Curiosities of the Bible

Who was put to death by a plague? What's the shortest verse? 446 pages of Bible prize questions, enigmas and curiosities that Victorian Sunday schools competed over.

New Testament Persons

6 pages in this part of Curiosities of the Bible.

New Testament Persons (Whom was said their zeal)

40. Of whom was said their zeal was without knowledge? 41. What scripture examples have we of Christian zeal being attributed to madness?…

New Testament Persons (Just man Only one The Apostles)

"Just man." Only one! The Apostles were affrighted. Bold Peter acted the coward and the craven. The Marys and Marthas felt themselves…

New Testament Persons: Peter

Luke xxiii. 46. . Luke xxiii. 3. 53. Peter, James and John. .. 54. Our Saviour... 55. John.... 56. Simon the leper ........... 57…

New Testament Persons: Herod

Eutychus by Paul. 81. The saints which slept 82. Two whole years..... 83. St. Paul's 84. Matthias. 85. By the sword, by order of Herod. 86…

New Testament Persons: Thess

Gal. vi. 9; 2 Thess. iii. 13. 106. See..

New Testament Persons: Titus

Titus iii. 13 Acts xxviii. 7 122. When Peter wished to know what would happen to St. John..... ..John xxi. 21, 23. 123. The Epistle to the…

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