CHR 105 quiz 2
Which of the following is the correct order for the four stages that led to the form of the Bible as we have it today? 1) original production, transmission, canonization, transmission 2) original production, transmission, translation, canonization 3) original production, canonization, translation, transmission 4) original production, transmission, canonization, translation
original production, transmission, canonization, translation
The first known translation of the Hebrew Bible into another language is: 1) the Peshitta 2) the Latin Vulgate 3) the Dead Sea Scrolls 4) the LXX
the LXX
Which of the following is the New Testament manuscript that contains the earliest complete collection of NT books? 1) P52 2) P46 3) the Dead Sea Scrolls 4)Codex Sinaiticus
Codex Sinaiticus
Which of the following is NOT one of the criteria most likely used for the canonization of a New Testament book? 1) a book had to conform to the rule of faith 2) a book's authorship needed to have a clear connection to an authoritative figure in Israel 3) Apostolicity 4) widespread acceptance and usage in churches
a book's authorship needed to have a clear connection to an authoritative figure in Israel
For which of the following purposes did New Testament authors pen their documents in the first place? 1) a desire to preserve the teachings and works of Jesus 2) the need to produce more works than their early Christian competitors 3) to obtain a leadership position within the early church 4) Greco-Roman interest in new religious ideas
a desire to preserve the teachings and works of Jesus
Which of the following factors led Old Testament authors to pen their documents in the first place? 1) Yahweh's (the Lord's) explicit instructions to write 2) a concern to teach and encourage ancient Israelites 3) a desire to preserve a written record of God's actions for future generations 4) all of the above
all of the above
The Muratorian Fragment indicates that no list of authoritative books existed in early Christianity. 1) true 2) false
false
The only OT book not represented in the Dead Sea Scrolls is Ruth. 1) true 2) false
false
The discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls demonstrated that the Old Testament text had been faithfully preserved from the second century BC to the tenth century AD. 1) true 2) false
true
The subsections of the Old Testament in the Hebrew Bible and the English Protestant Bible are different. 1) true 2) false
true
