Biblical Geography - Mapping Out the Events, #4 Quiz | Religion

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1. Acts 16:13-15 tells of the conversion of Lydia to Christianity. In what city did she become a convert?

Answer: Philippi

The correct answer is Philippi, although she lived in Thyatira. Acts 16:13-15, states: "On the Sabbath we went outside the city gate to the river, where we expected to find a place of prayer. We sat down and began to speak to the women who had gathered there. One of those listening was a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira, who was a worshiper of God.

The Lord opened her heart to respond to Paul's message. When she and the members of her household were baptized, she invited us to her home. 'If you consider me a believer in the Lord,' she said, 'come and stay at my house.' And she persuaded us." Verse 12 gives the location of the city. Philippi was in eastern Macedonia and was abandoned in the 14th century after the Ottoman conquest, according to Wikipedia.

2. Acts 4:36 tells of Barnabas joining the Paul's missionary team and going on to become an extremely valuable member. His name was Joseph, however, the disciples called him Barnabas, which means Son of Encouragement. Where did Barnabas come from?

Answer: Cyprus

The correct answer is Cyprus. Acts 4:37 tells of Barnabas selling a field he owned and putting all the money at the apostle's feet. As an aside, I recommend the FunTrivia quiz called All About Barnabas, an excellent quiz by SP44000. Cyprus is south of Turkey and is the third largest island in the Mediterranean Sea.

3. Acts 19: 17-20 tells of the burning of a large number of scrolls on sorcery. Where did the burning take place?

Answer: Ephesus

The correct answer is Ephesus. Acts 19:19-20 states: "A number who had practiced sorcery brought their scrolls together and burned them publicly. When they calculated the value of the scrolls, the total came to fifty thousand drachmas. In this way the word of the Lord spread widely and grew in power." A footnote in the NIV Bible states a drachma was a silver coin worth about a day's wages.

It's abundantly apparent a vast number of scrolls were burned. The ruins of Ephesus are in eastern Turkey and are a popular tourist destination, according to Wikipedia.

4. A highly interesting story in Acts tells of a young man called Eutychus sitting in a third-storey window and listening the apostle Paul speak. Paul apparently had an extremely long message that lasted to around midnight with the end result Eutychus went into a deep sleep and fell out the window and died. In what city did this highly unusual event take place? (Acts 20:6)

Answer: Troas

The correct answer is Troas. There is a happy ending to the story as Scripture reports in Acts 20:7-12 Paul left the third story room and went down to ground level and revived Eutychus from the dead. Then after this miracle, Paul went back upstairs and broke bread, ate and preached until daylight! The ruins of Troas can be found in northwestern Turkey, on the Aegean Sea.

5. The book of Colossians is a letter written by Paul to believers in Colosse. In Colossians 4:16, Paul tells the believers in Colosse to share his letter with believers in another city. What is the name of the city?

Answer: Laodicea

The correct answer is Laodicea. The city was about 75 miles east of the port city of Ephesus in what is modern-day Turkey. Many theologians believe the church in Ephesus served as the main church in the region and other churches, including the one in Laodicea, served as extensions.

6. Revelation 3:1-12 tells of a church, that although it has little strength, "you have kept my word and have not denied my name." To which of the seven churches is this passage referring to?

Answer: Philadelphia

The correct answer is Philadelphia. Revelation 3:10-12 states: "Since you have kept my command to endure patiently, I will also keep you from the hour of trial that is going to come upon the whole world to test those who live on the earth. I am coming soon. Hold on to what you have, so that no one will take your crown. Him who overcomes I will make a pillar in the temple of my God. Never again will he leave it. I will write on him the name of my God and the name of the city of my God, the new Jerusalem, which is coming down out of heaven from my God; and I will also write on him my new name." Philadelphia is in Turkey and is now known as Alsehir.

7. Revelation 2:8-11 tells of a church which apparently has its afflictions and its poverty, but is described as rich. To which of the seven churches is this passage referring to?

Answer: Smyrna

The correct answer is Smyrna. John, the writer of the book of Revelation, tells of a time of tribulation for the church, but all will work out if the believers keep their faith. Revelation 2:10 states: "Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in prison to test you, and you will suffer persecution for ten days. Be faithful, even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown of life." Smyrna was an ancient city in western Turkey on the Aegean Sea.

8. Mary and Martha are two sisters who are referred to in the Gospels of Luke and John. According to John 11:1, where did the two sisters live?

Answer: Bethany

The correct answer is Bethany, a village that was then just outside Jerusalem. Mary and Martha were sisters of Lazarus who raised from the dead by Jesus. (John 11:38-43.) Martha was known as being always busy while Mary took time to listen to whatever Jesus was saying, as per Luke 10:38-42.

9. Mary Magdalene plays a prominent role in the Gospels with her being credited with being the first to see Jesus after his resurrection. (John 20:11-18 and Mark 16:9) Although there is no specific mention in the Bible, what place is considered by many theologians to be Mary Magdalene's home town?

Answer: Magdala

Yes, the correct answer is Magdala. Many theologians believe the name Magdalene suggests her home town is Magdala, a community on the western shore of the Sea of Galilee, between Tiberias and Capernaum. Notes in the NIV Study Bible also suggest Magdala is her home town.

10. Scripture tells of Jesus being crucified on the hill of Golgotha in Jerusalem. According to the four Gospels, what was the hill also known as? Hint: It's not Calvary. (See Matthew 27:33, Mark 15:22, Luke 23:33, and John 19:17.)

Answer: Place of the Skull

The correct answer is Place of the Skull. Incidentally, the word 'Calvary' does not appear in the NIV. Calvary is a Western Christian name given to the crucifixion site. The following explanation is from Wikipedia: "When the King James Version was written, the translators used an anglicised version -- Calvary -- of the Latin gloss from the Vulgate (Calvariae), to refer to Golgotha in the Gospel of Luke, rather than translate it; subsequent uses of Calvary stem from this single translation decision."

Source: Author Cowrofl

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Biblical Geography - Mapping Out the Events, #4 Quiz

I love doing FunTrivia quizzes on the Bible and geography. So I put the two subjects together and came up with a geography quiz based on events in the New Testament. This is my fourth installment. (The NIV was used for this quiz.)

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