MODULE 8

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  • How many books are in the Old Testament?
    39 books
  • How many books are in the New Testament?
    27 books
  • What is the middle book of the Old Testament?
    Proverbs
  • What is the middle book of the New Testament?
    2 Thessalonians
  • What is the shortest verse in the Old Testament?
    1 Chronicles 1:25
  • What is the shortest verse in the New Testament?
    John 11:35
  • How many chapters are in the Old Testament?
    929 chapters
  • How many chapters are in the New Testament?
    260 chapters
  • What is the longest word in the Bible?
    Maher-shalal-hash-baz
  • What is the longest book in the Bible?
    Jeremiah
  • What is the main sacred text of the Jews?
    Hebrew Bible (Tanakh)
  • How many books are in the Tanakh?
    24 books
  • What are the three parts of the Tanakh?
    Torah, Nevi'im, Ketuvim
  • What does "Torah" refer to?
    The law
  • What does "Nevi'im" refer to?
    The prophets
  • What does "Ketuvim" refer to?
    The writings
  • What is the Talmud?
    A collection of numerous treaties
  • What does the Talmud primarily focus on?
    Legends of the Jews
  • What are the two main components of the Oral Torah?
    Mishna and Gemara
  • What is the Hebrew term for Oral Torah?
    Torah she-ba'al peh
  • What does Halakhah refer to?
    Rules to go by
  • What is Haggadah?
    A Jewish text recited at Seder
  • What does the term "Haggadah" derive from?
    The Hebrew word "higgid" (to tell)
  • What is recounted in the Haggadah during Passover?
    Narrative of the Exodus
  • What is the Septuagint?
    The Greek version of the Hebrew Bible
  • What does the Septuagint include?
    The Apocrypha
  • What are the Apocrypha?
    14 books of unknown authorship
  • What is the significance of the post-biblical period?
    Extension of the Biblical period
  • What are the key components of the Talmud?
    • Collection of treaties
    • Oral Torah codification (Mishna)
    • Commentary on Mishna (Gemara)
  • What are the differences between the Tanakh and the Talmud?
    • Tanakh: Sacred text with 24 books
    • Talmud: Collection of treaties and commentaries
  • What are the differences between Halakhah and Haggadah?
    • Halakhah: Rules to follow
    • Haggadah: Narrative recited at Seder
  • What is the Latin term for the Bible?
    biblia
  • What is the Greek term for the Bible?
    biblos
  • What are other names for the Christian Bible?
    Holy Scriptures, Holy Writ, Scriptures
  • How many books are in the Christian Bible?
    66 books
  • How many books are in the Catholic Bible?
    72 books
  • Over what period were the books of the Bible written?
    Approximately 1,500 years
  • How many authors contributed to the Bible?
    More than 40 authors
  • What are the main sections of the Christian Bible?
    Old Testament, New Testament, Apocrypha
  • What is the Old Testament primarily composed of?
    Ancient writings, teachings, psalms, and hymns