Midterm Flashcards
What is historiography
The study of the verifiability, or truthfulness, of a historical document
Speak of the Bible’s reliability from the first component of the bibliographic test as
discussed in class
Time from the original
Speak of the Bible’s reliability from the second component of the bibliographical test as
discussed in class
the Bible is number one in terms of number of copies, nothing else can compare.
How does the Bible compare to other books of antiquity in the two basic components of the
bibliographical test
It’s far better. It has many more manuscripts and a better time from the original.
Was the Word of God preserved and assessable in the OT times
Yes
How many times were the priests to read the OT to the people
Every 7 Yrs.
Who were commanded to make correct copies of the OT
The Priests.
Who had copies of the Law according to the OT before the exile
Kings and rulers
Who took copies into the exile
Daniel and Ezekiel.
How do we know the Law was present in the post-exilic times
Ezra and his successors quoted it
Who preserved the Word until Jesus’ time
Priests and scribes of the masorites
In Romans 3:2, who does Paul say had the Word committed unto them, and what underlying
claim does that make
Jews, these scribes preserved the Hebrew Masoretic Text
Prove how careful the copying and preservation of the OT through the Tannaim, the
Amoraim, and the Masorites was
They counted each letter.
Where is the best preservation of the OT today
The Hebrew Masoretic Text
Why were the Jews careful to bury or “reverently inter” copies of the Hebrew OT
So that there were not worn copies used that could cause misreadings or erroneous copying
What is the LXX or Septuagint
A poor Greek translation OT scriptures
Why was a Greek version of the OT Scripture needed
Because the Jews in Alexandria were no longer speaking Hebrew
Is the dating of the LXX to 285-246 BC incontrovertible
Some people say it is a 2nd century document
What are the three styles of Greek language in the LXX
Fairly good, Indifferent, and Unintelligible.
What does the LXX do with Greek notions of God in the Hebrew OT
It conforms the OT Hebrew notion toward Greek philosophy
Can we know what was original in the LXX? Why or why not
No. It’s been revised so many times.
What did the Jews change the feast to celebrate the LXX into
A fast to mourn that it was ever created
What always accompanied the LXX
The apocrypha
Who was the most important person that dismissed the Apocrypha as viable and how do we
know
Jesus. Because he commended only the “law, prophets, and writings”
Do the Apostles and Jesus quote the LXX
No
How many times does the NT quotes of the OT match the Hebrew exactly
71
How many times does the NT quotes of the OT match the Hebrew nearly
69
How many times does the NT quotes of the OT match the Hebrew in their intended sense
37
How many times does the NT quotes of the OT combine Hebrew scriptures
5
How many times does the NT quotes of the OT make it difficult to know what OT passage
is being quoted
16
Show how Mt. 23:2-3 demonstrates Jesus’ view of the OT Scripture
He is saying scripture is the Masoretic text because that’s what the scribes copied.
Show how Rom. 3:1-2 demonstrates Paul’s view of the OT Scripture
The jews preserved the masoretic text.
Show how Mt.5:18 demonstrates Jesus’ view of the OT Scripture
Jot and tittle is in reference to the Hebrew letters of the alphabet. Jesus preserved the Hebrew masoretic text.
What do textual critics mean when they say “older & better manuscripts”
They mean only greek, not all witnesses
How is the “older & better manuscripts” claim a limitation of evidence
It does not consider earlier translations and quotations of the early church fathers
What criterion should age have in evaluating a passage of Script
It should not be all-consuming. It has to be compared to all of the evidence and witnesses.
How many layers of correction are in codex Sinaiticus
9
What is Codex Vaticans missing
numerous books
How many times does Codex Vaticans and Codex Sinaiticus disagree in the Gospels
5,000
