Temple Society Australia - Confirmation 2005
Lesson 4 - Questionnaire for confirmands - The Bible

Read the 'Notes for confirmands' and your notes from our discussions in class before answering. Please answer all questions.

1. What are the two main parts of the Bible called?

2. To which religious faith did the authors of the first part belong? 

3. Whose life, actions and teachings does the second part concentrate on?

4. In what languages was the Bible written originally?

5. Name one or more well-known translations of the Bible into English or German.
   

6. Which one of the Testaments concerns us more?
 

7. Why do you think the New Testament is important for Christians?
 

8. What do Christians sees as the link between the two main parts of the Bible?

9. Give the English meaning for:

 Bible - ___________________                  Gospel - ____________________

Testament - ____________________            Apostle - ____________________

10. According to the Orthodox Churches, the Bible was totally inspired by ___________________ .

11. What do we Templers believe in this respect?
 

12. How should we approach the Bible?
 
 

13. In what ways can the Bible help us?
 

*Have your thoughts about (or attitude to) the Bible changed at all after this lesson? How? Why/why not?