BBT FINAL Flashcards

1
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Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writings of the NT?

A

Old Italian Latin

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Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writing of the NT?

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Early Church fathers

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3
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Was Jerome’s Latin Vulgate version universally accepted in his day?

A

No

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4
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Which does the 2nd century Peshitta most closely agree with?

A

Textus Receptus

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5
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Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writing of the NT?

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Waldensian Bible

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6
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Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writing of the NT?

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Temple Manuscript

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What does the Gothic version created by Ulfilas (missionary to the Goths) contribute to the earliest witness issue regarding the NT?

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“It proves the Textus Receptus existed prior to 350 AD”

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How does the “Diatessaron” found in Asia Minor and Syria contribute significantly to the issue of what the earliest witness was to the NT?

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All of the above

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9
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Why is the argument that “older is better” regarding the Greek manuscripts not true when used by textual criticism proponents?

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Because they are not the earliest witnesses

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10
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Where are the oldest witnesses found quoting the Textus Receptus?

A

Early Church Fathers

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11
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What does the Magdalen papyrus have in it?

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Textus receptus reading from Matthew

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12
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When was the last 12 verses of Mark quoted?

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2nd Century on

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13
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What did liberal critic Kirsopp Lake prove about the great number of Textus Receptus manuscripts?

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They were all examples of a large number of original copies of the TR

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14
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What did liberal critic Krisopp Lake prove early Christian scribes did with old Textus Receptus manuscripts?

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They interred them. They copied the NT mss then destroyed the old ones much like the Masoretic scribes

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15
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What value should be put on the oldest existing Greek manuscripts?

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That they’re the worst because they weren’t used up

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16
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Why is a so called “older and better manuscript” suspect by some?

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They’re not used up, proving they were not used by the early church

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17
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What do critical scholars like Zuntz point out regarding the Minority Text witnesses in the papyrus?

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All of the above

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18
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When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “age” speak to its authenticity?

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Its quoted just 70 years after John writing it, proving its early and authentic

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19
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When is 1 Jn. 5:7 quoted in history?

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From the 2nd Century on

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20
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Why do early quotes of 1 Jn. 5:7 prove its authenticity?

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It had to be there for them to quote

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21
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What assumption of Westcott & Hort has been disproved regarding the Early Church Fathers?

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It had to be there for them to quote

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22
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What does quotations of the Early Church fathers mean for the Greek Minority text?

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The Minority Text is not the earliest and best example of the NT because the ECF quoted from the RT

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23
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Which text stream agrees with the earliest versions (Peshitta 150 AD, Old Latin version 157 AD, and the Italic Bible 157 AD)?

A

TR

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24
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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?

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They’re 200 years before the Minority Egyptian texts and have TR readings

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25
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How many quotations of the Textus Receptus are there in the Early Church Fathers?

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Over 86,000

26
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When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “count or number” speak to its

A

The early versions and citations of the early writers show it was there

27
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When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “variety” speak to its authenticity?

A

It has the benefit of multiple geographical locations and multiple types of witnesses

28
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When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “spread” speak to its authenticity?

A

All of the above

29
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When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “longevity” speak to its authenticity?

A

It’s used by the 2nd Century patristics, all the way down to the TR of the 16th Century

30
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When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “weight or respectability of witnesses” speak to its authenticity?

A

1 John 5:7 in the TR shows uniform agreement across mss

31
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What is does the Minority Text reading of 1 Jn. 5:7 have regarding the criterion of “spread”?

A

It’s geographically limited

32
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How many early Greek witnesses do we have for 1 Jn. 5:7?

A

All of the above

33
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What do the early Latin witnesses show about 1 Jn. 5:7?

A

It’s in 95% of 10,000 Latin mss

34
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What grammatical evidence speaks to whether 1 Jn. 5:7 should have the longer reading?

A

Without it severe grammar issues create gender confusion that violates basic Greek grammar

35
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According to trinitarian historian and scholar Edward Freer Hills, why was the long reading of 1 Jn. 5:7 removed from Alexandrian texts?

A

It was too oneness

36
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Which is the best translation philosophy when one sees how both Paul and Jesus used the OT Scripture?

A

Literal

37
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What is the biggest issue raised in class regarding accuracy of the ESV?

A

Text Stream

38
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What has been the greatest resurgence of Minority Text readings or Alexandrian readings in modern versions?

A

NKJV

39
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What is the biggest issue raised in class regarding accuracy of the NKJV?

A

Accuracy of translation

40
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What is the biggest issue raised in class regarding accuracy of the NIV?

A

Translation Philosophy

41
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What does the linage recorded in Mt. 1:7 and 1:10 have have to do with evaluating Bibles and underlying text streams?

A

All critical texts have 2 non-existent kings in Christ’s Geneology

42
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What did Philip Payne and Paul Canart prove regarding the “hree dots” in the margin to the left of 1 Jn. 5:7 by the words “there are three”?

A

This was a technique used while creating Vaticanus as a scribal notation to show awareness of an alternate reading

43
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What does the scientific issue recorded in Lk. 23:45 have to do with evaluating Bibles and underlying text streams?

A

The Critical Text has a scientific error in it

44
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What does the statement recorded in Jn. 7:8 have to do with evaluating
Bibles and underlying text streams?

A

The Critical Text has a moral error in it making Jesus a liar

45
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What are the weaknesses of the Minority Text?

A

All of the above

46
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Why would one privilege the Textus Receptus over the Minority Text?

A

The TR is not mutilated with deletions, additions, and amendments like the Minority Text

47
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How did the early Church view these so called “earlier and better” witnesses (Beatty Papyri, Vaticans, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Ephraem Syrus, and Freer Washington)?

A

They saw them as possibly influenced by the heresies that permeated Egypt

48
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What is the Textus Receptus based on?

A

The vast Majority of Greek mss

49
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When did the Early Church fathers quote the Textus Receptus?

A

From the 2nd Century throughout the entire writings forward of Bible mss

50
Q

Which of these translations had the most qualified scholars working on it?

A

KJV

51
Q

What best describes the translation process of the KJV?

A

Incredible Careful

52
Q

Were the KJV translators qualified to translate Scripture?

A

Yes, because they were the living experts then which exceeds all qualified people today

53
Q

What do Mt. 28:20 and Jn. 12:28 show regarding the NKJV’s accuracy of translation?

A

The NKJV contains a contradiction

54
Q

What is the first step of disbelief as discussed in class?

A

Rejection of Preservation

55
Q

Where is the best manuscript evidence for the”Q” source?

A

There is none

56
Q

When did the “synoptic problem” occur in history?

A

Only after the 1800s

57
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What root issue caused Schleiermacher to suggest “Q”?

A

Antisupernaturalism

58
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Where is the manuscript evidence for a shorter reading of Mt. 28:19?

A

There is none

59
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What does Jesus’ statement in Mt. 5:18 show about the preserved text of Scripture? Mt. 5:18, “For verily I say unto you, Till heaven & earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.”

A

Jesus says that scripture as a whole, each word, each letter, down to the slightest part of a letter is the preserved word of God

60
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What is the number one reason apostolic scholars (and other conservatives) have given up the doctrine of preservation as discussed in class?

A

In pursuit of intellectual respectability