Q 01/05

The word 'baptism' comes from a Greek word meaning what?

A) Dipping

B) Blessing

C) Rebirth

D) Anointing

Answer · why

A) Dipping

The verb baptizo was used for ships sinking and cloth going into dye as well as for ritual washing.

Q 02/05

The baptism of Jesus is described in which three Gospels?

A) Matthew, Mark and John

B) Matthew, Mark and Luke

C) Mark, Luke and John

D) Matthew, Luke and John

Answer · why

B) Matthew, Mark and Luke

John's Gospel has the Baptist bear witness to the Spirit descending rather than narrating the event; scholars count the baptism among the two most his...

Q 03/05

In which river was Jesus baptised?

A) Nile

B) Euphrates

C) Jordan

D) Tigris

Answer · why

C) Jordan

The traditional site, Al-Maghtas or Bethany Beyond the Jordan, sits on the east bank in modern-day Jordan and became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2...

Q 04/05

In the Gospel accounts, the Spirit descends on Jesus at his baptism in the form of which bird?

A) Eagle

B) Raven

C) Sparrow

D) Dove

Answer · why

D) Dove

Luke insists it came in the 'bodily form' of the bird, not merely 'like' one, and a voice from heaven speaks in all three synoptic accounts.

Q 05/05

What did John the Baptist famously eat in the wilderness?

A) Locusts and wild honey

B) Bread and figs

C) Fish and dates

D) Manna and quail

Answer · why

A) Locusts and wild honey

He wore camel's hair, and the Gospel of Matthew has Jesus identify him as the returning Elijah foretold by Malachi.