The Text Of The Bible

Question 1

in what 3 languages was the bible originally written

Answer 1

Hebrew
Aramaic
greek

Question 2

what was the Commerce language of the Roman Empire

Answer 2

Koine

Question 3

how were words written in the bible originally

Answer 3

without spaces between words almost no punctuation and no paragraph

Question 4

when were chapter and verse divisions developed

Answer 4

OT 900 AD

NT 1551

Question 5

what is an autograph

Answer 5

manuscript written in the authors own handwriting in other words the original handwritten copy

Question 6

who were the masoretes and what was named after them

Answer 6

group of Jewish rabbis from the middle ages. named standard edition of the ot

Question 7

name two other ancient witnesses of the old test

Answer 7

the Samaritan pentateoch

the septuagint

Question 8

who were the dead Sea scrolls produced by

Answer 8

Jewish group called the essenes

Question 9

name 3 types of new testament manuscript

Answer 9

papyri
majusucales
minuscales