Re-affirming our Faith
(an independent Study)
Week 1,
The Bible Solution Page
Sect. A1. Where are the histories and stories of our faith collected together into written form? (What is its title?) The Bible2. What are the two main divisions of the book referred to in number one? The Old Testament (OT) and The New Testament (NT)
3. How many books are contained in each of the two main divisions of the Bible? There are 39 books in the OT and 27 in the NT.
4. The Bible is also divided into categories such as History. What are these divisions and which books of the Bible belong to each division?
5. Place the following Biblical events in order earliest to latest:
A. The Conquests F. The Exodus
B. The Rainbow Covenant G. The Peaceable Kingdom
C. Time of Judges H. The Covenant with Abraham and Sarah
D. The Creation I. The Desert Blossoms
E. The Exile J. The People demand a king
D, B, H, F, A,C, J, E, G, I
1. Chose a book from the Old Testament.
Section B
2. Read the book you have chosen.
3. Option one: Write a brief summary or reflection of the book.
Option two: Discuss the book with a friend.
The only way to get any of section B incorrect is to not try to complete it. Re-affirming our FaithThe following are questions that can be answered with information found in the Old Testament. Helps can be found in parentheses following the questions.
1. How long did it take God to create the world according to the bible? (Genesis)
2. What are the 10 Commandments and list them. (Exodus 20: 1-17)
3. Why did Joseph’s brothers want him removed from the family? (Genesis)
4. How did Joseph respond to all that he had endured when he found his brothers in his presence? (Genesis)
5. What did God show Moses just before Moses died? Why was Moses not permitted to experience it? (Deuteronomy 32: 48-52)
6. What was the Rainbow Covenant? (Genesis 6:5-9:19)
7.What and why were the plagues sent into Egypt? (Exodus 7)
8. What did God promise Abraham and Sarah? Why did it seem so strange? (Genesis: 1-21)
9. Who did Samuel anoint as the new king to lead God’s people? (1 Samuel 9-10:27)
10. Who travels “the Road of Holiness” and where does it lead, both literally and figuratively? (Isiah 35:1-10)
11. How many tribes of the people of Israel left Egypt? (Numbers 1)
12. What is the “Great Commandment”? How are we to remember it? (Deuteronomy 6:1-9)
13. Who was the successor of Moses, leader of the Israelites? (Joshua)
14. How did the Philistine Kings learn what Samson weak as an ordinary man? ( Judges 16)
15. From where was Ruth? (Ruth)
16. What did David name his 2nd son with Bathsheba? (2nd Samuel 12:24)
17. Whom did David name as his successor to the throne? (1st Kings 32-35)
18. What did Solomon ask to receive from God? (1st Kings 3:9)
19. Why did Jonah get swallowed by a big fish? (Jonah 1)
20. Who is credited with the wisdom of the book of Proverbs? (Proverbs 1)
(an independent Study)
Week 2, The Old Testament
The Old Testament was first handed down by the art of storytelling by the Hebrews. Around 1100 BCE, these stories were written (in Hebrew). In 400BCE the work of determining the books that were sacred and authoritative began. These books would come to be called the Cannon. 