New Testament quiz

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1. 1 Easy

   At which event did the Spirit come as tongues like fire?

   Answer: Pentecost

   Why: At Pentecost, visitors to Jerusalem heard the disciples speaking in their own languages.

2. 2 Medium

   What was Matthew's occupation before he became a disciple of Jesus?

   Answer: tax collector

   Why: Mark and Luke call him Levi, and all three Gospels set the call at a telonion, the Greek word for a toll booth.

3. 3 Hard

   What does the Aramaic name Golgotha mean in English?

   Answer: Place of the Skull

   Why: Luke alone drops the Aramaic name and writes only the Greek kranion, which the Vulgate rendered calvaria, the root of the word Calvary.

4. 4 Easy

   On which body of water did Jesus walk during a storm?

   Answer: Sea of Galilee

   Why: About 210 metres below sea level, it is the lowest freshwater lake on Earth, and John's Gospel calls it the Sea of Tiberias.

5. 5 Medium

   On which island was John when he received the Revelation visions?

   Answer: Patmos

   Why: Revelation 1:9 is the only verse in the entire Bible that names Patmos, a rocky island of about 34 square kilometres in the Dodecanese.

6. 6 Hard

   Which New Testament book has an anonymous author?

   Answer: Hebrews

   Why: Origen said only God knows who wrote it; Tertullian named Barnabas, Luther favored Apollos, and Harnack argued for Priscilla.