Final Flashcards
Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writings of the NT?
Early Church fathers
Was Jerome’s Latin Vulgate version universally accepted in his day?
No. He was criticized by Helveticus. He was contested in his day because there were alternative readings
Which does the 2nd century Peshitta most closely agree with?
Textus Receptus
Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writing of the NT?
Temple Manuscript
Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writing of the NT?
Wadism Bible
What does the Gothic version created by Ulfilas (missionary to the Goths) contribute to the earliest witness issue regarding the NT?
Proved Textus Receptus existed 350 years prior form when people claim written
How does the “Diatessaron” found in Asia Minor and Syria contribute significantly to the issue of what the earliest witness was to the NT?
From 1700 AD, 200 years older than Vaticanus and Sinaiticus, over 200 found in Asia minor
Why is the argument that “older is better” regarding the Greek manuscripts not true when used by textual criticism proponents?
Because is not the earliest witness
Where are the oldest witnesses found quoting the Textus Receptus?
Early church fathers, they predate all other sources
What does the Magdalen papyrus have in it?
Textus Receptus reading from Matthew from the 60s
When was the last 12 verses of Mark quoted?
2nd century throughout church history
What did liberal critic Kirsopp Lake prove about the great number of Textus Receptus manuscripts?
All examples of a large number of original copies, not just 1 original copied many times
What did liberal critic Krisopp Lake prove early Christian scribes did with old Textus Receptus manuscripts?
Copied manuscripts, then destroyed them like Jewish practice so there was no misreading
What value should be put on the oldest existing Greek manuscripts?
Oldest Greek is the worst because it is not used
Why is an “older and better” manuscript suspect by some?
Not used up, proved that they were not used
What do critical scholars like Zuntz point out regarding the Minority Text witnesses in the papyrus?
200 nonsense readings, 400 itastic spelling. Terrible attention to details of copies.
When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “age” speak to its authenticity?
It’s quoting 70 years after John wrote it. It was already there
When is 1 Jn. 5:7 quoted in history?
From the 2nd century throughout church history
Why do early quotes of 1 Jn. 5:7 prove its authenticity?
Had to be there for them to quote. Predates the Sinaiticus
What assumption of Westcott & Hort has been disproved regarding the Early Church Fathers?
“Textus receptus was never quoted by the Early Church Fathers” but it’s quoted over 8000 times
What does quotations of the Early Church fathers mean for the Greek Minority text?
Not the earliest and best witness of the NT
Which text stream agrees with the earliest versions (Peshitta 150 AD, Old Latin version 157 AD, and the Italic Bible 157 AD)?
Textus Receptus
Why should the evidence in the Peshitta 150 AD, the Old Latin version 157 AD, and the Italic Bible 157 AD, be considered against the Minority Text?
200 years early then NT
How many quotations of the Textus Receptus are there in the Early Church Fathers?
86,000
