Q 01/05

How many books make up the New Testament?

A) 27

B) 39

C) 73

D) 7

Answer · why

A) 27

All of them were written in Koine Greek, the everyday Greek of the Roman world, and the earliest surviving manuscripts date from around the late secon...

Q 02/05

In what language was the New Testament originally written?

A) Aramaic

B) Greek

C) Hebrew

D) Latin

Answer · why

B) Greek

The word 'gospel' itself comes from Old English for 'good news', translating the Greek euangelion.

Q 03/05

Which Gospel do most scholars believe was written first?

A) John

B) Matthew

C) Mark

D) Luke

Answer · why

C) Mark

Early tradition says it records the preaching of the chief apostle as set down by a companion.

Q 04/05

The Gospel of Luke and which other book are widely thought to be a two-volume work by the same author?

A) Epistle to the Romans

B) Epistle to the Hebrews

C) Book of Revelation

D) Acts of the Apostles

Answer · why

D) Acts of the Apostles

Together they make up more than a quarter of the New Testament, and tradition names the author as Luke, a doctor who travelled with Paul.

Q 05/05

Which Gospel builds Jesus' ministry around seven 'signs', ending with the raising of Lazarus?

A) John

B) Matthew

C) Mark

D) Luke

Answer · why

A) John

It is also the Gospel that names an unnamed 'disciple whom Jesus loved' as its source.