Who's Who: More Bible Pairs Trivia Quiz

Answer: Mary

Joseph and Mary, the parents of Jesus, are arguably the most important New Testament couple. Mary was chosen by God to give birth to his son (Luke 1:26-38), and Joseph was chosen to be his earthly father (Matthew 1:20-25). Together they raised Jesus; Mary was present at the crucifixion (John 19:25).

It appears that Joseph had passed away before that. The last mention of him in the Gospels was when Jesus was twelve and went missing. Joseph finally found him talking with teachers at the temple (Luke 2:43-51).

Answer: Lazarus

Martha was the busy-bee sister of Lazarus and Mary. She was the one who worked hard to insure the home was nice enough to welcome Jesus after the death of her brother. She was also the one who complained that her sister, Mary, was not helping with the chores and hanging out with Christ instead. (Luke 10:38-42).

Lazarus fell sick and died before Jesus could reach his home; he had been entombed for four days when Jesus arrived. After Jesus performed the miracle of raising him from the dead, he emerged wrapped in his burial shroud (John 11:17-43).

Answer: Andrew

Peter and Andrew were brothers who became Disciples of Christ. They were both fishermen who lived in Bethsaida. The Gospel of John says that Andrew was hanging out with John the Baptist when he first met Jesus. Andrew introduced Peter to Jesus by saying, "We have found the Messiah" (John 1:40-41).

When Christ met Peter he said, "You are Simon, the son of John. Your name will be Cephas" (John 1:42). The name Cephas means Peter, or a rock. Peter became the undisputed leader of the Disciples, in spite of the fact that Andrew was the first to accept the calling.

In the Christian tradition Peter was the first Pope of the Roman Catholic Church. The Patriarch of Constantinople, leader of the Eastern Orthodox Church, is considered to be the successor of Andrew.

Answer: Shepherds

The Magi, or Wisemen, and Shepherds matched together because both groups visited Christ shortly after after his birth. The Shepherds came first, after being informed by the angel and his chorus of the birth of the Messiah. They were the ones who were said to have spread the word about the Savior's birth (Luke 2: 8-20).

The Magi - Caspar, Melchior, and Balthasar - followed the Star of Bethlehem and found the Baby Jesus in the manger. They presented him with gifts and were careful to not reveal his presence to the evil King Herod on their return home (Matthew 2:1-12).

Answer: Timothy

The Bible tells us of Paul's conversion to Christianity and subsequent work as one of the greatest missionaries in the history of Christianity (Acts 9). It is evident that he spent a lot of time traveling around the Mediterranean and establishing churches. In addition, he wrote letters in order to keep in touch with those churches and assist them with their problems.

Timothy appears to have been one of Paul's converts (1 Corinthians 4:17). He served as an envoy for Paul, visiting churches when Paul could not, and he was later a pastor at the church at Ephesus (1 Timothy 1:3). Paul referred to him as "my true son in the faith" (1 Timothy 1:2).

Answer: Priscilla

According to Paul's story in Acts 18, Aquila and Priscilla were tent makers in Corinth, moving to the city after the Christians were expelled from Rome. They worked with him to help establish the church there, and then stayed on as leaders when Paul went on his way; eventually they moved on to Ephesus and then went back to Rome after Emperor Claudius died. Paul thought very highly of them, and even stated that they "risked their necks for my life" (Romans 16:3-4).

Answer: Salome

John the Baptist is believed by scholars to have been the cousin of Jesus - the one who was sent to pave the way for Jesus' teachings (Mark 1:1-9). The Bible tells that John baptized Jesus in the Jordan River (Matthew 3:13-17) before Christ began his years of public ministry.

Apparently close to the time of Jesus' baptism (sources have conflicting reports as to the exact date), John criticized Herod Antipas, the tetrarch of Galilee, for divorcing his wife and unlawfully marrying Herodias, the wife of his brother; for this offense, John was imprisoned. At Herod's birthday party his stepdaughter, Salome, performed a dance that pleased him so well that he agreed to give her anything she wanted. Herodias suggested that she ask for John's head on a platter, which she received (Mark 6:21-28).

Answer: Tiberius

Augustus and Tiberius, the first and second Emperors of Rome, were Julio-Claudian Emperors who were also mentioned in the New Testament. Augustus featured prominently in the Christmas story of Luke, as he was the one who called for a census - presumably to count people in regards to tax collection - which, of course, precipitated the need for Mary and Joseph to travel to Bethlehem (Luke 2:1). Tiberius was the Emperor of Rome when Christ was crucified.

He is mentioned in Luke 3:1, presumably to give a relative date as to the time when John the Baptist began preaching.

Answer: Sadducees

While the Pharisees and Sadducees represented different social groups and reglious views in the Bible, they were both Jewish sects at the time of Christ who disliked his teachings. Pharisees were found among all economic classes. They closely followed the laws of Moses and believed in angels, resurrection, and the afterlife. They wanted their land to be free of the Romans.

Sadducees were members of the upper class. They preferred for priests to have authority over religious beliefs, and realized that since the Romans were the ultimate law of the land, it was best to try to get along with them.

Answer: Luke

Matthew and Luke, two writers of the Gospels, are the ones who recorded information about the birth of Christ. While Matthew is believed to have been one of the original twelve disciplines, scholars believe that Luke did not know Christ personally. Luke's Christmas story is found in Luke 2:1-20, and Matthew's is found in Matthew 1:18-25.