NT218-01 | Our Daily Bread University

The word canon, as we use it in referencing the books in the Bible, derives from a Greek word meaning what?

Unexplainable power
Measuring rod
Church authority
Official decree

Which of the following is not true about books described as the Apocrypha?

They were written in the inter-testamental period.
They were not considered authoritative by the Jews.
There only two, possibly three, of such books.
They are generally accepted by the Catholic Church as canonical.

Which of the following statements best describes the pseudepigrapha?

These books have correctly been included in the New Testament canon.
These books are dated before the earliest known book of the Old Testament.
These texts were written in Sanscrit and their translations are unreliable.
These writings enrich our understanding of the religion and literary forms of their period of history.

At about what time in history did a list of New Testament books that were considered to be authoritative begin to emerge?

200 AD
250 AD
300 AD
350 AD

To whom does the term paraclete refer?

The Roman Emperor
The Holy Spirit
Moses, the Lawgiver
Paul, the Apostle

What characteristic of the books in the New Testament canon is defined by the term consistency?

The book had the same literary style from beginning to end.
The book was written by an author who had written other biblical books previously.
The book was consistent with the teachings of the Midrash and the Mishnah.
The book did not contradict previously written Scripture.

What criterion for canonical books describes the widespread nature of their acceptance?

Catholicity
Universality
Globalization
Circuitousness

What criterion regarding authorship was applied when church councils selected books to be included in the New Testament canon?

Author must be Jewish by birth.
Author must be educated in Greek language arts.
Author must be an apostle or someone close to one of the apostles.
Author must be a leader in the church at Jerusalem.

Why were books written after the close of the 1st Century not included in the New Testament canon?

The Old Testament clearly states that the New Testament would be complete within 70 years of the death of the Messiah.
The authors lived in an era beyond the era of revelation to the apostles and their followers.
The historian Josephus discredited 2nd Century authors be referring to them as impostors.
Paul stated that his epistles were the last to be included in the canon.

From what school of thought does the Gospel of Thomas arise?

Judaic
Gnostic
Islamic
Platonic

How many original autographs of New Testament texts do we have available to us today?

None
Eleven
Forty-four
Two hundred thirteen

From what Gospel does the earliest known fragment of New Testament text come?

Matthew
Mark
Luke
John

During what era do we begin to find copies of the complete or nearly complete New Testament?

2nd to 3rd Centuries
4th to 5th Centuries
6th to 7th Centuries
8th Century

What categories cover the majority of all textual variations in the New Testament?

Deletion of commands no longer culturally applicable and addition of commands desired by monks who served as scribes
Misquotations of apostolic teaching and/or attribution of those quotes to the wrong apostle
Accidental omission of large portions of Scripture in the copying and intentional insertion of personal interpretations of Jesus' parables
Minor spelling errors or omission of words or letters or repetition

What does the lecturer say is true of disputed texts of Scripture?

There is no true dispute once scholarship and understanding are applied.
No doctrine of Christianity depends on them.
The Holy Spirit will make clear to the reader the correct interpretation.
They cause us to question the authenticity of the New Testament text.

To what do the terms inerrancy and inspiration apply?

Translations of the Bible prior to 1800
Translations of the Bible after 1800
Original autographs of Scripture
Any Bible translated by committed Christians

In what ways are the Gospels consistent with ancient biographical forms?

They describe every stage of Jesus' life with equal detail.
They are written as first-person narratives.
The focus is more on themes than on chronological details of Jesus' life.
The style is scholarly, written for the educated elite.

What tended to be the focus in the writing of ancient historians?

Influential teachers, thinkers, and scholars
Military and political exploits of emperors
Religious leaders and their teachings
The plight of the common people

Which three of the four Gospels are considered to be synoptic?

Matthew, Mark, Luke
Mark, Luke, John
Matthew, Mark, John
Matthew, Luke, John

What does the reference Q mean in terms of biblical textual criticism?

A now-lost source of sayings from which the Gospel writers may have drawn
A list of quotes attributed to Jesus that He probably did not really say
A means of questioning the authenticity of certain portions of the Gospels
None of the above

Form criticism relates to the transmission of Jesus’ teachings in what way?

On scrolls
In letters
In secret
By word of mouth

The term redaction criticism comes from a German word that means what?

Reciting
Editing
Preaching
Extolling

Matthew-Mark: Two Presentations of Jesus

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