Bible Quiz 3

Question 1

God’s unique “breathing” of his words into the human writers of Scripture

Answer 1

Inspiration

Question 2

God’s teaching the Christian the truths of His word

Answer 2

Illumination

Question 3

A measuring rod, rule, or standard

Answer 3

Canon

Question 4

A book’s right to be included in the Biblical Canon because God has determined it so and man has recognized it as inspired by God

Answer 4

Canonicity

Question 5

What is meant by the term the canon of Scripture?

Answer 5

Those books measured and found satisfactory as a part of the inspired Word of God

Question 6

5 questions we use to determine canonicity

Answer 6

1. Is it authoritative?
2. Is it prophetic?
3. Is it authentic?
4. Is it dynamic?
5. Was it received, used, and preserved by the people of God?

Question 7

3 Divisions of the Old Testament in Christ’s day

Answer 7

1. Books of Moses
2. Psalms
3. Prophets

Question 8

Principles of Biblical interpretation

Answer 8

1. Literal principle
2. Historical principle
3. Contextual principle
4. Grammatical principle
5. Synthetical principle
6. Practical principle

Question 9

Why isn’t the apocrypha in the canon of Scripture?

Answer 9

1. They never claim inspiration for themselves
2. Some of their teaching is heretical
3. They were never sanctioned by the early church leaders
4. They were never allowed a place in the canon for the first four centuries after Christ
5. Books in the apocrypha not only contradict the Bible, but they also contradict each other
6. The quality of the apocrypha is far below that of the bible, even to the point of occasionally teaching immorality
7. The books of the apocrypha were never received by the people of God

Question 10

What is the apocrypha?

Answer 10

Books written between the Old and New Testament

Question 11

God’s disclosing to man things about Himself that man could not know otherwise

Answer 11

Revelation

Question 12

What part of Scripture did Christ authenticate and or pre-authenticate

Answer 12

1. The three Old Testament sections of Scripture Were authenticated by Christ in Luke 24:44; Christ approved the Old Testament canon; Quotations of the Old Testament by Christ show His approval of the canon
2. He also pre-authenticated the New Testament by promises that he made to the apostles; the apostles were aware that God was giving them

Question 13

Are the Old Testament books the same as today?

Answer 13

Yes
God preserved His word through the ages
People meticulously copied it and very carefully translated it