Do You Know Your Bible?

Answer the following questions True or False.

1. The "forbidden fruit" of the Garden of Eden was an apple.
   False. The forbidden fruit is never identified in the Bible.

2. Jesus was an only child.
   False. The Gospels mention brothers and sisters of Jesus. One brother, James, was a leader in the early church.

3. Moses had a speech impediment.
   True. Moses tells God he stutters and would not be a good spokesman.

4. Mary Magdalene, one of Jesus' loyal followers, was a harlot.
   False. There is no suggestion in the Bible that she was a prostitute or an adulteress.

5. Jonah spent three days in the belly of a whale.
   False. The Bible says a great fish, not a whale. Whales are not fish.

6. The word "Easter" and the phrases "immaculate conception," "holy trinity," and "original sin" never appear in the bible.
   True. "Easter" is derived from the name of the Anglo-Saxon goddess of the dawn, Oestre. The other words refer to doctrines formulated by theologians.

7. Jesus' last name was "Christ."
   False. Christ is a title bestowed on Jesus that means "anointed one."