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Final Lecture 10 Flashcards

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The Bible has overwhelming manuscript support that preadates Muhammad by centuries?

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True

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The New Testament writers were very careful to distinguish their words from the words of Jesus, revealing that they were not receiving them but reporting them.

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True

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Muslims do believe that the book of Luke is completely accurate and inspired due to Luke’s reliability as a historian.

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False

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There are sources that prove the Muslims claims are true that the New Testament is dependent on earlier sources rather than being a firsthand, first century account by disciples and contemporaries of Christ.

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???No answer???

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Islam claims that the Bible is the “Word of God” (2:75). They also believe God’s words cannot be altered or changed. If both statements are correct then it follows that the Bible has not been changed or corrupted. However, Islamic teaching insists the Bible has been corrupted. This is a contradiction.

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True

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The earliest fragment of the New Testament is dated about A.D. 100-40. It preserves verses from John 18 just as they are found in later manuscripts and in today’s New Testament.

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False

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There is LESS manuscript evidence for the New Testament than any book in the ancient world.

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False

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The Bible holds at least 200,000 errors, maybe more.

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False

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The Chest Beatty Papyri and the Vatican’s Ms. confirm the same substantial text of the whole New Testament existing in Muhammad’s day.

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True

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The earliest fragment of the NT is dated about A.. 117-38.

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True

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There are thousands of verified pieces of evidence to indicate that the New Testament message was destroyed or distorted, as Muslims claim it was.

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False

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The Bible has no manuscript support that predates Muhammad by centuries.

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False

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Muslims reject the current authenticity of the Gospel?

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True

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The earliest fragment of the New Testament preserves verses from John 18?

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True

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There is no basis for the Muslim claim that the New Testament is dependent on other sources.

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True

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Christians were NOT obligated to accept the New Testament of Muhammad’s day (7th century AD).

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False

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According to Muslims, the Quran believes that all prophets are liars.

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False

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So-called errors in the Bible, as claimed by Bible critics, are actually grammatical variant readings.

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True

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The New Testament writers were honest men who willingly died for the Gospel message?

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True

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John the beloved did not make any mistakes in his references to cities and places in the Bible?

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True

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The Qur’an says the original “Gospel” is a revelation of God (5:46, 67, 69, 71.)

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True

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Muslims reject the current authenticity of the Gospel, yet.

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True

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Islam believes that God’s words cannot be altered or changed, but they do not claim that the Bible is the Word of God, which explains why they believe it is corrupted.

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False

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According to noted archaeologist Nelson Glueck, no archaeological discovery has ever controverted a Biblical reference.

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True

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Not one variant in the Bible affected “an article of faith or a precept of duty which is not abundantly sustained by other and undoubted passages, or by the whole tenor of Scripture teaching.

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True

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The New Testament text of Muhammad’s day are the same text as the Apostle’s day.

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True

27
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Muslims believe that all prophets are truthful.

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True

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Muslims are AWARE that for an ancient book the New Testament is the most accurately copied book in the world.

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False

29
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Muslims critique the Bible by saying that the genealogies of Christ are inaccurate.

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True

30
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The Quran says the original “Gospel” is a revelation of God. (5:46, 67,69,71)

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True

31
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There is no basis for the Muslim claim that the New Testament is dependent on earlier sources. Rather, it is clearly a firsthand account, a first-century account by the disciples and _________________?

a. Contemporary of the Apostles
b. Contemporary of Muhammad
c. Contemporary of Christ
d. Contemporary of Paul

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c. Contemporary of Christ

32
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Scores of archaeological finds have been made which confirm in clear outline of exact detail of historical _______________.

a. Statements in the Bible
b. Statements in the Quran
c. Statements of Buddha
d. Statements of Baal worshippers

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No answer??

?????????

33
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____________ gives his Genealogy on Mary’s side.

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John

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c. Luke

34
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In terms of genealogy Muslims say that the gospels contradict each other based on the order they are given. They seem unaware that _________ gives Jesus’ genealogy on Joseph’s side

a. Matthew
b. Mark
c. Luke
d. John

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a. Matthew

35
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This book of antiquity has overwhelming manuscript support that predates Muhammad by centuries.

a. Torah
b. Bible
c. Koran

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b. Bible

36
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They seem blissfully unaware that the views of the critics of the Bible that they quote are based on anti supernatural bias, that, if applied to the Qur’an and the hadith, would destroy basic Muslim beliefs as well.

a. Buddha
b. Christians
c. Muslims

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c. Muslims

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Concerning the copying of the New Testament, what are Muslims the most unaware of?

a. That for an ancient book, it’s the most accurately copied book in the world.
b. The New Testament has only been copied as often as Allah gives his approval.
c. The New Testament has copied Islamic doctrine and holds more truth than the Qur’an.
d. The New Testament has been copied less than all Dr. Seuss books put together.

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a. That for an ancient book, it’s the most accurately copied book in the world.

38
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What evidence is there that indicates that the New Testament message was destroyed or distorted, as Muslims claim it was?

a. There are no New Testament manuscripts predating Muhammad.
b. None
c. An angel told Muhammad that it was so.
d. The Qur’an clears up the misconception that the New Testament is the inspired and preserved word of God.

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b. None

39
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Most Muslims are totally unaware that for an ancient book (first century A.D.) the New Testament is the most ________ copied book in the world.

a. Frequently
b. Accurately
c. Banned

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b. Accurately

40
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Sir William Ramsey concluded that Luke was a _________ historian.

a. First-rate.
b. Lousy.
c. Low-rate.

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??No Answer?

41
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The New Testament writers were _________ men who willingly died for what they believed.

a. Rebellious
b. Honest
c. Schizophrenic

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b. Honest

42
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Christianity has what in regards to Scripture preservation?

a. Gospels preserved in the Chester Beatty Papyri
b. Majority of New Testament exists in the Vatican
c. Nearly 5,700 manuscripts New Testament manuscripts dating from the 2nd century?
d. All of the above

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d. All of the above

43
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Muslims base their beliefs on the Bible?

a. Anti-supernatural bias
b. Catholics
c. Mormons
d. Scientists

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a. Anti-supernatural bias

44
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The New Testament is a ___________ account ?

a. False
b. Diluted
c. Corrupted
d. Firsthand

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d. Firsthand

45
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In his writings, Luke did not make any mistakes in his references to:

a. 32 countries
b. 54 cities
c. 9 islands
d. All of the above

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d. All of the above

46
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Of all the ancient writings we have manuscripts for, the New Testament has the most by far. Which would take second place in manuscript evidence?

a. Caesar’s Gallic Wars
b. Demosthenes
c. Hindu, Mahabharata
d. None of these (correct answer is Homer’s Iliad)

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d. None of these (correct answer is Homer’s Iliad)

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How might a Muslim critic of the Bible err?

a. Discombobulate the Genealogy of Christ as a contradiction as the Gospels tell it from a different perspective.
b. Dismiss the virgin birth as Joseph impregnated Mary.
c. Claim that Jesus did not resurrect, but claims that post-mortar Jesus was a doppelgänger disciple.
d. Muslims critics are not wrong.

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a. Discombobulate the Genealogy of Christ as a contradiction as the Gospels tell it from a different perspective.

48
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With Biblical grammatical variants, what percentage of the Bible remains pure according to scholars Westcott and Host?

a. 87.23%
b. 60.5%
c. 98.33%
d. 99.9%

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c. 98.33%

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________ cannot appeal to criticisms of the New Testament that are based on the belief that miracles do not occur, unless they wish to undermine their own faith.

a. Muslim
b. Christians
c. Hindu

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a. Muslim

50
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_________said that the real concern is only with “a thousandth part of the entire Text.”

a. A.T. Robertson
b. Muhammad
c. Robert Ji

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a. A.T. Robertson

51
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The textual scholars Westcott and Hort estimated that only 1/60th of these variants rise above “trivialities”. What percentage would be left pure in the text?

a. 88.83%
b. 89.33%
c. 98.33%

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c. 98.33%

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What religious group was obligated to accept the New Testament of Muhammad’s day (7th can. A.D., 10:94)

a. Islam
b. Christians
c. Egyptians

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b. Christians

53
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Who said that the real concern is only with “a thousandth part of the entire text”. This would make the New Testament 99.9% free of significant variants.

a. Sir William Ramsey
b. A.T. Robertson
c. Muhammad

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b. A.T. Robertson

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Muslims cannot appeal to criticism of the NT that are based on the belief that miracles do not occur, unless they wish to ___________.

a. Prove that miracles only occur in Islam
b. Undermine their own faith
c. Prove the Bible is corrupted
d. Show that Muhammad was not a true prophet

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b. Undermine their own faith

55
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Critics of the Bible consider a variant misspelling of one letter in one word in one verse in 3,000 manuscripts as _________.

a. 1 error
b. 100 errors
c. 300 errors
d. 3,000 errors

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d. 3,000 errors

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All of the following describe the writers of the New Testament EXCEPT ___________.

a. They were honest men who willingly died for what they believed
b. They were careful to distinguish their words from those of Jesus
c. They created a firsthand, first-century account of the life and times of Christ
d. They depended on earlier extra-biblical sources to write their accounts

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d. They depended on earlier extra-biblical sources to write their accounts

57
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Who gave genealogies of Jesus in the Bible?

a. Matthew
b. Luke
c. Paul
d. Both A and B

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d. Both A and B

58
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The earliest fragments of the New Testament date to when?

a. A.D. 117-38
b. A.D. 205-23
c. A.D. 99-12
d. None of the above

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a. A.D. 117-38

59
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Out of what chapter of John did the earliest fragment of the New Testament have preserved?

a. John chapter 1.
b. John chapter 3.
c. John chapter 15.
d. John chapter 18

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d. John chapter 18

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Some have estimated that up to ________ errors are in the Bible.

a. 500
b. 50,000
c. 200,000
d. 500,000

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c. 200,000

61
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Christians were obligated to accept the new Testament of Mushammad’s day at what time period?

a. 7 A.D
b. 8 A.D
c. 6 A.D

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a. 7 A.D

62
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These readings are spread through how many manuscripts.

a. 53000 manuscripts
b. 530 manuscripts
c. 5300 manuscripts.

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c. 5300 manuscripts

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