a. Ten Commandments

10. In addition to the Ten Commandments from the Old Testament, there are two more commandments given by Jesus in the New Testament. Which two of the following are they?
b. Love your God
c. Love your neighbor

11. According to Catholic teaching, the Book of Revelation foretells the future?
b. False

12. Why were several gospels written instead of just one?
c. Different gospels were written for different communities

13. By "Sacred Tradition" we mean... Trick Question - All are Correct
a. Bible
b. Decisions of councils
c. Creeds
d. Worship
e. Consistent teaching of the Church

14. In the Bible, Jesus tells us that His Church would be guided to all truth by...
b. The Holy Spirit

15. How should we approach the unsurmountable task of reading the Bible? (pick two)
c. With good sense
d. With a spirit of prayer