Bible Challenge - "KINFOLK OF THE NEW TESTAMENT"

Good Evening to All!

Last week's Bible Challenge was all about the Kinfolk of the Old Testament, so I didn't think it would be fair to not "shine a light" on the New Testament as well, so. . . . On With The Challenge!

1. Who was younger: Jesus or His cousin John the Baptist? (Luke 1:35-2:7)

2. The New Testament mentions four earthly brothers of Jesus. Name two of them.
(Mark 6:3)

3. Mary and Martha of Bethany had a brother who was the subject of one of Jesus' most astonishing miracles. What was his name? (John 11:1-2)

4. Of which tribe of Israel was Paul descended? (Philippians 3:5)
a) Judah
b) Levi
c) Benjamin
d) Joseph

5. What was the relation between Lydia and Ananias?
(Acts 5, Acts 16)
a) wife and husband
b) sister and brother
c) mother and son-in-law
d) no known relation

6. John Mark's mother was an early Christian named ________. (Acts 12:12)
a) Drusilla
b) Mary
c) Rhoda
d) Deborah

7. Because of John Mark's one-time act of desertion, his cousin ______ had a dramatic falling-out with Paul over whether to keep John Mark as their traveling companion.
(Acts 15:36-40, Colossians 4:10)
a) Silas
b) Barnabas
c) Timothy
d) Titus

8. Timothy's parents were of what disparate nationalities? (Acts 16:1)
a) Jewish and Greek
b) Jewish and Roman
c) Persian and Macedonian
d) Samaritan and Macedonian

9. What relative of Paul once exposed an assassination plot against him?
style="font-weight: bold; color: rgb(153, 153, 0);">(Acts 23:12-35)
a) brother
b) wife
c) sister
d) nephew

10. This man's family was reported by Paul to be the first believers in Achaia (lower Greece).
(1 Corinthians 16:15)
a) Achaiaus'
b) Stephanas'
c) Corolacas'
d) Philemon's



Questions taken from "Bible Challenge" Small Facts from the Big Book by Daniel E. Harmon

Good Night to All and May God Bless!