Who is Missing From the New Testament? Quiz

Answer: Crete

According to Scripture, Titus served in Crete, the largest island in Greece and the fifth largest island in the Mediterranean Sea. Crete is located in the southern part of the Aegean Sea, near the boundary between the Aegean Sea and the Libyan Sea.

Titus, one of thirteen books the apostle Paul is credited with writing, was addressed to him. The general theme of the letter is the emphasis on good works. It appears after 2 Timothy and before Philemon.

Titus was a worker in the early church who was converted by Paul, as per Galatians 2:3. He was from Greece and appears to have been a Gentile. Titus is one of the smallest books in the Bible, consisting of three chapters and only 46 verses.

-- Question by Cowrofl

Answer: Onesimus

Apparently Onesimus had run away, and Paul encouraged him to return to his former owner, but not without first writing to ask Philemon to forgive him and receive him back as a friend.

An excerpt of Paul's letter to Philemon in the King James Version reads this way:

"If thou count me therefore a partner, receive him as myself. If he hath wronged thee, or oweth thee ought, put that on mine account; I Paul have written it with mine own hand, I will repay it: albeit I do not say to thee how thou owest unto me even thine own self besides."

~ Question submitted by logcrawler

Answer: Rhoda

Rhoda was so excited to hear Peter's voice that she ran to tell the others without letting him in first. When they finally did open the door, Peter explained briefly what had happened to him in the prison and then "went to another place".

Lydia is known from Acts 16 as a seller of purple cloth at Philippi; Prisca was a Jewish woman whom Paul met at Corinth (Acts 18), and Dorcas (also called Tabitha) was a woman whom Peter raised from the dead in Acts 9.

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Answer: Nathanael

John 1:49, in the NKJV, quotes Nathanael as telling Jesus, "Rabbi, You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!" The declaration is made months, perhaps years before Peter made his declaration in Matthew 16:16 that Christ is "the Son of the living God." Similar declarations by Peter are also recorded in Mark 8:29 and Luke 9:20.

Many theologians believe Bartholomew and Nathanael are the same person. When a list of the names of the disciples is given in Matthew, Mark and Luke, it contains the name Bartholomew, but not Nathanael. (The name Bartholomew is also mentioned in Acts.) However, in John there is mention of Nathanael, but no mention of Bartholomew. In Biblical times, it was common for people to have two names. For example, there's Peter who was also called Simon, and there's Matthew who was also called Levi, etc.

-- Question by Cowrofl

Answer: Ephesians

In the order the books appear in the New Testament, Ephesians is the fifth book written by Paul. Appearing before the book are Romans, 1 Corinthians, 2 Corinthians and Galatians. Books appearing after Ephesians are Philippians, Colossians, 1 Thessalonians, 2 Thessalonians, 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus and Philemon.

Ephesians was written by Paul to members of the early church in Ephesus, an ancient city in the Central Aegean region of Turkey. It was near modern-day Selcuk.

It is believed Paul wrote the book in about 60-62 AD, while in prison. According to Biblehub.com, the book was written to "encourage believers to walk as fruitful followers of Christ and to serve in unity and love in the midst of persecution."

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Answer: Lydia (at Philippi)

Acts 16-18 tells the story of Paul's second missionary journey, which took him first to Philippi in north-eastern Greece, then to Thessalonica (the capital of the Roman province of Macedonia), and from there to Athens and Corinth (the capital of the Roman province of Greece). Lydia was a wealthy woman who sold purple-dye and cloth. She responded readily to Paul's teachings, and she and her whole household were baptized.

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Answer: Italy

Aquilla was a Jew, and he and his wife Priscilla were ordered deported from Italy by the Roman emperor Claudius. According to Scripture he was a tentmaker, similar to Paul.

Acts 18:1-2 in the NKJV states: "After these things Paul departed from Athens and went to Corinth. And he found a certain Jew named Aquila, born in Pontus, who had recently come from Italy with his wife Priscilla (because Claudius had commanded all the Jews to depart from Rome); and he came to them. So, because he was of the same trade, he stayed with them and worked; for by occupation they were tentmakers."

According to Scripture, Aquila and Priscilla were stellar workers in the early church. What's more, in Romans 16:3-4, Paul credits the husband-and-wife team with risking "their own necks" for him.

-- Question by Cowrofl.

Answer: Unbelief

Thomas, of course, is remembered for having major doubts about initial reports from others about seeing the resurrected Christ after the crucifixion. His doubts, however, disappeared forever when, according to John 20:24-29, Jesus appeared before Thomas and the other disciples while they were meeting in a locked room.

John 20:24-29, in the NKJV, explains things this way: "Now Thomas, called the Twin, one of the twelve, was not with them when Jesus came. The other disciples therefore said to him, 'We have seen the Lord.' So he said to them, 'Unless I see in His hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand into His side, I will not believe.'

"And after eight days His disciples were again inside, and Thomas with them. Jesus came, the doors being shut, and stood in the midst, and said, 'Peace to you!' Then He said to Thomas, 'Reach your finger here, and look at My hands; and reach your hand here, and put it into My side. Do not be unbelieving, but believing.' And Thomas answered and said to Him, 'My Lord and my God!'

"Jesus said to him, 'Thomas, because you have seen Me, you have believed. Blessed are those who have not seen and yet have believed'."

-- Question by Cowrofl.

Answer: Silas

Barnabas and Mark had accompanied Paul on his first missionary journey (Acts 13-14), but Mark left the mission for reasons unknown. When Paul proposed a second journey, Barnabas wanted to bring Mark along again. Paul's refusal led to a serious disagreement between the two. Barnabas took Mark to Cyprus, while Paul chose Silas (also known as "Silvanus") to revisit with him the churches founded on the first mission. We know from Acts 16 that Silas, like Paul, was a Roman citizen.

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Answer: Cornelius

Cornelius, who was a Roman centurion, had also had a vision that prompted him to send for Peter. Upon Peter's arrival, with his entourage, he met with Cornelius and his friends and family, whereupon Peter became aware of what his vision had meant. For the complete story, read the 10th chapter of the book of The Acts of the Apostles, or as many refer to it, simply as Acts.

~ Question submitted by logcrawler