Difficult Bible Quiz about the Physical Bible

This is a hard Bible quiz concerning facts about the Bible.

Answer this fairly difficult Bible quiz with answers about the physical Bible?

You may peek at the answers. We are not all biblical scientists. It is a hard Bible quiz.

Who wrote the Bible?

a. Hippocrates.
b. Greek philosophers.
c. Holy Spirit-inspired writers.

c. Holy Spirit-inspired writers.
They were prophets, disciples, and believers in God.
This is a hard Bible question. What is the Epic of Gilgamesh?

a. Authors credit Gilgamesh with writing the book of David.
b. The story of an Arabian knight who fought on the side of the Christians.
c. Gilgamesh is believed to be a made-up legendary king from ancient Mesopotamia.

c. This is a story about a king of Uruk in Mesopotamia.
Many people believe this story to be true and connect it with the Biblical account of a great flood and the idea of the afterlife.
The Epic of Gilgamesh is a story written on twelve tablets.
George Smith discovered the first Assyrian tablets in 1872.
One table tells a parallel story of Noah and the Ark.
The names differ, but the facts are the same.
The Epic of Gilgamesh validates the Bible as they both tell the same story.
What is the Moabite Stone?

a. Written on the stone is the story of a war fought with Israel in 850 BC.
b. It is a story about the Ammonites that lived in Moab after they captured the land.
c. The stone tells the story of Moab, the grandson of Lot, and his descendants.

a. It tells of a war fought with Israel as described in the Bible.
In 850 BC, Moab revolted against King Jehoram of the northern kingdom of Israel, as described in the Bible.
A missionary in Jerusalem found the stone tablet in 1868.
It is believed that King Mesha constructed it as a victory stone.
The Moabite story validates the Bible because both stories appear identical.
2 Kings 3.
Who wrote the following statement around 77 AD?
“... there was a wise man called Jesus, and his conduct was good.
He was known to be virtuous. Many people among the Jews and other nations became his disciples. Pilate sentenced him to death by crucifixion. But those who would become his disciples did not abandon his discipleship. They reported that he had appeared to them three days after his crucifixion and that he was alive.”

a. Josephus.
b. Shakespeare.
c. King of Judea.

a. Josephus.
Flavius Josephus was a Jewish historian and wrote this excerpt.
He was from Jerusalem and born after the crucifixion of Jesus.
Josephus was considered the ultimate authority on the history of Israel and the Hebrews at the time of Jesus.
Josephus confirmed that the Bible was real and was accurate in truth.
Who wrote about the crucifixion of Jesus, his brother James, and the resurrection around 115 AD?

a. Socrates.
b. Flabious Markus.
c. Cornelius Tacitus.

c. Cornelius Tacitus.
He is considered the greatest Roman historian.
Tacitus was a politician who reached high ranks.
He wrote that Nero blamed the Christians for burning Rome, when we know Nero was partially responsible.
Tacitus described the Romans' persecution and hatred of the Christians, including the hanging of their disciples on crosses.
The Bible tells the same story as Tacitus, giving authentication of the Bible's existence.
Who wrote these words in the second century?
“The Christians, you know, worship a man to this day—the distinguished personage who introduced their novel rites and was crucified on that account. You see, these misguided creatures start with the general conviction that they are immortal for all time... and deny the gods of Greece and worship the crucified sage.”
This hard Bible question will determine how much you have studied biblical history.

a. Martin Luther King.
b. Lucian of Samosata.
c. Homer, the Greek writer.

b. Lucian of Samosata.
He was a very sarcastic writer and loved to ridicule the Christians.
Lucian is considered the original comedic writer for his satirical works that often mocked people, particularly Christians.
His writings are important because he acknowledges the existence of Christians and their leaders.
How long were the Israelites (Hebrews) held captive by Egypt?

a. Forty Years.
b. Four Hundred Years.
c. They remained in custody for a millennium.

b. Four hundred years.
Genesis 15:13.
How tall was Goliath?

a. 6 feet and 6 inches tall, big for people of the time.
b. Goliath was 6 cubits and a span in height.
c. The Bible describes him as 6 yards tall.

b. Goliath's height was 6 cubits and a span.
This length translates to approximately 10 feet.
The Bible describes these tall people as Nephilim.
Are unicorns mentioned in the King James Bible?

a. Yes.
b. No.
c. Yes and no.

c. Yes and no.
In the early printings of the King James Bible, the Greek Septuagint was mistranslated.
The translators mistranslated wild oxen as unicorns.
Later printed versions of the Bible corrected the mistranslated word "unicorn" to "oxen."
There have been at least five corrected translations of the King James Bible.
The King James Bible was printed in its original version in 1611 and underwent corrections in 1629, 1638, 1762, 1769, 1979, and 1982.
The 1982 edition has been the most accurate and the most commonly used and is called the New King James Version (NKJV).
Name one of the two men who killed 300 men with his spear at one time.

a. Gideon.
b. Samson.
c. Jashobeam, King David's chief captain.

c. Jashobeam, King David's chief captain.
Abishai, Joab's brother, was also present.
1 Chronicles 11:11-20.
Whom did God want to kill because his son had not undergone circumcision?

a. Jacob.
b. Moses.
c. Abraham.

b. Moses.
Exodus 4:24-26.
This is another difficult Bible question to comprehend.
Who was 2 years older than his father according to Bible math?

a. Jehoram.
b. Joseph.
c. Lot.

a. Jehoram.
Jehoram was 32 years old when he reigned.
The Bible states Jehoram reigned for eight years.
Jehoram died at the age of 40.
His youngest son, Ahaziah, reigned upon his father's death at the age of 42.
Father died at age 40. Son takes over at age 42.
Making the son 2 years older than the father.
Quite a paradox, and obviously a mistranslation or misunderstanding of some sort made by the translators.
Very Perplexing.
2 Chronicles 21:20 and 22:1-2.
Who named every animal on the earth?
a. Noah.
b. Adam.
c. God.

b. Adam.
Genesis 2:20.
Can you answer this difficult Bible question?
God forbids humans to swear.
Did GOD ever swear?

a. No.
b. Yes.
c. Maybe.
d. I don't know.

b. Yes, God swore.
There are references that God swears approximately six times in the Bible.
Here is one quote from the Bible: "By myself I have sworn; my mouth has uttered in all integrity a word that will not be revoked; before me every knee will bow; by me every tongue will swear."
Isaiah 45:23. Hebrews 6:13-20. Genesis 22:16.
Who fought over the dead body of Moses?

a. The devil and the archangel Michael.
b. Moses' siblings Aaron and Miriam.
c. Joshua and Aaron.

a. The devil and the archangel Michael.
"But even the archangel Michael, when he was disputing with the devil about the body of Moses, did not himself dare to condemn him for slander but said, The Lord rebuke you!”
Jude 1:9.
What did Jesus do on the Sabbath that upset the Pharisees?

a. Jesus preached outside the temple, prompting all the people inside to leave and hear him speak.
b. He healed the withered hand of a man who was in the synagogue.
c. Jesus baptized some followers in the temple.

b. He healed a man's withered hand.
Matthew 12:8-13.
I made the kids in Sunday school laugh when I pronounced Pharisees as "farce is these."
This reflects the author's dry personal humor about the Pharisees.
How well are you doing answering these hard and difficult Bible questions?
a. Excellent.
b. Good.
c. Ok.
d. Not so good.
e. Don't ask me.
What happened to Jesus after he killed the herd of pigs by sending devils into them and causing them to enter the water and drown?

a. The “whole city” asked him to leave.
b. The owners of the pigs threw stones at Jesus.
c. The evil spirits left the pigs upon entering the water and attacked Jesus.

a. The "whole city" requested his departure.
Jesus said, "I don’t blame them.".
Matthew 8:34.
What verse of the Bible was originally missing in the original manuscripts and added later by the printers?

a. Matthew 17:21.
b. Last verse of the Bible.
c. The first verse of the Bible.

a. Matthew 17:21
Actually, there are about a dozen verses in the modern Bible that have been inserted and added to.
Verses were added to the original texts by translators to help clarify the meaning of the text.
Find out what verse was missing from the Bible.
What Bible did Shakespeare use?

a. Vulgate.
b. Geneva.
c. King James.

b. Geneva.
Shakespeare and the first pilgrims to America used the popular Geneva Bible.
Who was the widow in Bethulia who seduced General Holofernes of the invading Persian army in his tent?

a. Jezebel.
b. Judith.
c. Ester.

b. Judith.
She got the general drunk and then decapitated him with his sword?
Then she put the head in a bag, took it to the city gates, and showed it to the invading army. This scared them off.
The Apocrypha contains the story in the Book of Judith.
Which of the following animals does not appear in the Bible?

a. House cat.
b. Alligator.
c. Dog.

a. House cat.
Over 100 animals are mentioned in the Bible.
This includes hippos, crocodiles, hartebeests, cheetahs, bears, lions, donkeys, asses, camels, wolves, sheep, cattle, pigs, leopards, hyenas, jackals, and dogs.
Strangely, no house cats are mentioned.
What is the estimated number of ancient religious manuscripts that do not appear in the standard modern Christian Bible?

a. Fourteen.
b. Fifty-four.
c. Seventy-five.

c. Seventy-five.
The standard Christian Bible has 66 books.
One website claims that the Bible omits 75 additional books.
Some Bibles include The Apocrypha, which is a set of books from those seventy-five.
The number of books included in the Apocrypha varies depending on the particular Bible used and the Christian denomination.
The standard Apocrypha has fourteen books and sometimes fifteen.
There are fifty-four books in the extended Apocrypha.
Who had the most wives and concubines in the Bible?

a. King Solomon.
b. King David.
c. Abraham.

a. King Solomon.
He had 700 wives and 300 concubines.
1 Kings 11:1-6.
What does Adam's name mean in Old Hebrew?

a. First human.
b. My creation.
c. The ground.

c. The ground.
This information is according to Chilton, Bruce, et al.
The Cambridge Companion to the Bible.
New York, NY: Cambridge University Press, 1997.
Which of the following events did not occur at the time of Jesus' resurrection?

a. The thick curtain in the nearby temple ripped in half.
b. The moon stood still until the morning.
c. Bodies came out of their graves.
d. Darkness fell over Israel.

b. The moon stood still until morning.
Matthew 27:45-56.
What chapter of the Hebrew Bible starts each of its 22 sections with a different letter of the Hebrew alphabet?

a. Psalm 119:
b. Proverbs 113:
c. Deuteronomy 26:

a. Psalm 119.
Each of its 22 sections begins with a letter of the Hebrew alphabet.
Every section contains 8 verses that start with the same letter.
It is also the longest psalm in the Bible.
King David is believed to be the author.

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No one comes to the Father except through me.
John 14:6