Ch. 1 ORIGIN OF THE BIBLE

Question 1

Pentateuch

Answer 1

Greek word for the first five books of the Bible.

Question 2

Septuagint

Answer 2

Greek translation of the Old Testament

Question 3

Tanach

Answer 3

Jewish Bible

Question 4

Torah

Answer 4

Hebrew word meaning law, or constitution for the Jewish people.

Question 5

Canon

Answer 5

Literally, the accepted standard.

Question 6

What is the current Biblical Cannon?

Answer 6

We accept the Hebrew Bible as our Old Testament & accept the New Covenant and Paul’s writings as our New Testament.

Question 7

The Old Testament begins with…

Answer 7

Hebrew Jewish Scriptures

Question 8

Our journey to understand the origin of the Bible began with…

Answer 8

Moses

Question 9

What was given to Moses 3300 years ago on mount Sinai

Answer 9

Torah

Question 10

When was the Hebrew Bible (Tanach) translated into the Greek? (Septuagint)

Answer 10

250 B.C

Question 11

What is the symbol for the septuagint? Why?

Answer 11

LXX

meaning 70. For the 70-72 men that made up the translation team.

Question 12

When did a complete English version of the Bible come into existence?

Answer 12

Not until the Middle Ages, which made the Bible uncommon to the less educated.

Question 13

What two factors contributed to the growth of the English Bible?

Answer 13

The revival of learning and the invention of the printing press.