BLD No. 6 (2)

Okay grab a seat and let’s play. I’m going to grab a drink too, does anyone want one? I’m going to have amber rum and coke in a tall glass with some lime.

I’m cozy, let the games begin. Ummmm; I think we should do the bible.

Questions:

How many wise men were there? (3, 4, or the bible does not say)

Did Joseph meet the wise men? (yes, no, the bible does not say)

What animal did Mary ride to Bethlehem? (donkey, small horse, llama, the bible does not say)

The Holy Family named the child ‘Jesus’ because? (an angel told Mary to use the name, an angel told Joseph to use the name, all of the above, none of the above)

What type of building was Jesus born in? (stable, cave, inn, the bible does not say)

What animals were present at the Nativity? (cattle, sheep, doves, all of the above, the bible does not say)

Who besides the wise men saw the star? (shepherds, King Herod’s astrologers, the bible does not say)

How did the star compare in brightness with the other stars? (brighter, equivalent, a faint glow over the horizon, the bible does not say)

How soon after Joseph and Mary reached Bethlehem was Jesus born? (within minutes, that night, the bible does not say)

Answers:

How many wise men were there? (The bible does not say, although tradition suggests there were three wise men, as in the carol ‘We Three Kings of Orient Are’ the bible actually does not give the number of Magi.)

Did Joseph meet the wise men? (The bible does not say, Matthew writes that the magi found the Child with Mary, but makes no mention of Joseph.)

What animal did Mary ride to Bethlehem? (The bible does not say, although it would be a long walk for a pregnant woman from Nazareth to Bethlehem, the bible does not state whether Mary rode an animal or not.)

The Holy Family named the child ‘Jesus’ because? (All of the above, in Luke the Angel Gabriel tells Mary to use the name Jesus and in Matthew an angel tells Joseph to use the name Jesus.)

What type of building was Jesus born in? (The bible does not say, although Luke tells us that the baby was placed in a manger, there is no mention of where the manger was located.)

What animals were present at the Nativity? (The bible does not say, despite the line from ‘Away in a Manger that the cattle were lowing, the poor baby wakes,’ there is no mention of which animals were present.)

Who besides the wise men saw the star? (The bible does not say, there is only mention in Matthew that the wise men from the East came asking ‘Where is the child who has been born king of the Jews? For we observed his star at its rising, and have come to pay him homage.’)

How did the star compare in brightness with the other stars? (The bible does not say, it is mentioned in Matthew that the three wise men saw it on its rising and had followed it, there is nothing about its brightness.)

How soon after Joseph and Mary reached Bethlehem was Jesus born? (The bible does not say, in Luke it mentions ‘While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child.’)

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