January 1981 Print

Angel Talk

Dedicated to the Angels for Children

For the Littlest Angel

Ask your mother to show you a Bible.

Then look through it and see if you can find the following:

1. The Old Testament and the New Testament.

2. The names of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

3. The name of the first book in the Bible.

I. Match Persons in Column I with Their Story in Column II.

Column I	Column II
1. Eve	a. was unharmed in the Lion's den.
2. Moses	b. was taken to heaven in a fiery chariot.
3. Jonas	c. was made from a rib of Adam.
4. Noe	d. killed the giant Goliath with his sling.
5. Daniel	e. was accompanied on a journey by the Angel Raphael.
6. Abel	f. was given the Ten Commandments.
7. David	g. was swallowed by a whale for 3 days.
8. Tobias	h. was killed by his brother Cain.
9. Elias	i. built the ark and was saved from the flood.

II. Fill in the Blanks with One of the Following Words:

fifteen	Douay-Rheims	Latin
written	greatness	New Testament
forty-five	Old Testament	twenty-seven

1. The Bible is the ___________________ word of God.
2. Books written before the coming of Christ are known as the ___________________ ___________________ .
3. Books written after the coming of Christ are known as the ___________________ ___________________ .
4. There are ___________________ books in the Old Testament.
5. There are ___________________ books in the New Testament.
6. St. Jerome translated the Bible into ___________________ in the 4th century.
7. The first English translation of the Bible is known as the ___________________ Bible.
8. An indulgence of 300 days can be gained by reading the Bible reverently for___________________ minutes.
9. The dominant theme of the Psalms is the ___________________ of God.

III. True or False?

	True	False
1. God is the author of the Bible by inspiring men to write what He wished to be written.
2. The first five books of the Bible were written by Moses.
3. The story of creation is told in the book of Kings.
4. Many of the Psalms were written by David.
5. The first book in the New Testament is the Gospel of St. John.
6. The Apocalypse was written by St. John.
7. Another name for the Apocalypse is the Book of Revelation
8. The Acts of the Apostles was written by St. Luke.
9. Most of the Epistles were written by St. Peter.

IV. Unscramble

V. Multiple Choice—Underline the Correct Word in Each Sentence:

1. In the Old Testament (apostles, prophets, Christians) were the intermediaries between God and His people.

2. The (Jews, Gentiles, Egyptians) were the chosen people of God.

3. The descendants of (Adam, Moses, Jacob) are known as Israelites.

4. When the Jews rejected Christ, the Apostles spread the gospel to the (Hebrews, Gentiles, Israelites).

5. The twelve (epistles, monks, apostles) were picked by Christ to spread His Church.

6. Besides the Apostles, Christ chose other men called (patriarchs, disciples, high-priests) to teach His gospel.

7. Matthew, Mark, Luke and John are known as the four (evangelists, prophets, baptists).

8. Followers of Christ are called (gentiles, prophets, Christians).

9. Only (monks, scribes, priests) can offer sacrifice.

VI. For What Special Quality Were These Men in the Old Testament Noted:

1. Job .................................................

2. Solomon .................................................

3. Samson .................................................

Answers

I. MATCH 1(c), 2(f), 3(g), 4(i), 5(a), 6(h), 7(d), 8(e), 9(b).

II. BLANKS 1-written, 2-Old Testament, 3-New Testament, 4-forty-five, 5-twenty-seven, 6-Latin, 7-Douay-Rheims, 8-fifteen, 9-greatness.

Ill. TRUE OR FALSE 1-true, 2-true, 3-false, 4-true, 5-faIse, 6-true, 7-true, 8-true, 9-false.

IV. UNSCRAMBLE Christ, Moses, John, Luke, Mark, Matthew, Adam, Eve, Peter.

V. MULTIPLE CHOICE 1-prophets, 2-Jews, 3-Jacob, 4-Gentiles, 5-apostles, 6-disciples, 7-evangelists, 8-Christians, 9-priests.

VI. SPECIAL QUALITY-1-patience, 2-wisdom, 3-strength.

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