Biblical illiteracy

I read an  article by Albert Mohler yesterday that should have shocked me, but didn't. It did however make me sad.

The premise of the article is that people as a whole are biblically illiterate, and that statistic after statistic shows that people who claim to be born again Christians, know as little as the average American adult about the Bible. Here are some of the stats.

- Fewer than half of all adults can name the four gospels.
- Many Christians cannot identify more than two or three of the disciples.
- According to data from the Barna Research Group, 60 percent of Americans can’t name even five of the Ten Commandments.
-  A Barna poll indicated that at least 12 percent of adults believe that Joan of Arc was Noah’s wife. ( this one made me laugh)
- According to 82 percent of Americans, “God helps those who help themselves,” is a Bible verse. Those identified as born-again Christians did better–by one percent.

" The larger scandal is biblical ignorance among Christians. Choose whichever statistic or survey you like, the general pattern is the same. America’s Christians know less and less about the Bible. It shows."

Can you answer the questions most got wrong?

1. Name the 12 disciples
2. Name the books of the Bible. Do you know you can't do that? At least name the New Testament.
3. What are the 10 Commandments?


If you have a little bit of time you should look up Bible Trivia online.. It'll give you all the questions to the game, see how you do.

To read the whole article by Al Mohler, click HERE