Provide the answers for these Bible basics.

1. As a group, this is the name for the first five books of the Bible.

2. This man is generally considered to be the author of those first five books.

3. This man is considered to be the primary writer of the book of Psalms.

4. The Old Testament was written in this language.

5. The New Testament was written primarily in this language.

6. This book of the Bible is the longest by word count.

7. This book of the Bible is the shortest by word count.

8. We are unsure who is the author of this New Testament book.

9. This important collection of Bible documents was found in caves in Israel in 1948.

10. True or False. The chapter numbers and verse numbers were found in the original Bible manuscripts.

ANSWERS BELOW

1. Torah or Pentateuch

2. Moses

3. David

4. Hebrew

5. Greek

6. Jeremiah and Psalms would both be acceptable answers. It depends on who is doing the counting—and whether you are counting Hebrew words or English words. In the King James Version, Psalms has about 50 more words: both in the 42,700 range.

Note: In the original manuscripts, 1 and 2 Samuel, 1 and 2 Kings, and 1 and 2 Chronicles were together as one book. Each pair would be longer than Jeremiah or Psalms if they were kept together.

7. 3 John (220 words)

8. Hebrews

9. The Dead Sea Scrolls

10. False. Those were added by translators about 800 years ago.

Reprinted from Our Daily Bread “Bible Word Search & Activity Book” with permission.