Quiz 2

Question 1

scripture

Answer 1

• writing
  -text that has authoritative status in a particular community

Question 2

which exists before the other? scripture or bible?

Answer 2

scripture exists before the bible

Question 3

Bible

Answer 3

• books
• a collection of books
• assumes a canon

Question 4

canon

Answer 4

set of recognized books, the decision of what is in and what is out of the bible

Question 5

what year was the song of Miriam written?

Answer 5

1275 BCE

Question 6

What is the Pentateuch

Answer 6

the first 5 books of the Bible

Question 7

when was the pentateuch compiled?

Answer 7

between the 1000-500 BCE

Question 8

When was the majority of the OT written

Answer 8

600 BCE during the Babylonian exile

Question 9

when was the book of Daniel written

Answer 9

167 BCE

Question 10

When was the last book of Catholic OT written?

Answer 10

around 100 BCE

Question 11

what years does the New Testament cover

Answer 11

2 CE and beyond (After Jesus was born)

Question 12

when were the Gospels written

Answer 12

70-100 CE

Question 13

when was paul’s ealiest letter written

Answer 13

51 CE

Question 14

what language was the Bible written in?

Answer 14

OT = Hebrew, Aramaic in Daniela and Ezra
NT = Greek

Question 15

Papyrus vs. Parchment

Answer 15

• papyrus is from a plant like paper (can see the weaving/grain
• parchment is made from the skin of sheep, calves, goat, etc.

Question 16

scroll vs. codex

Answer 16

Scroll: can be made using parchment or papyrus, but rolled up one single sheet

Codex: like a modern day book, double sided, can flip (plural = codecies)

Question 17

The dead sea scrolls

Answer 17

• found in the NW shore of the Dead Sea in 1947
• produced at Qurmran between the 2nd century BCE and 68 CE
• hidden in caves during Roman attacks of 68 CE
• made from parchment

Question 18

did the dead sea scroll have new testament texts

Answer 18

no

Question 19

Raylands Greek Papyrus 457

Answer 19

• from a codex (writing on both sides) using papyrus (there is grain)
• Gospel of John
  2nd century

Question 20

Codex Vaticanus

Answer 20

• found in the Vatican
• parchment, vellum
• 4th century CE
• whole Bible written in Greek

Question 21

Codex Sinaiticus

Answer 21

• stored in a monestray in Mt. Sinai
• 4th century CE (300-400 CE)
• parchment
• whole Bible written in Greek
• found in the mid-19th century

Question 22

Aleppo Coedex

Answer 22

• 10th century CE
• produced by Masoretes written in Hebrew
• Jewish Bible/Old Testament

Question 23

what was considered the oldest text prior to the discovery of the dead sea scrolls?

Answer 23

Aleppo Codex

Question 24

when did production of whole Bibles start?

Answer 24

in the 4th century CE

Question 25

Athanasius’s Easter Letter

Answer 25

• written in 367
• includes list of NT books that matches NT as we have it
• both authoritative in all places

Question 26

Catholic Church drew up an official list of books in the Bible in…

Answer 26

1546 CE

Question 27

Criteria of Canonicity

Answer 27

• Use: over large geographic area, in litugry = the order of worship service
• doctrine of theology
• apostolicity (New testament ONLY): proximity to Jesus, recognition of the church of today and the Church founded by Jesus and the apostles are identical

Question 28

Which book is the largest

Answer 28

Catholic Bible

Question 29

What are the commonalities of the three Bibles?

Answer 29

Old testament