Quiz 2 week 5 NT docs and canon

Question 1

What are the most notable manuscripts?

Answer 1

1. Codex Vaticanus 325 AD
2. Codex Alexandrinus 5th C
3. Codex Sinaiticus 350AD
4. Oxyrhynchus papyrus
5. P52 Rylands portion of John 125AD

Question 2

What is the Textus Receptus?

Answer 2

Compilation in 1515 by Erasmus. Easiest most usable MSS selected. The Majority Text came from the TR. KJV.

Question 3

Two areas of the world had ancient NT documents

Answer 3

1. Istanbul–majority
2. Alexandria–oldest

Question 4

What percent of the texts agree?

Answer 4

98.33%. Other 1.67% are not significant.

Question 5

How many variants are there?

Answer 5

138,000 words in NT and 400,000 variants

Question 6

What are the 4 significant editions of the NT?

Answer 6

1. Textus Receptus
2. Majority Text (1982)
3. New Testament in Original Greek (1881)
4. Novum Testamentum Graece (1993, Nestle Aland)

Question 7

How do scribes introduce variants?

Answer 7

1. Match what is correct
2. Match oral tradition
3. Match intent of author
4. Match theology

Question 8

What is Textual Criticism?

Answer 8

The examination of the texts to determine how to handle variants

Question 9

What are three features of canonicity?

Answer 9

Apostolic, catholic, orthodox

Question 10

What two kinds of testimony of canonicity?

Answer 10

Internal and external

Question 11

TC Hammond’s simple summary of the recognition of the NT canon

Answer 11

1. Written AD 45-100
2. Collected AD 100-200
3. Examined AD 200-300
4. Complete agreement AD 300-400