Who in the Bible are you most like?
Eighteen statements about how you act, speak, lead, argue, question and plan. None mentions the Bible. The result names the figure whose recorded acts sit nearest, and shows the cited moments that place them there. It asks about temperament, not virtue.
- 18Statements
- 6Axes
- 25Figures
- 3mTo take
Someone wants to see where you land next to them. Answer for yourself; the comparison comes after.
What you will see
Neither end of an axis is the better one. Blue and orange only mark which end is which; read either name for what it says.
25 figures, one page each
One line on each, and where they stand on the six axes.
Open any of them to read more.
- Abrahamherdsman of Ur and Haran, called out to Canaan
- Mosesraised in Pharaoh's house, shepherd in Midian, leader of Israel out of Egypt
- Josepheleventh son of Jacob, sold into Egypt, then set over its grain
- Davidshepherd of Bethlehem, harpist, outlaw captain, king of Israel
- Jonathaneldest son of Saul, soldier, David's covenant friend
- Elijahprophet of Gilead in the days of Ahab
- Nehemiahcupbearer to Artaxerxes, then governor over the rebuilding of Jerusalem's wall
- Danielexile of Judah, trained for the Babylonian court, to whom the king's dreams were made known
- John the Baptistpreacher in the wilderness of Judea who baptised in the Jordan
- Peterfisherman of Galilee, apostle, named first in the list of the Twelve
- PaulPharisee of Tarsus, tentmaker, apostle to the nations
- Gideonson of Joash of Ophrah, called from the wine press to fight Midian
- Deborahprophetess who judged Israel and summoned Barak against Sisera
- EstherJewish orphan raised by Mordecai, made queen of Persia
- RuthMoabite widow who went with Naomi to Bethlehem
- Hannahwife of Elkanah of Ramathaim, mother of Samuel
- Abigailwife of Nabal of Carmel, later wife of David
- Rahabof Jericho, a prostitute whose house stood on the city wall, who hid Joshua's two spies
- Mary the mother of Jesusof Nazareth, betrothed to Joseph; at the wedding in Cana, at the cross, and with the disciples in Jerusalem
- Marthaof Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus, who received Jesus into her house
- Mary Magdaleneof Magdala, out of whom seven demons had gone, first at the empty tomb
- BarnabasLevite of Cyprus, sent by the church in Jerusalem to Antioch, Paul’s travelling companion
- Jesusof Nazareth, Whose acts here are taken only from the four Gospels
- Judithwidow of Manasses of Bethulia, who went with her maid into the camp of Holofernes
- TobitIsraelite of the tribe of Naphtali carried captive to Nineveh, father of Tobias, blind for eight years
How to answer
- Five answers
Strongly disagree through to strongly agree.
- Unsure is one of them
It counts as an answer and pushes you neither way.
- Go back any time
One statement at a time. Keys 1 to 5 work as well.
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