BJU Doctrines I Text Review

multiple translations in various languages

A polyglot is an edition containing _________.

Codex Sinaiticus

________ was eventually published with financing from the Russian Czar.

Constantin von Tischendorf

______ found the Codex Sinaiticus

“church” and “baptism” … avoid producing a sectarian translation

Beale notes the fact that the King James translators used _______ as attempts to ________.

Great Bible

The _______ was the first English Bible authorized for public use in English churches

A.D. 700

When was the group that added the vowel points to the Hebrew consonants most active?

William Tyndale

_____ was burned at the stake after having been found guilty of heresy.

Codex Sinaiticus and Alexandrinus

Which two manuscripts can be found in the British Musuem today?

Geneva Bible

The _______ was the first English Bible to be translated entirely from original languages and the first to have numbered verses.

Codex Vaticanus

________ was captured by Napoleon during a military campaign.

Geneva Bible

The _______ was the first translation to use italics to indicate words in English that were not directly translated from the original

Apocrapha

The ________ was originally included in the King James Bible but has generally been omitted from most recent English translations.

Council of Carthage

The ________ was responsible for declaring that only the twenty-seven canonical books of the New Testament were to be read in the churches.

an early Greek translation of the Old Testament

The Septuagint is ________.

errors in the original manuscripts

Inerrancy does not allow for _________.

does not provide

According to Enns, general revelation ______ sufficient information for a person to receive salvation.

Enns prefers to analyze the writings of individual authors to discover what each author says concerning a subject.

Which statement best reflects Enns' view concerning the best methodology for New Testament theology?

is

According to Enns, inerrancy _____ reflected in translations of the Scriptures

Natural Inspiration

________ claims that the authors of scripture were simply gifted men with remarkable insight who chose to write on religious matters.

Revelation in Scripture

Which of the following is a means of special revelation?

100 B.C.

What is the approximate date of the Dead Sea Scrolls?

versions

The Old Syriac, the Vulgate, and the Coptic translations are all properly referred to as ________.

The New Testament has priority over the Old Testament

In formulating doctrinal/theological explanations, Enns argues that _________.

Modern theology

________ emphasized contradictions between human reason and divine revelation.

Biblical theology

_______ is interested in tracing how God has revealed himself from one era to another (e.g. from the Noahic period to the Abrahamic period).

Systematic theology

_______ seeks the truth from any available source.

New Testament ... distinguishing the unique viewpoints of the different (human) authors

According to Enns, biblical theology of the ______ is best accomplished by _______.

acknowledging the Spirit’s role in guiding the believer as he reads and studies

Which of the following does Enns does not include as a primary and essential beginning point for constructing a valid Old Testament theology?

allows

Enns _______ for doctrinal confessions and theological traditions to have a secondary role in the work of systematic theology

Reformation theology

There is a major debate concerning the atonement and the presence of Christ in the elements of communion during the period of ___________.

Psalm 19:1-6 and Romans 1:18-21

_______________ are two key references regarding general revelation.

3800

Approximately how many times do the expressions “Thus saith the Lord” or “God said” occur in the Scriptures?

was the book written to a specific church?

Which was not a standard for determining the inspiration of a New Testament book?

in upper case

An uncial is a manuscript written _________.

Divine Dictation

Differences in writing style found throughout Scripture is most relevant to addressing the claims of _______.

Latin Vulgate

John Wyclif translated the Bible from the ___________.

Geneva Bible

The _____ was the version preferred by the Puritans

Coverdale Bible

The ___________ was the first complete English Bible ever printed.

1 John 5:7-8

What passage did Luther not include in his translation of the Bible?

Gutenberg Bible

The _______ was the first book in the west printed from movable type.

Wycliffe Bible

The first English Bible is known as the _________.

was this book written to a specific church?

Which one of the following questions does not reflect one of four principles of canonicity employed by the early church?

while under a feigned kidnapping by a friendly German official.

Luther completed his translation of the Bible into German __________________.

Biblical theology

________ is concerned with distinctive emphases of different authors in Scripture

kingdom

Enns views ________ as the unifying theme of the Old Testament

ancient theology

The canon was formulated during the period of _______________.

Partial/dynamic inspiration

_________ teaches that God inspired only the portions of the Bible that deal with matters of faith and practice.

Peter … Paul’s

_______ specifically recognizes _____ writings as Scripture.

Neo-orthodox (Barthian) Inspiration

_____________ claims that the Bible may become the Word of God if a person encounters God when reading it.

40

Approximately _____ human authors were involved in writing the Scriptures.

the work of six separate committees made up of scholars from Westminster, Oxford, and Cambridge.

The actual work of translating the King James Bible was ____________.

the 2nd century A.D.

Lists of the New Testament books that are nearly identical to the official list first appeared in _______.

Tyndale Bible

The _____________ was the first English Bible to be printed.

Masorites

Which of the following groups were responsible for adding the vowel points to the Hebrew consonants?

Exegetical theology

calls for an analysis of the biblical text according to the literal-grammatical-historical methodology. 

biblical theology

deals systematically with the historically conditioned progress of self-revelation of God in the Bible. 

systematic theology

Correlates the data of biblical revelation as a whole in order to exhibit systematically the total picture of God’s self-revelation. Is an outgrowth of exegetical theology. 

1. There is a God (Gen. 1:1) 

2. We must accept by faith that there is a God (Heb. 11:6)

What are the presuppositions about God

1. We must accept by faith that God communicated (Is. 45:19) 

2. We must accept by faith that God’s communication is accurate

What are the presuppositions about the Bible?

1. We must use a consistently literal hermeneutic 

2. We must depend upon the Holy Spirit (1 Cor. 2:14) 

3. We must study (1 Cor. 2:10-16) 

4. We must think 

5. We must worship 

What are the presuppositions about understanding the Bible?

atheism

the belief in no God 

agnosticism

you cannot know if there is a God (soft form of atheism) or there is a God but He cannot be known). 

Pantheism

God is everything 

polytheism

belief in many gods 

Deism

God exists but He is not involved with what He has created 

Personal monotheism

only one God, but not in three persons (Judaism, Islam, Mormonism) 

Biblical theism

One true God that exists in three persons (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) 

God’s unveiling of His glory and power through natural means (creation) to all of mankind. It provides sufficient understanding for mankind to seek further knowledge through special revelation, of God for mankind to more adequately distinguish between good/evil, and of God to render those who reject His truth as guilty and without excuse. 

What is general revelation?

Ps. 19:1 and Rom. 1:18-20; 2:14 

What two passages teach general revelation?

God’s unveiling of specific truths, in specific times, to specific people. The act of God by which He directly reveals truth to man which would otherwise be unknown. 

What is special revelation?

1. Theopneustos: theos = God; penustos = breathe. Literally “God breathed.”  

2. The words are inspired, not the human authors. Verbal inspiration extends to the very words of Scripture, not just teachings, and Plenary inspiration extends to everything in the Bible, not just parts that speak on matters of faith and practice.

Be able to define the term “inspiration” from 2 Tim. 3:16 and the theological concept. 

1. Doctrine: teaching about what is right 

2. Reproof: teaching about what is wrong 

3. Correction: teaching how to get right 

4. Instruction: teaching how to stay right. 

For what is the Bible profitable according to 2 Tim. 3:16-17? 

The Bible declares that it is not the product of human endeavor and that it is the product of the Spirit. The actual words of the Bible are genuinely inerrant. 

What does 2 Pet. 1:20-21 teach us about inspiration? 

1. Allows for varying degrees of control and the author’s personality to enter the text 

2. The Bible is completely truth 

3. Inspiration only occurred with the autographs 

Know the three important parts of the definition of inspiration. 

Natural inspiration (Intuition theory)

the authors were inspired with a special sense of creativity. 

Partial inspiration

some of Scripture is inspired, not all. Namely, that which is profitable for doctrine, matters of “faith and practice.” Matters of history and science are not included because they are irrelevant to God’s purpose. 

Conceptual inspiration (thought theory)(neo-orthodox position)

the thoughts are inspired, not the words. 

the Bible becomes the Word of God when it speaks to a person. 

Encounter theory (Barthian theory)

God simply used the hand of man to passively write His words. 

Mechanical dictation (Dictation Theory)

1. Christ used the OT: He viewed these events as historically accurate and accounts of these events as authoritatively reliable. 

2. Christ’s teaching on the Scriptures: Jesus believed the doctrinal truth to be based on historical accuracy and He believed obscure/unlikely passages to be truthful and accurate. 

Know two ways in which Jesus’ handling of the Word shows inspiration and inerrancy. 

Be able to identify (true/false) the observations concerning Jesus’ handling of the scriptures. 

Be able to identify (true/false) the observations concerning Jesus’ handling of the scriptures. 

1. Prophetic accuracy 

2. Scientific accuracy 

3. Historical accuracy 

Name three areas that show internal accuracy. 

1. Hittites – Egyptian/Hittite Peace Treaty 

2. Nabonidus Cylinder 

What examples did we discuss in class that demonstrate historical accuracy of the Scriptures? 

1. Inerrancy – being without error. The doctrinal teaching that the Scripture in the autographa (original manuscripts) is true in all that it teaches. 

2. Infallible – incapable of error 

What do inerrancy and infallible mean? 

Single words, verb tenses 

On what did Jesus often build careful arguments?

Spelling of words 

Jesus believed the scriptures to be accurate down to what? 

The standards and rules that make up the Canon. 

What is canonicity? 

Canonicity is determined by God and recognized by man 

Who determined the canon and who recognizes it? 

He pre-approved the New Testament (John 16:13; 14:26) by stating how the Holy Spirit would direct the apostles in writing of Scripture. 

How did Jesus authenticate the writing of the New Testament? 

1. Is it authoritative – authority of God 

2. Is it prophetic – authority of writes – prophet or apostle 

3. Is it authentic/genuine -- authority of the words (truth) 

4. Is it dynamic – authority of the message 

5. Was it received, used, and preserved by the people of God. 

What are the tests used by early believers to recognize canonicity? 

2 Peter 3:15-16 where Peter refers to Paul’s letters as “scriptures” and John 14:26-27 

What passages from Paul and Peter inform us on canonicity and how? 

They provide some of the earliest known manuscripts and reveals the transmission process of Biblical texts. 

Of what value are the Dead Sea Scrolls for the canonicity and text of the OT? 

Council of Carthage 

What church council recognized the canon of scripture? 

1. Wycliffe – first English Bible, translated from the Latin Vulgate 

2. Gutenberg – the first book in the west printed from movable type 

3. Geneva – the first English Bible to be translated entirely from original languages and the first to have numbered verses. Was the first translation to use italics to indicate words in English that were not directly translated from the original and was the version preferred by the Puritans. 

4. KJV – Contained Erasmus’ Greek text and also Hebrew text. Several Latin versions, German, French, Spanish, and Italian versions. Bishop’s Bible. Antwerp Polyglot of 1572. 

Know the key characteristics of the following English Bibles from your reading: Wycliffe, Gutenberg, Geneva, and KJV. 

King James translators used “church” and “baptism” to avoid producing a sectarian translation. 

What is controversial about the KJV’s use of “church” and “baptism” according to Beale? 

Early Greek translation of the OT  

What is the Septuagint?  

A collection of thirteen books that appear at the end of the OT in the Catholic Bible and the KJV 1611. It contains historical background concerning intertestimental period and is helpful in NT word studies at times. 

What is the Apocrypha and of what value it is if any?   

1. Jews uniformly denied canonical status to books and are never found in the Hebrew Bible. 

2. They have never been viewed as inspired by Jews nor Christians. They contain inaccuracies and falsehoods. 

3. Neither Jesus nor the Apostles ever quoted from the Apocrypha 

4. They were not given a place in the canon for the first four centuries after Christ 

5. There are contradictions in the Apopcrypha 

Why do we not view it (Apocrypha) as scripture? 

By faithfully comparing manuscripts to understand how an error originated and which is the correct reading. 

How do scholars identify the scriptural reading in the multiplicity of NT manuscripts? 

Through the multiplicity of ancient manuscripts 

How has God preserved His Word?