Bibliology Test Flashcards

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studying and mediating on the Word of God is crucial to fulfilling God’s will

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Joshua 1:8

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God has promised to preserve His Word

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Matthew 5:17-18

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God’s Word is timeless and permanent

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Psalm 119:89

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the Word of God will stand forever

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Isaiah 40:8

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the words of the Bible are inspired by God and sufficient for all man’s needs

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2 Timothy 3:16-17

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the Bible is ultimately authored by the Holy Spirit

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2 Peter 1:20-21

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7
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God’s Word is living and active

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Hebrews 4:12

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God-breathed (theopneustos)

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inspiration

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historic, orthodox view: literally, all the words were breathed out by God

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plenary inspiration

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all the words were breathed out by God

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verbal inspiration

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“the writings” (words written down)

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Scripture

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God’s giving of the words that the writers wrote down

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dictation

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being without error (God gave the words of Scripture without error in the original autographs)

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inerrancy

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indwelling Holy Spirit giving the ability to understand Scripture

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illumination

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15
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a straw man argument (false argument) that the writers became robots or zombie-like, their consciousness being suspended, while writing Scripture

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mechanical dictation

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16
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says inspiration is merely heightened creativity

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natural inspiration

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17
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says some is inspired, some is not inspired

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partial inspiration

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18
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says God inspired thoughts; men wrote in their own words

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conceptual inspiration

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says the Bible becomes the Word of God when it is meaningful, or “speaks,” to the reader (encounter)

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experiential inspiration

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says God merely supervised the writers of the Bible, allowing them to write down what they experienced, what they thought, and what they did, as long as no error or mistakes crept in

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superintendence

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“rule” or “standard”; Sacred Writings accepted by the church as the authoritative rule of faith and practice (or 66 Books of the Bible)

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canon

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22
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the study of which books are to be included in the Holy Scriptures

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canonicity

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23
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the process of recognition of canonical books

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canonization

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24
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recognized as part of the Canon of Scripture

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canonical

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25
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incorruptibility of the Word of God in its transmission through the generations

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infallibility

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26
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original document of a given book

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autograph

27
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copy of an original document

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apograph

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a complete, handwritten copy of work, such as a book or selection

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manuscript

29
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a small scrap, sometimes containing only a few verses

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fragment

30
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a collection of manuscripts into a large volume

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codex

31
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a printed church worship manual that contained/quoted huge amounts of Scripture

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lectionary

32
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God’s protection of His Word to keep it pure in all ages

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providential preservation

33
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Peter recognizes Paul’s writings as Scripture, 2 Peter 3:15-16

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AD 64

34
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the NT Canon is completed with the book of Revelation

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AD 90

35
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“Muratorian Canon” - the oldest known fragment listing NT books

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AD 170

36
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Irenaeus’ list of “undisputed books” included 80% of the NT

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AD 175

37
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Origen argues to add Hebrews and Jude to Iranaeus’ list, implying its common acceptance

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AD 220

38
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Athanasius lists only our present 27 NT books as “canonical”

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AD 340

39
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Council of Carthage, final recognition of all 27 books being Canon

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AD 397

40
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Erasmus published first Greek Testament in single volume

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AD 1516

41
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to lift or carry across (from Latin, trans, “across,” and latus, “to lift or carry”)

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translate

42
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translation philosophy where the words from the Greek and Hebrew are rended as closely to word-for-word as possible into the English without changing the meaning intended by the original language (emphasizes accuracy of translation)

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formal equivalency

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thought-for-thought translation philosophy (emphasizes understanding/readability)

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dynamic equivalency

44
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the OT Hebrew text meticulously copied and preserved by Jew scribes called Masoretes

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Masoretic Text

45
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collation of primarily two Greek manuscripts called Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in 1881 by B.F. Wescott and A.J. Hort *evolving bases for Bible versions (aka Eclectic Text)

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Critical Text

46
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a discarded (4th century) codex found in a wastepaper bin in a monastery on Mt. Sinai

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Sinaiticus

47
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a codex of questionable origin “discovered” by the Roman church when called into question on some of their beliefs

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Vaticanus

48
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Jewish sect credited with copying OT Hebrew text (AD 600-950)

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Masoretes

49
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common term refers to NT Greek text received by God’s people *together with the Masoretic Text forms the basis of the Authorized Version (KJV)

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Received Text

50
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(Latin for the “Received Text”) named in 1633 by the Elzevir brothers, the Greek NT received by God’s people

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Textus Receptus

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Verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

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Matthew 5:18

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Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.

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Matthew 5:17

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For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the diving asunder of soul and spirit, and the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

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Hebrews 4:12

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2 Timothy 3:16 - “All”

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  • “each, every, all, the whole”
  • supports plenary inspiration
  • refutes partial inspiration
55
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2 Timothy 3:16 - “scripture”

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  • “graphe, the writings”
  • refutes conceptual inspiration
  • refutes natural inspiration
56
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2 Timothy 3:16 - “given by inspiration of God”

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  • “theopneustos, God-breathed”
  • supports verbal inspiration
  • refutes superintendence
57
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inspiration assumes what?

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inerrancy and infallibilty

58
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2 Timothy 3:16 - “and is profitable”

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  • “sufficiency”
  • refutes experiential inspiration
59
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discuss the difference between “mechanical dictation” and “verbal inspiration” using Scripture

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  • “given by inspiration of God” (2 Timothy 3:16)
  • God gave the words that the writers wrote down instead of controlling them directing while writing Scripture
60
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what are five questions to help recognize canonicity?

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  • is it authoritative? (claims to speak for God)
  • is it prophetic? (has an apostolic connection)
  • is it authentic? (agrees with other Scriptures)
  • is it dynamic? (possesses the power of God to change lives)
  • is it accepted? (received, used, preserved by God’s people; most important one)
61
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____ without ____ is useless

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inspiration without preservation is useless

62
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the promise of preservation using scripture

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  • God’s Word is pure, and He will preserve it (Ps. 12:6-7)
  • God’s Word is eternal (Ps. 119:89-91)
  • God’s Word is preserved accurately and completely (Matt. 5:18)
  • God’s Word is permanent (Isa. 40:8; 1 Pet. 1:23-25)
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preservation: scribal rules

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  • parchment made from skins of clean animals
  • column no less than 48 and no more than 60 lines
  • black ink from a special recipe
  • no word or letter written from memory; needed authentic copy
  • wipe his pen before Elohim; change clothes before Jehovah
  • every word was counted; if off, entire page destroyed