Introduction to Studying the Bible
Which of these is not an academic purpose in which to read the Bible
A) The Bible offers a window into the ancient world
B) The Bible influenced western civilization
C) The Bible offers spiritual practice for formation and guidance
D) The Bible is viewed as authoritative by many in the world
What is......
C) The Bible offers spiritual practice for formation and guidance
Hermeneutics
What is "the art of interpretation"?
Where could you flip to in the Bible to find the books of the Bible?
A) The back pages
B) Table of Contents
C) In the footnotes
D) The title page
What is..
B) Table of Contents
Why does the Christian Old Testament have more books than the Hebrew Bible?
T/F: The oldest Biblical Manuscript is the Dead Sea Scroll
What is...
True
What is Philology?
A) The study of the origin of bible stories
B) The study of language
C) The study of ancient artifacts
D) The study of the the trinity
What is...
B) The study of language
Exegesis
What is "drawing out" meaning from the Bible?
Who is the first human author of the Bible?
A) Abraham
B) Joseph
C) Moses
D) Jacob
What is....
C) Moses
What are the "original texts" of the Bible called?
Autographs
Why is John Wycliffe Important?
What is...
He was the first person to translate the entire Bible into English
Which of the following is "The study of how biblical texts have changed over time in different cultures and communities"
A) Biblical History
B) Cultural Reset
C) Reception History
D) Biblical Diversity
What is...
C) Reception History
The goal of devotional reading
The New Testament has over how many manuscripts?
A) 7,000
B) 8,000
C) 5,000
D) 9,000
What is...
C) 5,000
What makes up the New Testament canon?
Pauls Letters, Four Gospels, & Catholic Letters
What are manuscripts?
What is...
They are copies of copies that contain handwritten text from the Bible
Which of the following are reasons why Christians read the Bible?
A) Worship
B) For Christians to fulfill their desires
C) Spiritual practice for formation and guidance
D) Both A & C
What is...
D) Both A & C
the starting land and rivers of the Old Testament
What is Mesopotamia, Tigris, and Euphrates?
What is historical criticism best defined as?
A) the critique of the accuracy of historical events
B) reconstructing historical setting with which biblical texts are produced
C) the writings of ancient authors opinion about the past
D) interpretation of historical biblical landmarks or documents
What is...
B) reconstructing historical setting with which biblical texts are produced
What is the name of texts, which scholars use as a basis for comparing ancient manuscripts of the Bible to?
Masoretic Text
What is the vulgate?
What is...
It is the translation of the Old and New Testament from Hebrew to Latin
Which punctuation is used to "divide sections" of the Bible?
A) Colon
B) Semi-Colons
C) Asterisk/footnote
D) All of the above
What is...
B) Semi-Colons
Merneptah Stele
What is contained the first extrabiblical reference to Israel as a people? (c. 1206 BCE)
In Exegetical Reading, what is NOT key insight you should have for every text?
A) Someone wrote it
B) Based on the experiences of their world
C) Using a given language
D) The time frame that the text was written
What is....
D) The time frame that the text was written
What is the "septuagint"?
Texts that were originally translated to greek, and contain "additional texts" from Jewish scholars, that divide the Protestant and Catholic bibles.
Why is Textual Criticism so important?
What is...
to ensure that the text in the Bible is authentic and original