God and Human Life (Quiz 2)

What are the five tests of canonicity?

Test of Divine Inspiration Test of Human Authorship Test of authenticity Test of Testimony Test of Agreement

Match the following: (#2)

Textual Criticism → Accuracy of the Bible, Biblical Criticism → History of the Bible, Paraphrase → Clear Word, Literal Translation → KJV, Dynamic Equivalency → NIV

Jesus and the Sadducees accepted the Law, Prophets and Writings as divinely authoritative.

False

Which of the following is not a theory of inspiration?

Literal

List four reasons why the Apocrypha is rejected as Scripture.

They do not claim for themselves authority as the Old Testament writings Were not regarded as part of the canon by the Jews Not considered to be Scripture by Jesus or New Testament authors They contain teachings inconsistent with the rest of the Bible

The theme of the Old Testament is God's dealings with the nation of Israel.

True

Which of the following was NOT one of the original languages in which the Bible was written?

Akkadian

Match the following: (#3)

Apocrypha → Accepted as inspired by Roman Catholic Church in 1546, Septuagint (LXX) → Earliest Greek Translation of Old Testament, Stephen Langton → Divided Bible into chapters (AD 127), Robert Stephanus → Divided New Testament into verses in 1555, Rabbi Nathan → Divided Hebrew Old Testament into verses (AD 1448)

The term _______ comes from the Semetic word, which means "rule" or "standard."

Canon

Which Councils affirmed the 27 books of the New Testament Canon as authoritative?

Council of Hippo, Council of Carthage

The theme of the New Testament is the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus.

False

Universal agreement on the canon of Hebrew Scripture was arrived at by around 250 BC.

False

What are three things everyone should be mindful of or check when choosing a translation of the Bible? Choose a translation that is....

Is it based on the standard Hebrew or Greek text Does it render the text accurately Does it uses modern English Was it translated by a committee Is it appropriate for your purpose

The Muratorian Canon accepted all the New Testament books as authoritative, in exception of James, 1st Peter, 2nd Peter, 3rd John and Revelation.

False

The New Testament contains only a few direct quotes from the Apocryphal Writings.

False

The New Testament was written by about 8 different authors over a period of 500-600 years.

False

Which of the following is NOT an important hermeneutical principle?

Formulating Doctrines

Arrange the following in the proper order in which the process of inspiration occurs:

God Jesus Angel Prophet Us

Acceptance of the view that "the biblical messages came from God but are expressed in human terms," rules out three inaccurate concepts about the Bible. What are these inaccurate concepts?

God (the real author) dictated the messages and the writers were His secretaries Biblical writings express noting more than human ideas and aspirations Only some parts of the Bible are divine

What are the three major arguments for the case of Biblical Inerrancy?

God is the author of the Bible God is never the author of error The Bible is free of error

What are the four home-made rules that are to be avoided, because they present challenges to sound biblical interpretation?

Your own personal opinion Your personal tradition or background The authority you feel the church has Your personal hobbyhorse or area of interest

Match the following:

nspiration → God to the prophets, Infallible → No error in revealing Jesus, Illumination → Holy Spirit to the Reader, Special Revelation → Dreams, miracles, Jesus, Autographs → Original documents from Bible Writers, Inerrancy → No error in history or chronology, General Revelation → Nature, conscience, history