Question 1

Verse divisions didn't exist in the Bible until the 1500s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  True

Question 2

Our earliest surviving New Testament manuscript, P52, is

Accepted Answer

A)  A reliable witness of the original text of Paul's letters 
B)  Datable to the 1st century C.E. 
C)  The size of a credit card 
D)  Evidence of adoptionist Christian theology 
A)  A reliable witness of the original text of Paul's letters 
B)  Datable to the 1st century C.E. 
C)  The size of a credit card 
D)  Evidence of adoptionist Christian theology C

Question 3

Which of the following indicates a reading is most likely earlier than other options?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is a more difficult reading. 
B)  It occurs in the most manuscripts. 
C)  It is found in more recent manuscripts. 
D)  It is doctrinally orthodox. 
A)  It is a more difficult reading. 
B)  It occurs in the most manuscripts. 
C)  It is found in more recent manuscripts. 
D)  It is doctrinally orthodox. A

Question 4

Criteria for establishing the original text of a writing do not include:

Accepted Answer

A)  Conformity with the norms of the culture in which it was written 
B)  The distribution of the manuscripts 
C)  The difficulty of the reading 
D)  Conformity with the author's own language, style, and theology 
A)  Conformity with the norms of the culture in which it was written 
B)  The distribution of the manuscripts 
C)  The difficulty of the reading 
D)  Conformity with the author's own language, style, and theology

Question 5

New Testament manuscripts do not:

Accepted Answer

A)  Contain many mistakes 
B)  Have many centuries separating the events written about and the events themselves 
C)  Have any inaccuracies 
D)  Contain exact word-for-word copies of the texts that were originally produced by ancient Christian authors 
A)  Contain many mistakes 
B)  Have many centuries separating the events written about and the events themselves 
C)  Have any inaccuracies 
D)  Contain exact word-for-word copies of the texts that were originally produced by ancient Christian authors

Question 6

The earliest copyists of the New Testament were:

Accepted Answer

A)  Trained scribes 
B)  Monks 
C)  Priests 
D)  Untrained but literate 
A)  Trained scribes 
B)  Monks 
C)  Priests 
D)  Untrained but literate

Question 7

Who created the verse divisions that we have today?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Stephanus 
B)  Thucydides 
C)  Steven Langton 
D)  Valentinus 
A)  Robert Stephanus 
B)  Thucydides 
C)  Steven Langton 
D)  Valentinus

Question 8

Write a letter to a family member and explain to him or her the criteria used to determine the original text of the New Testament. How do these criteria help in this determination? What shortcomings do they have?

Accepted Answer

Students should discuss the six criteria

Question 9

How are the books of our modern Bibles related to the original manuscripts? Explain how a book of the Bible was transmitted after the original document was written and what scholars and translators of the Bible have to consider when preparing a modern version.

Accepted Answer

Students should observe that modern Bibl

Question 10

Which of the following represents the most common difference among Biblical manuscripts?

Accepted Answer

A)  Doctrinal changes 
B)  Harmonizations 
C)  Differences in spelling 
D)  Parablepsis occasioned by homoeoteleuton 
A)  Doctrinal changes 
B)  Harmonizations 
C)  Differences in spelling 
D)  Parablepsis occasioned by homoeoteleuton

Question 11

What is the approximate date of our earliest complete copy of the Gospel of Luke?

Accepted Answer

A)  125 C.E. 
B)  175 C.E. 
C)  250 C.E. 
D)  350 C.E. 
A)  125 C.E. 
B)  175 C.E. 
C)  250 C.E. 
D)  350 C.E.

Question 12

Give a Biblical example of parablepsis occasioned by homoeoteleuton.

Accepted Answer

A)  "I do not ask that you keep them from the," an omission of the next line that ended in the same six words, then a continuation of the text with "evil one" 
B)  "lastnightatthedinnertableisawabundanceonthetable" 
C)  "Let this cup before me," with an insertion ("pass") between "cup" and "me" 
D)  The addition of the last twelve verses of Mark 
A)  "I do not ask that you keep them from the," an omission of the next line that ended in the same six words, then a continuation of the text with "evil one" 
B)  "lastnightatthedinnertableisawabundanceonthetable" 
C)  "Let this cup before me," with an insertion ("pass") between "cup" and "me" 
D)  The addition of the last twelve verses of Mark

Question 13

Who was the University of Paris lecturer who introduced the major divisions into the Latin Bible in the thirteenth century?

Accepted Answer

A)  Robert Stephanus 
B)  Thucydides 
C)  Steven Langton 
D)  Valentinus 
A)  Robert Stephanus 
B)  Thucydides 
C)  Steven Langton 
D)  Valentinus

Question 14

Earlier scribes who copied the New Testament were more precise than later ones.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Most of the differences between New Testament manuscripts were the result of intentional changes by scribes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

In the story of Jesus in the last minutes before his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:43-44), the account of his "sweating blood" while contemplating his imminent suffering is most likely:

Accepted Answer

A)  An original part of the Gospel of Luke 
B)  An original part of the Gospel of Mark that was later inserted into the Gospel of Luke by the author of Luke 
C)  Not an original part of any Gospel 
D)  An insertion from a letter of Paul. 
A)  An original part of the Gospel of Luke 
B)  An original part of the Gospel of Mark that was later inserted into the Gospel of Luke by the author of Luke 
C)  Not an original part of any Gospel 
D)  An insertion from a letter of Paul.

Question 17

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

Accepted Answer

A)  Sixty thousand 
B)  One hundred 
C)  Six hundred 
D)  Six thousand 
A)  Sixty thousand 
B)  One hundred 
C)  Six hundred 
D)  Six thousand

Question 18

The story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (John 7:59-8:11) is:

Accepted Answer

A)  An original part of the Gospel of John 
B)  An original part of the Gospel of Mark that was later inserted into the Gospel of John by the author of John 
C)  Not an original part of any Gospel 
D)  A pagan parable 
A)  An original part of the Gospel of John 
B)  An original part of the Gospel of Mark that was later inserted into the Gospel of John by the author of John 
C)  Not an original part of any Gospel 
D)  A pagan parable

Question 19

Which doctrine is not explicitly found in the earliest manuscripts of the Bible but was inserted into it by some later scribes?

Accepted Answer

A)  Salvation by works 
B)  Jesus' divinity 
C)  The virgin birth 
D)  The Trinity 
A)  Salvation by works 
B)  Jesus' divinity 
C)  The virgin birth 
D)  The Trinity

Question 20

Which of the following is least helpful in establishing the original text of the New Testament?

Accepted Answer

A)  Geographical spread 
B)  Number of manuscripts 
C)  Age of manuscripts 
D)  Difficulty of reading 
A)  Geographical spread 
B)  Number of manuscripts 
C)  Age of manuscripts 
D)  Difficulty of reading

Exam 2: Do We Have the Original New Testament

Verse divisions didn't exist in the Bible until the 1500s.

Our earliest surviving New Testament manuscript, P52, is

Which of the following indicates a reading is most likely earlier than other options?

Criteria for establishing the original text of a writing do not include:

New Testament manuscripts do not:

The earliest copyists of the New Testament were:

Who created the verse divisions that we have today?

Write a letter to a family member and explain to him or her the criteria used to determine the original text of the New Testament. How do these criteria help in this determination? What shortcomings do they have?

How are the books of our modern Bibles related to the original manuscripts? Explain how a book of the Bible was transmitted after the original document was written and what scholars and translators of the Bible have to consider when preparing a modern version.

Which of the following represents the most common difference among Biblical manuscripts?

What is the approximate date of our earliest complete copy of the Gospel of Luke?

Give a Biblical example of parablepsis occasioned by homoeoteleuton.

Who was the University of Paris lecturer who introduced the major divisions into the Latin Bible in the thirteenth century?

Earlier scribes who copied the New Testament were more precise than later ones.

Most of the differences between New Testament manuscripts were the result of intentional changes by scribes.

In the story of Jesus in the last minutes before his arrest in the Garden of Gethsemane (Luke 22:43-44), the account of his "sweating blood" while contemplating his imminent suffering is most likely:

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

The story of Jesus and the woman taken in adultery (John 7:59-8:11) is:

Which doctrine is not explicitly found in the earliest manuscripts of the Bible but was inserted into it by some later scribes?

Which of the following is least helpful in establishing the original text of the New Testament?

What Is the New Testament the Early Christians and Their Literature

The Greco-Roman World of Early Christian Traditions

The Jewish World of Jesus and His Followers

From Oral Traditions to Written Gospels

Jesus, the Suffering Son of God: the Gospel According to Mark

The Synoptic Problem and Its Significance for Interpretation

Jesus, the Jewish Messiah: the Gospel According to Matthew

Jesus, the Savior of the World: the Gospel According to Luke

Jesus, the Man Sent From Heaven: the Gospel According to John

From Johns Jesus to the Gnostic Christ: the Johannine Epistles and Beyond

Jesus From Different Perspectives: Other Gospels in Early Christianity

The Historical Jesus: Sources, Problems, and Methods

Jesus in Context

Jesus, the Apocalyptic Prophet

From Jesus to the Gospels

Lukes Second Volume: the Acts of the Apostles

Paul the Apostle: the Man and His Mission

Paul and His Apostolic Mission: 1 Thessalonians As a Test Case

Paul and the Crises of His Churches: 1 and 2 Corinthians, Galatians, Philippians, and Philemon

The Gospel According to Paul: the Letter to the Romans

Does the Tradition Miscarry Paul in Relation to Jesus, James, Thecla, and Theudas

In the Wake of the Apostle: the Deutero-Pauline and Pastoral Epistles

From Pauls Female Colleagues to the Pastors Intimidated Women: the Oppression of Women in Early Christianity

Christians and Jews: Hebrews, Barnabas, and Later Anti-Jewish Literature

Christians and Pagans: 1 Peter, the Letters of Ignatius, the Martyrdom of Polycarp, and Later Apologetic Literature

Christians and Christians: James, the Didache, Polycarp, 1 Clement, Jude, and 2 Peter

Christians and the Cosmos: the Revelation of John, the Shepherd of Hermas, and the Apocalypse of Peter

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Our earliest surviving New Testament manuscript, P⁵², is