Final 2017 Flashcards
Inspiration literally means what in the Greek?
God Breathed.
Inspiration is a compound word made from what two Greek words?
God (Theos), Breathed (Pnuestos).
When describing the Bible, the word infallible indicates what?
That Scripture contains an objective truth and as such is reliable in its assertations.
What are the 4 misconceptions?
Blind Faith, Just Be Sincere, The Bible is Full of Myths, The Jesus of History is Unknowable
My heart cannot _____ in what my mind _____?
Rejoice, Rejects
The Christian faith is an_____ faith, therefore it must be object
Objective
What’s the difference between Hercules and Jesus?
Eyewitness
According to McDowell, a basic definition of history is?
A knowledge of the past based on testimony
What are the 3 I’s?
Inerrant, Infallible, Inspired
The Old Testament has how many books?
39
What are the 4 categories of the OT?
Pentateuch, Historical, Poetry/Writings, Major/Minor Prophets
The NT has how many books?
27
What are the 5 categories of the NT?
Gospels, Acts, Pauline Epistles/ Hebrews, General Epistles, Revelations
What are the literary styles used in the Bible?
Poetry, Narrative, Song, Romance, Didactic treatise, Personal correspondence, Memoirs, Satire, Biography, Law, Prophecy
What are the literary devices used in the Bible?
Alliteration, allusion, chiasm, hyperbole, idiom, Merism, paradox, simile, symbolism, type
The Bible writings span how many years?
1500
True or false. The Bible has over 40 authors.
True
What three languages was the Bible written in?
Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic
How many continents was the Bible written on?
3
The Bible is unique in circulation how?
It is in constant circulation.
How many languages is the Bible translated into?
2,200
True or False. After being copied and recopied the Bible has diminished in style and correctness.
False
Scripture was first written on what three things?
Papyrus, parchment, vellum
Scripture was first written on what type of material?
Perishable
What book has civilization been most influenced by?
Judeo- Christian scripture
How many books is the Bible composed of?
66
What is a manuscript?
a handwritten copy of scripture
Finish quote: “inspiration without…”
preservation is useless
The New Testament has how many manuscripts?
24,633
Inspiration without blank is useless?
Preservation
Internal evidence is what?
Allegations of error in the Bible are usually based on failure to recognize basic principles of interpreting ancient literature.
The unexplained is not necessarily unexplainable true or false?
True
Fallible interpretations do mean fallible revelation true or false?
False
A text without a context is a blank for a blank text?
Pretext and proof
Do you need to understand the context of the passage yes or no?
Yes
Interpret difficult passages in light of clear ones true or false?
True
Do base teaching on obscure passages true or false?
False
The Bible communicates with human language true or false?
True
Incomplete reports do equate to false reports true or false?
False
Old Testament citing in the New Testament need to be exactly true or false?
False
The Bible does not approve of all that it records true or false?
True
The Bible does not use non-technical everyday language true or false?
False
The Bible uses only exact numbers true or false?
False
Note when different literary devices are used true or false?
True
Erroneous copies do equate to erroneous originals true or false?
False
General statements do not mean universal promises true or false?
True
Later revelation Builds on and confirms previous ones true or false?
True
Who is Papius?
A generation removed from John
Who is Eusebius?
An author of ecclesiastical history quoted Papias recalling the accuracy of Peter’s interpreter.
Who is Irenaeus?
A Bishop of Lyons
Clement of Rome acknowledged the NT scripture as reliable.
True
Who is Ignatius?
Bishop of Antioch, knew all of the apostles and was a disciple of Polycarp.
Who is Polycarp?
Disciple of John, burned at the stake at 86 years old
List a non-Christian witness:
Tacitus – 1st century Roman
Josephus – Jewish historian, testifies to the canon of the OT, and confirms the existence and martyrdom of John the Baptist
Thallus – Confirms darkness and an earthquake at the time of Jesus death in Judea
Luke names 32 countries, 54 cities, and 9 islands without error
True
Three ways Josh McDowell suggests the OT is proven reliable.
Textual transmission (Accuracy)
Confirmation of hard evidence – archeology
Documentary evidence
Who was Cornelius Tactus?
Greatest historian of Ancient Rome
Most acclaimed works are Annals and the Histories.
True
Yeshu means Jesus.
True
So then _____ is from God, and the apostles are from Christ.
Christ
Are there any other holy books that are able to point with accuracy to fulfilled prophecy?
False
List one example of prophecy fulfilled:
Destruction of Edom
Destruction of Tyre and Nineveh
Fall of Babylon
Isaiah 40:22 says “_____ of the earth”
Circle
The galaxies are moving further apart.
True
The number of stars is ______________.
Immeasurable
Energy and mass cannot be created or destroyed.
True
Biblical Hebrew is a _____ language.
Pure
Manuscripts of the Old Testament from 1000+ years apart show change.
False
In the Egyptian book of the dead what was missing?
Whole sections
No ancient historical documents are able to come close to the Bible’s accuracy.
True
For the discipline of the Talmudists how were the scrolls with errors dealt with?
They were buried, burned, or used as reading books.
The Masoretes developed a system for copying the mss that eliminated ______ if not all risk of error.
Most
When were the Dead Sea Scrolls found?
1947
The Dead Sea Scrolls provided the oldest existing mss of the Old Testament.
True
With Old Testament manuscripts did the Jews think the older compared to the new manuscripts were better?
No
Translation Theories:
Word for word
Dynamic equivalent
Paraphrase
Tripartite Communication:
That which is said
That which is understood
The culture in which what was said was said.
In the NIV Bible over ___ scriptures were deleted.
40
