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BIBLE TRIVIA VI

51) Who wrote the Book of Revelation?


Second century Christian writers such as Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Melito the bishop of Sardis, and Clement of Alexandria and the author of the Muratorian fragment identify John the Apostle as the "John" who wrote the Book of Revelation.

52) Who first introduced verse divisions to the Bible?


Chapters were introduced to the Bible in 1238 by Cardinal Hugo de S. Caro. Verse divisions were not added until 1551 by Robertus Stephanus.

53) What is the shortest chapter in the Bible?


The shortest chapter in the Bible is Psalm 117 with only 2 verses.

54) Which of the following books is NOT divided into chapters?


Most books of the Bible are divided into chapters and verses. The 5 which AREN'T divided by chapters are Obadiah, Philemon, 2 John, 3 John, and Jude. These are short books which only have verse divisions.

55) Of the 27 books in the New Testament, how many have been attributed to Paul?


Of the 27 books in the New Testament, 14 have been attributed to Paul; 7 of these are widely considered authentic and Paul's own, while the authorship of the other 7 is disputed.

56) What did the people of Gerasenes ask Jesus to do after he cast the legion of demons out of a possessed man into a herd of pigs?


MARK 5:14-17: "Those tending the pigs ran off and reported this in the town and countryside, and the people went out to see what had happened. When they came to Jesus, they saw the man who had been possessed by the legion of demons, sitting there, dressed and in his right mind; and they were afraid. Those who had seen it told the people what had happened to the demon-possessed man--and told about the pigs as well. Then the people began to plead with Jesus to leave their region."

57) What King died after seeing the handwriting on the wall?


According to the Book of Daniel, Belshazzar, king of Babylon, held a great feast during which he saw a hand writing on a wall with the Aramaic words mene, mene, tekel, upharsin, which Daniel interpreted as a judgment from God foretelling the fall of Babylon. That very night, Belshazzar was slain.

58) What book of the Bible contains the Ten Commandments?


The Ten Commandments are a set of commandments given to the Israelites by God at Mount Sinai. The Ten Commandments are listed twice in the Hebrew Bible, first in Exodus 20:1-17, and again in Deuteronomy 5:4-21.

59) Who was the first king of Israel?


Saul was the first king of Israel. His reign is traditionally placed in the late 11th century BC and would have marked a switch from a tribal society to statehood.

60) What did God use to write the Ten Commandments on stone tablets?


EXODUS 31:18: "When the Lord finished speaking to Moses on Mount Sinai, he gave him the two tablets of the covenant law, the tablets of stone inscribed by the finger of God."

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