Exam 1: What Is the Bible

The Torah was probably the first division of the Bible to gain canonical status.

Which book is not a part of the Torah?

The _________________ was published in 1611 as the culmination of the work of dozens of translators over seven years.

The frequently used acronym for the Jewish Bible is _________________.

Compare the Jewish and Christian canons of the Old Testament. How do they differ? What are the reasons for the differences in the order and content of these collections?

The Former Prophets begin with the divine appointment of ______________ as Leader of Israel.

The Hebrew Bible includes all of the writings that the Israelites produced.

The Septuagint is a Greek translation of the Bible produced by an unknown individual.

Which book is found in the Apocrypha?

According to ancient Jewish tradition _________________ wrote the Torah.

The Council of ____________ in 1546 decreed that all forty-six books of the Old Testament, including the Apocrypha, were canonical and equally authoritative.

To what does the term "the Bible" refer? What problems arise in trying to define "the Bible"?

_________________, ____________________, and ________________ are the three major divisions of the Old Testament.

The Latter Prophets are the books named after individual prophets.

What is involved in the process of textual criticism and what is the goal of the textual critic? What role has it played in scholars' efforts to translate the Bible?

The distinction between the Former Prophets and the Latter Prophets is primarily based on____________:

The Dead Sea Scrolls provide evidence for a fixed canon already in the first century CE.

Most scholars identify the ____________ as the group for whom the Dead Sea Scrolls served as a library.

After the Protestant Reformation in the ________ century, the Apocrypha was Excluded from Protestant Bibles.

The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, ___________, and Greek.