A Quick Look at Ten New Testament Books -- #4 Quiz

Answer: Matthew

A genealogy of Jesus is found in the first chapter of Matthew, comprising the first seventeen verses of the Gospel. The Gospel of Matthew is not only the first of the four Gospels, but also the first book in the New Testament. It appears before Mark, which is followed by Luke and John.

Matthew, according to Scripture, served as a tax collector before he accepted Christ's invitation to follow Him. Matthew, also known as Levi, is identified as a tax collector in three different places in the Bible: Matthew 9:9, Mark 2:14 and Luke 5:27.

Answer: Luke

Luke is the correct answer with a genealogy of Christ found in Luke 3:23-38. The Gospel of Luke contains accounts of a number of parables and miracles that do not appear elsewhere in the Bible.

The parables found in only Luke are 'The Prodigal Son', 'The Good Samaritan', 'A Friend in Need', 'The Rich Fool', 'The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant', 'The Faithful and Wise Steward', 'The Barren Fig Tree', 'The Great Supper', 'Building a Tower and King Making War', 'The Lost Coin', 'The Unjust Steward', 'The Rich Man and Lazarus', 'Unprofitable Servants', 'The Persistent Widow', 'The Pharisee and the Tax Collector' and finally 'The Minas (Pounds)'.

In regards to miracles found in only Luke, they include the 'Healing on the Ten Lepers', 'Escape From the Hostile Multitude', 'Draught of Fish', 'Raising the Widow's Son from the Dead at Nain', 'Healing the Infirm Bowed Woman', 'Healing the Man with Dropsy' and 'Restoring a Servant's Ear'.

Answer: Mark

According to Mark 15:21, Simon of Cyrene, who helped carry the cross for Jesus to Golgotha, was the father of Alexander and Rufus. Little is known about his two sons as they are mentioned in only in this verse in Mark. (The names Alexander and Rufus are found elsewhere in the New Testament but they appear to be different individuals. In other words, Mark 15:21 is the only place where the two names appear together and are identified as Simon's sons.)

The account of Simon helping carry Christ's cross can be also found in Matthew 27:32 and Luke 23:26.

Answer: John

John is the correct answer, as per John 2:1-11. Scripture states the miracle took place at a wedding feast in Cana. According to Verse 3, Mary, the mother of Jesus, informed her Son they had run out of wine at the banquet. Verses 7 and 8 go on to tell of Jesus instructing people to fill a number of jars with water and then to draw some out and give a sample to the master of the banquet. After tasting the liquid, the master expresses surprise at how fine the wine is. In Verse 10, in the NIV, the master compliments the bridegroom, stating "everyone brings out the choice wine first and then the cheaper wine after the guests have had too much to drink; but you have saved the best till now."

According to the Thompson Chain-Reference Study Bible, Cana was west of the Sea of Galilee and about ten miles north of Nazareth.

Answer: Acts

The account of sleepy Eutcyhus is found in only Acts. 12. Eutychus fell asleep and plunged out of a third-story window at Troas, when Paul preached on and on, according to Acts 20:7-12. After Eutychus tumbled out the window, people rushed downstairs and found him dead. According to Scripture, Paul raised the young man from the dead and went back upstairs and ate and did some more preaching.

No age is given for Eutychus, but the perception of many people is he was young, possibly in his teens. Troas is in present day Turkey, south of the ancient city of Troy.

Answer: Philippians

The statement by Paul exhorting believers to "rejoice" is found in Philippians 4:4. The verse states, "Rejoice in the Lord always. Again I will say, rejoice!".

The book of Philippians was addressed to members of the early church in Philppi. Members included Lydia, the seller of purple cloth, and the Philippi jailer. Both Lydia and the unnamed jailer were converted to Christianity by Paul, according to Acts 16:11-34.

Answer: 2 Corinthians

In 2 Corinthians 11:25, Paul states he had survived three different shipwrecks. As a result of one of the shipwrecks, he spent a night and a day in the open sea, the verse states. In the same verse, Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, states he had been beaten with rods three times and once he was stoned.

Only one of Paul's shipwrecks is documented in Scripture. Details can be found in Acts 27 and 28 about the shipwreck he was involved in off the coast of Malta.

Answer: Ephesians

The statement by Paul pertaining to one Lord, one faith and one baptism is found in Ephesians 4:5. To put the verse in context, here's how Ephesians 4:4-6 reads in the NKJV: "There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all."

The book of Ephesians was addressed to members of the early church in Ephesus, an ancient city in present day Turkey. The book is relatively small, consisting of only six chapters.

Answer: Revelation

Using the KJV and the NKJV, the name and/or the word Wormwood appears a number of times in the Old Testament, but when it comes to the New Testament, the name and/or word is found only once, in Revelation 8:11. (The NIV does not use the word wormwood in the Old Testament but similar to the KJV and the NKJV, it uses Wormwood in only John 8:11 in the New Testament.)

According to Scripture, John of Patmos had a vision in which he saw a star named Wormwood plunging into the earth's waters, making one0-third of the world's water bitter.

To put the verse in context, here's how Revelation 8:10-11 reads in the NKJV: "Then the third angel sounded: And a great star fell from heaven, burning like a torch, and it fell on a third of the rivers and on the springs of water. The name of the star is Wormwood. A third of the waters became wormwood, and many men died from the water, because it was made bitter."

Answer: Hebrews

Mention of Timothy being released from prison is found in Hebrews 13:23, and nowhere else in the Bible. The verse states, "Know that our brother Timothy has been set free, with whom I shall see you if he comes shortly." No further details are given. In fact, no reference is made in Scripture about Timothy being arrested.

Timothy was known for being a young and timid worker in the early church. The epistles 1 Timothy and 2 Timothy were both written by Paul, the apostle to the Gentiles, and addressed to Timothy.