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Midterm 2019 Flashcards

1
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What is histography?

A

The study of historical writings

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2
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What are the two components of the bibliographical test which inform a book’s historiographical reliability?

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  1. Time from the Original
  2. Number of manuscripts
  3. Comparing with other books of antiquity
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3
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Speak of the Bible’s reliability from the first component of the bibliographical test as discussed in class.

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The oldest copies were written just 50 years after the original and we have 1 from the Apostles themselves

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4
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Speak of the Bible’s reliability from the second component of the bibliographical test as discussed in class.

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We have 24,633 NT MSS compared to 1,757 of the Illiad which has the 2nd most number of MSS

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5
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How does the Bible compare to other books of antiquity in the two basic components of the bibliographical test?

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The Bible far outways the other books of antiquity. “To dismiss the bible is to dismiss all of history.”

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6
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Was the Word of God preserved and assessable in the OT times?

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Yes. The priests in the OT preserved it in every stage.

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7
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How many times were the priests to read the OT to the people?

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Every 7 years

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8
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Who were commanded to make correct copies of the OT?

A

Masorites

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9
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Who had copies of the Law according to the OT before the exile?

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Rulers, Priests, and all the people.

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10
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Who took copies into the exile?

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Daniel and Ezekiel

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11
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How do we know the Law was present in the post-exilic times?

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Ezra taught the Law to Israel.

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12
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Who preserved the Word until Jesus’ time?

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The priests

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13
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In Romans 3:2, who does Paul say had the Word committed unto them, and what underlying claim does that make?

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The scribes sit in Moses’ seat, which shows the Hebrew Masoretic text is the inspired Word of God.

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14
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Prove how careful the copying and preservation of the OT through the Tannaim, the Amoraim, and the Masorites was.

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They counted the number of letters, words, knew the middle word of a scroll.

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15
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Where is the best preservation of the OT today?

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Masoretic Text

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16
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Why were the Jews careful to bury or “reverently inter” copies of the Hebrew OT?

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To stop any possibility of misreadings

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17
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What is the LXX or Septuagint?

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A Greek translation of the Hebrew OT.

18
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Why was a Greek version of the OT Scripture needed?

A

The Jews in Alexandria had stopped learning Hebrew

19
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Is the dating of the LXX to 285-246 BC incontrovertible?

A

No. The dates are still being debated.

20
Q

What are the three styles of Greek language in the LXX?

A

Good, indifferent, unintelligible.

21
Q

What does the LXX do with Greek notions of God in the Hebrew OT?

A

Change the language wherever it can to match Greek ideas of god.

22
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Can we know what was original in the LXX? Why or why not?

A

No, The many revisions show we cannot know what is original.

23
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What did the Jews change the feast to celebrate the LXX into?

A

A fast which laments the LXX ever being created.

24
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What always accompanied the LXX?

A

The Apocrypha

25
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Who was the most important person that dismissed the Apocrypha as viable and how do we know?

A

Jesus, said the Law, Prophets, and Writings… which omits the Apocrypha as included.

26
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Do the Apostles and Jesus quote the LXX?

A

No.

27
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How many times does the NT quotes of the OT match the Hebrew exactly?

A

71

28
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How many times does the NT quotes of the OT match the Hebrew nearly?

A

69

29
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How many times does the NT quotes of the OT match the Hebrew in their intended sense?

A

37

30
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How many times does the NT quotes of the OT combine Hebrew scriptures?

A

5

31
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How many times does the NT quotes of the OT make it difficult to know what OT passage is being quoted?

A

5

32
Q

Show how Mt. 23:2-3 demonstrates Jesus’ view of the OT Scripture?

A

The scribes copied the Hebrew OT showing Jesus saw the Hebrew OT as where the Word of God is preserved.

33
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Show how Rom. 3:1-2 demonstrates Paul’s view of the OT Scripture?

A

The Jews preserved the Hebrew OT which shows Paul saw the Hebrew OT as where the Word of God is preserved.

34
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Show how Mt.5:18 demonstrates Jesus’ view of the OT Scripture.

A

“Jot and tiddle” refer to the Hebrew alphabet showing Jesus saw the Hebrew OT as where the Word of God is preserved.

35
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What do textual critics mean when they say “older & better manuscripts”?

A

That the oldest and the MSS in the best condition are the ones we should use to translate the Bible.

36
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How is the “older & better manuscripts” claim a limitation of evidence?

A

Because it shows a lack of use for those MSS

37
Q

What criterion should age have in evaluating a passage of Scripture?

A

Oldest & best witness

38
Q

How many layers of correction are in codex Sinaiticus?

A

9

39
Q

What is Codex Vaticanus missing?

A

Numerous books

40
Q

How many times does Codex Vaticanus and Codex Sinaiticus disagree in the Gospels?

A

3,000 times

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