101 Things to Know About the Bible
Bible Basics
1. The Bible is composed of many different books with different authors written at different times.
2. Much of the Bible comes from ancient oral tradition.
3. The Old Testament is the story of the Israelite people.
4. The New Testament is the story of the life of Jesus and the early Christians.
5. There are many different modern translations of the Bible.
The Stories of Genesis
6. Creation and other primeval stories
7. Noah's Ark
8. Abraham and Sarah
9. Isaac and Rebecca
10. Jacob and his sons
The Stories of Exodus
11. The birth of Moses
12. The call of Moses
13. The plagues
14. The Exodus
15. The wilderness experience
The 10 Commandments
16. You shall worship God alone
17. You shall not make any idols of God
18. You shall not abuse the name of God
19. You shall keep the Sabbath holy
20. Honor your father and mother
21. You shall not murder
22. You shall not commit adultery
23. You shall not steal
24. You shall not lie
25. You shall not covet what your neighbor owns
The History of the Kingdom of Israel
26. The basics
27. The stories of David
28. The temple
29. The exile
30. The historical books
Iconic Passages of the Old Testament
31. Psalm 23
32. Proverbs
33. Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (A Time for Every Season)
34. Isaiah 9:9-7 & 11:1-9 (The coming of the Messiah and the Peaceable Kingdom)
35. Jeremiah 18:1-11 (The Potter and the Clay)
Iconic Characters of the Old Testament
36. Jonah
37. Daniel
38. Ruth
39. Esther
40. Samson
The Gospels
41. Matthew
42. Mark
43. Luke
44. John
45. The Acts of the Apostles
Parables of Jesus
46. Good Samaritan (Luke 10:2-37)
47. The Lost Sheep and Coin (Luke 15: 1-10)
48. Prodigal Son (Luke 15: 11-32)
49. The Sower (Matthew 13:1-9)
50. The Mustard Seed (Matthew 13: 31-32)
Miracles of Jesus
51. Feeding of the 5,000 (Mark 6:30-44)
52. Walking on Water (Matthew 14:22-33)
53. Raising of Lazarus (John 11:1-45)
54. Water into Wine (John 2:1-11)
55. Healing of the Paralytic (Luke 15:17-26)
Sayings of Jesus
56. The Beatitudes (Matthew 5:2-11)
57. “Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.” (Matthew 5:43-44)
58. “Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.” (Matthew 7: 12)
59. “Love the Lord your God, and love your neighbor as yourself.” (Matthew 22:37-40)
60. “For God so loved the world that he gave his only beloved son that whosoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life. (John 3:16)
Moments in the Life of Jesus
61. The stories of Jesus’ birth
62. Jesus lost in the temple
63. Jesus’ baptism
64. The temptation in the wilderness
65. The Transfiguration
Iconic Stories of the Gospels
66. Jesus turns over the tables in the temple
67. The woman at the well
68. Call of the disciples
69. Zacchaeus the tax collector
70. The Sermon on the Mount
The Stories of Holy Week (and beyond)
71. Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (Palm Sunday)
72. The Last Supper (Maundy Thursday)
73. Passion/Crucifixion (Good Friday)
74. Resurrection (Easter)
75. Ascension
The Life of the Early Church
76. The Gift of the Holy Spirit (Pentecost)
77. The Conversion of Paul
78. Journeys and Letters of Paul
79. Differences between Jews and Gentiles
80. The Book of Revelation
The Liturgical Year
81. Advent
82. Lent
83. Easter
84. Pentecost
85. Ordinary Time
Life of the Church and Your Family
86. Basic worship practices
87. Baptismal practices
88. Communion practices
89. Your family’s religious background
90. How parents (grandparents) volunteer or are involved in the church
Denominations
91. Roman Catholic
92. Episcopal
93. Methodist
94. Lutheran
95. Presbyterian
World Religions
96. Christianity
97. Islam
98. Judaism
99. Buddhism
100. Hinduism
101. Nicene creed.