Question 1

The Dead Sea Scrolls were copied based on the traditions of the Masoretes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Many scholars do not believe we can ever be certain that we possess the exact words of the New Testament authors. What arguments might they give to substantiate this claim?

Accepted Answer

The students' discussion might

Question 3

This second-century figure established a canon consisting of some of Paul's letters along with an edited version of the Gospel of Luke.

Accepted Answer

A)  Athanasius 
B)  Valentinus 
C)  Clement of Alexandria 
D)  Marcion 
A)  Athanasius 
B)  Valentinus 
C)  Clement of Alexandria 
D)  Marcion

Question 4

How many books are there in the New Testament?

Accepted Answer

A)  twenty-five 
B)  twenty-six 
C)  seventy-seven 
D)  twenty-eight 
A)  twenty-five 
B)  twenty-six 
C)  seventy-seven 
D)  twenty-eight

Question 5

Marcion excised passages from his Gospel source and from Paul in accordance with his view that

Accepted Answer

A)  Jesus was Jewish and argued for the continuation of Judaism. 
B)  Jesus and Paul argued against the practices of Judaism. 
C)  there was only one God. 
D)  Jesus created the world. 
A)  Jesus was Jewish and argued for the continuation of Judaism. 
B)  Jesus and Paul argued against the practices of Judaism. 
C)  there was only one God. 
D)  Jesus created the world.

Question 6

How many original copies of books of the Bible do we have?

Accepted Answer

A)  three fragments 
B)  one entire book and one fragment of another 
C)  none 
D)  all of them 
A)  three fragments 
B)  one entire book and one fragment of another 
C)  none 
D)  all of them

Question 7

New Testament manuscripts do not

Accepted Answer

A)  contain many mistakes. 
B)  have many years separating the events written about and the events themselves. 
C)  have any inaccuracies. 
D)  show a lack of passion for their topics. 
A)  contain many mistakes. 
B)  have many years separating the events written about and the events themselves. 
C)  have any inaccuracies. 
D)  show a lack of passion for their topics.

Question 8

The Marcionites used a form of which Gospel?

Accepted Answer

A)  Thomas 
B)  John 
C)  Mark 
D)  Luke 
A)  Thomas 
B)  John 
C)  Mark 
D)  Luke

Question 9

Orthodoxy was a primary criterion of the canonization of the Hebrew Bible.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Who established the first Christian canon?

Accepted Answer

A)  Marcion 
B)  Gnostics 
C)  proto-orthodox Christians 
D)  Paul 
A)  Marcion 
B)  Gnostics 
C)  proto-orthodox Christians 
D)  Paul

Question 11

Catholic and Orthodox Christians have a larger canon, including books not in the Jewish and Protestant canons.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Only books entirely or largely written in Hebrew were accepted in the Jewish canon.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Marcion appealed to ___________ as the authority for his teachings.

Accepted Answer

A)  Peter 
B)  Thomas 
C)  Paul 
D)  Matthew 
A)  Peter 
B)  Thomas 
C)  Paul 
D)  Matthew

Question 14

Most copies of New Testament manuscripts come from what time period?

Accepted Answer

A)  Middle Ages 
B)  Age of Enlightenment 
C)  Pax Romana 
D)  Bronze Age 
A)  Middle Ages 
B)  Age of Enlightenment 
C)  Pax Romana 
D)  Bronze Age

Question 15

How did the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls impact our understanding of the text of the Hebrew Bible? Give examples wherever possible.

Accepted Answer

The Dead Sea Scrolls impact our understa

Question 16

Describe the process of the canonization of the Hebrew Bible. What books were the first to be canonized and when? How did other books come to be added later, and what factors were involved in choosing the books? When was the current canon finally closed?

Accepted Answer

The five books of the Torah were widely

Question 17

The books of the New Testament were used by a variety of Christian groups, some of which were subsequently labeled as heretical. How did the process of canonization limit possible interpretations of these books and make them acceptable to orthodox Christians?

Accepted Answer

Although "heretical" groups used texts t

Question 18

Which of the following represents an intentional scribal error?

Accepted Answer

A)  doctrinal change 
B)  misspelling words 
C)  repeating words, verses, or pages 
D)  skipping words, verses, or pages 
A)  doctrinal change 
B)  misspelling words 
C)  repeating words, verses, or pages 
D)  skipping words, verses, or pages

Question 19

Some New Testament manuscripts date back to the second century C.E.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

We currently possess about how many fragments and copies of New Testament texts?

Accepted Answer

A)  56,000 
B)  100 
C)  560 
D)  5,600 
A)  56,000 
B)  100 
C)  560 
D)  5,600

Exam 27: Appendix: the Canon and Text of the Bible

The Dead Sea Scrolls were copied based on the traditions of the Masoretes.

Many scholars do not believe we can ever be certain that we possess the exact words of the New Testament authors. What arguments might they give to substantiate this claim?

This second-century figure established a canon consisting of some of Paul's letters along with an edited version of the Gospel of Luke.

How many books are there in the New Testament?

Marcion excised passages from his Gospel source and from Paul in accordance with his view that

How many original copies of books of the Bible do we have?

New Testament manuscripts do not

The Marcionites used a form of which Gospel?

Orthodoxy was a primary criterion of the canonization of the Hebrew Bible.

Who established the first Christian canon?

Catholic and Orthodox Christians have a larger canon, including books not in the Jewish and Protestant canons.

Only books entirely or largely written in Hebrew were accepted in the Jewish canon.

Marcion appealed to ___________ as the authority for his teachings.

Most copies of New Testament manuscripts come from what time period?

How did the discovery of the Dead Sea Scrolls impact our understanding of the text of the Hebrew Bible? Give examples wherever possible.

Describe the process of the canonization of the Hebrew Bible. What books were the first to be canonized and when? How did other books come to be added later, and what factors were involved in choosing the books? When was the current canon finally closed?

The books of the New Testament were used by a variety of Christian groups, some of which were subsequently labeled as heretical. How did the process of canonization limit possible interpretations of these books and make them acceptable to orthodox Christians?

Which of the following represents an intentional scribal error?

Some New Testament manuscripts date back to the second century C.E.

We currently possess about how many fragments and copies of New Testament texts?

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The Book of Genesis

Who Wrote the Pentateuch

From Egypt to Mount Sinai: Exodus and Leviticus

From Mount Sinai to the Promised Land: Numbers and Deuteronomy

The Deuteronomistic History: Joshua and Judges

The Books of Samuel and Kings

The Early Israelite Prophets: Amos and Isaiah

Other Pre-Exilic Prophets: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk

The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Beyond

The Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets

The Poets of Ancient Israel

Storytellers in Ancient Israel

The Wisdom Literature

Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the Apocrypha

The World of Jesus and His Followers

The Synoptic Problem and the Gospel of Mark

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

The Gospel of John and the Later Gospels

The Historical Jesus

The Life of the Apostle Paul

The Letters of Paul

The Acts of the Apostles

In the Wake of Paul: Deutero-Pauline Epistles

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