BBT FINAL Flashcards
Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writings of the NT?
Old Italian Latin
Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writing of the NT?
Early Church fathers
Was Jerome’s Latin Vulgate version universally accepted in his day?
No
Which does the 2nd century Peshitta most closely agree with?
Textus Receptus
Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writing of the NT?
Waldensian Bible
Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writing of the NT?
Temple Manuscript
What does the Gothic version created by Ulfilas (missionary to the Goths) contribute to the earliest witness issue regarding the NT?
“It proves the Textus Receptus existed prior to 350 AD”
How does the “Diatessaron” found in Asia Minor and Syria contribute significantly to the issue of what the earliest witness was to the NT?
All of the above
Why is the argument that “older is better” regarding the Greek manuscripts not true when used by textual criticism proponents?
Because they are not the earliest witnesses
Where are the oldest witnesses found quoting the Textus Receptus?
Early Church Fathers
What does the Magdalen papyrus have in it?
Textus receptus reading from Matthew
When was the last 12 verses of Mark quoted?
2nd Century on
What did liberal critic Kirsopp Lake prove about the great number of Textus Receptus manuscripts?
They were all examples of a large number of original copies of the TR
What did liberal critic Krisopp Lake prove early Christian scribes did with old Textus Receptus manuscripts?
They interred them. They copied the NT mss then destroyed the old ones much like the Masoretic scribes
What value should be put on the oldest existing Greek manuscripts?
That they’re the worst because they weren’t used up
Why is a so called “older and better manuscript” suspect by some?
They’re not used up, proving they were not used by the early church
What do critical scholars like Zuntz point out regarding the Minority Text witnesses in the papyrus?
All of the above
When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “age” speak to its authenticity?
Its quoted just 70 years after John writing it, proving its early and authentic
When is 1 Jn. 5:7 quoted in history?
From the 2nd Century on
Why do early quotes of 1 Jn. 5:7 prove its authenticity?
It had to be there for them to quote
What assumption of Westcott & Hort has been disproved regarding the Early Church Fathers?
It had to be there for them to quote
What does quotations of the Early Church fathers mean for the Greek Minority text?
The Minority Text is not the earliest and best example of the NT because the ECF quoted from the RT
Which text stream agrees with the earliest versions (Peshitta 150 AD, Old Latin version 157 AD, and the Italic Bible 157 AD)?
TR
Why should the evidence in the Peshitta (150 AD), the Old Latin version (157 AD), and the Italic Bible (157 AD), be considered as evidence against the Minority Text?
They’re 200 years before the Minority Egyptian texts and have TR readings