Lesson 5 - The Canon Of The Bible - Book Review

Question 1

1. It is the mistake to say that the __________ determines, forms or ________ the canon. Rather, _______ determines the canon, and the people of God __________ the Canon

Answer 1

church
judges
God
discover

Question 2

2. Believers of the _________ and early __________ centuries were able to judge the _________________ of New Testament books in a way that we cannot, for many were __________________ of the apostles and had personally heard the messages of Jesus, Peter, Paul, John, and _________.

Answer 2

first 
second 
genuineness 
contemporaries 
others

Question 3

3. Apparently, writing ____________ maintained a continuous ___________ that formed the basis of the ______________ books.

Answer 3

prophets
record
historical

Question 4

4. From Jewish _____________, it appears that ________ and ____________ collected all the inspired books.

Answer 4

tradition
Ezra
Nehemiah

Question 5

5. The Roman ___________ church did not officially confer ______________status upon them (the Apocrypha) until 1546, and it did so at least in part to obtain ___________ for doctrines challenged by ______________.

Answer 5

Catholic
canonical
support
Protestants

Question 6

6. The New Testament itself contains _____________ of the reading, ________________, and collecting, and ____________ of inspired writings

Answer 6

evidence
circulation
quoting

Question 7

7. Just because a book was written near the end of the____________ age, or shortly after the _____________ age, or by someone who had known the ____________, did not mean it carried apostolic _____________.

Answer 7

apostolic
apostolic
apostles
authority

Question 8

8. Ultimately, we accept the biblical canon by ________, based on the ____________ of Jesus Christ. He validated the Old Testament canon of the Jews, and the New Testament canon _____________ the preaching and teaching of the apostles that he called and _________________.

Answer 8

faith
Lordship
preserves
commissioned