[Faith-talk] FW: [masterslist] Fw: A Christmas Quiz

Tue Dec 6 21:29:55 UTC 2011

Original Message: 
From: "Dean Masters" <dwmasters15 at gmail.com>
To: "masters list" <masterslist at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [masterslist] Fw:  A Christmas Quiz
Date: 
Tue, 6 Dec 2011 11:13:46 -0500

A Christmas Quiz

A Christmas True or False Quiz

Can you separate fact from fiction in the Christmas story? Test your
knowledge by answering "T" or "F" to each statement.

The answers are below.

1.   There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Christmas story.

2.   The wise men were three kings from the orient.

3.   The little drummer boy came to the manger after the other shepherds.

4.   The star did not appear above the manger.

5.   Jesus' ancestors include a prostitute, an adulterer, a woman who
committed incest, and a non-Israelite.

6.   The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary first and then he appeared to
Joseph.

7.   Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

8.   Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar
Augustus.

9.   The wise men followed the star as it moved from their eastern land
to Israel.

10.               The wise men did not arrive on the night of Jesus'
birth.

11.               God sent a choir of chubby angels to announce Jesus'
birth to the shepherds.

12.               Shepherding was considered a very noble occupation.

13.               Both Joseph and Mary were told that the baby was to be
named "Jesus."

14.               When Herod heard about Jesus he was the only one
concerned about this new king.

15.               The wise men found Jesus lying in a manger in the town
of Bethlehem.

16.               After the angels announcement the shepherds went
straight to Bethlehem to see Jesus.

17.               Joseph married Mary immediately after the angel
appeared to him.

18.               Some of the shepherds doubted and refused to believe
the message they heard from the angels.

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Here are the answers:

1.   True

There are no records of Joseph speaking in the Christmas story.

I'm sure he said something, but there is absolutely no record of him
speaking at all.

2.   False

The wise men were three kings from the orient.

The number of wise men is not mentioned. They were not kings.

3.   False

The little drummer boy came to the manger after the other shepherds.

What little drummer boy? There is no mention of a drummer boy in the
Bible.

4.   True

The star did not appear above the manger.

It appeared above the house where Joseph's family was living (Matthew
2:9-11).

5.   True

Jesus' ancestors include a prostitute, an adulterer, a woman who
committed incest, and a non-Israelite.

Rahab was a prostitute, David & Uriah's wife were adulterers, Tamar &
Judah committed incest, and Ruth was from Moab. Matthew 1:3,5,6.

6.   False

The angel Gabriel appeared to Mary first and then an angel appeared to
Joseph.

Trick question. Mary was first, but we don't know the name of the angel
who appeared to Joseph (Matthew 1:20). It might have been Harold. You know,
"Hark

the Harold Angel Sings."

7.   False

Mary rode a donkey from Nazareth to Bethlehem.

A donkey does not appear any where in the Biblical account. She probably
walked.

8.   True

Joseph and Mary went to Bethlehem because of a decree by Caesar Augustus.

Yep. Luke 2:1-5.

9.   False

The wise men followed the star as it moved from their eastern land to
Israel.

Apparently not. The wise men saw the star in the east (Matthew 2:2). But
it did not take them to Jerusalem. In Jerusalem they asked for directions.
Once

leaving Jerusalem the star appeared again and led them to the house in
Bethlehem (Matthew 2:9).

10.               True

The wise men did not arrive on the night of Jesus' birth.

The wise men arrive sometime after Jesus is born (Matthew 2:1). Jesus is
called a child, rather than a baby (Matthew 2:11). He may have been as old
as
two

(Matthew 2:7,16).

11.               False

God sent a choir of chubby angels to announce Jesus' birth to the
shepherds.

Actually God sent an army of warrior angels. See Luke 2:13. "Company" and
"host" are military terms.

12.               False

Shepherding was considered a very noble occupation.

In first century B.C., shepherding was close to what we would consider
garbage collecting. Shepherds were unable to remain ritually pure according
to Pharisaic

laws and so were considered unclean. Yet God chose them for His birth
announcement.

13.               True

Both Joseph and Mary were told that the baby was to be named "Jesus."

Yes. See Matthew 1:21 and Luke 1:31. Babies were always named by their
father. God the Father gives Jesus his name.

14.               False

When Herod heard about Jesus he was the only one concerned about this new
king.

All Jerusalem was disturbed by this news of a new king (Matthew 2:3).

15.               False

The wise men found Jesus lying in a manger in the town of Bethlehem.

Jesus was in a house by this time (Matthew 2:11).

16.               True

After the angels announcement the shepherds went straight to Bethlehem to
see Jesus.

Correct. They were excited! They did not hesitate. They did not pass "Go"
and stop to collect their $200. 
Luke 2:15-16.

17.               True

Joseph married Mary immediately after the angel appeared to him.
Yes. His obedience was quick, cheerful and complete. Matthew 1:24.

18.               False

Some of the shepherds doubted and refused to believe the message they
heard from the angels.

They went to see the baby right away, they spread the word, and they
praised God for what they had been permitted to see and hear. No doubt
there. Luke 2:15-20.

Dean Masters, owner of the Masters List

Now to Him who is able to keep you from falling, and to make you stand in

the presence of His glory blameless with great joy, to the only God our 
Savior, through Jesus Christ our Lord, be glory, majesty, dominion and 
authority, before all time and now and forever. Amen. Jude 1:24-25

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