Bible Translations
What is the Septuagint (LXX)?
Translation of the OT (Hebrew) into Greek.
What is hermeneutics?
The science and art of interpretation.
What is allegorical interpretation?
Interpreting passages with hidden meanings not expressed in the text.
Who was William Tyndale?
Translator of the Bible from Hebrew and Greek (A.D. 1526)
What is the definition of grammatical construction?
Using the syntax of a passage to reveal its own meaning in a passage.
Who translated the Septuagint?
70 scholars fluent in Greek and Hebrew
What are the two primary methods for Hermeneutics?
Literal/Normal/Plain/Grammatical-Historical
Allegorical/Grammatical-Historical-Typological
What is the Biblical support for the Literal Hermeneutic?
Old Testament prophecies were fulfilled literally
What Greek NT did Tyndale use?
Erasmus' Greek NT (Textus Receptus)
What is the definition of historical background?
Using a text's historical setting to help determine its meaning.
What is the Vulgate?
Translation of Hebrew OT and Greek NT into Latin.
What is literal interpretation?
Meanings expressed are true and have reference to what is real, unless the context indicates otherwise.
Why should one expect unfulfilled prophecies to be fulfilled literally?
The prophecies about Christ's first coming were fulfilled literally.
Who completed Tyndale's work?
John Rogers, using the pseudonym Thomas Matthew.
How many times has the Authorized Version been revised?
At least 5 times
What was the first complete English translation?
John Wycliffe's translation (A.D. 1382)
What are two examples of exceptions to the literal interpretation?
Parables, Words of Satan
What is the definition of "context?"
It comes from the Latin words for 'con' = meaning 'together', and 'text' = meaning 'woven'.
What is the Authorized Version (KJV)?
The third official translation by the Church of England.
What is the logical support for the Literal Hermeneutic?
Objectivity is lost with a non-literal interpretation.
What was the main fault of John Wycliffe's translation?
It was translated from the Vulgate, not from the Greek and Hebrew manuscripts (MSS)
What is the grammatical-historical interpretation?
The meaning of each word is determined by its grammatical and historical context.
What is the definition of other Scripture?
The Bible is the best interpreter of itself.
What were the first two official translations by the Church of England?
The Great Bible and the Bishop's Bible
How do we know who cut off Malchus' ear?
By comparing John 18:10 with Matthew.26:51-52 (principle of other Scripture)