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Final 2017 Flashcards

1
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Inspiration literally means what in the Greek?

A

God Breathed.

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2
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Inspiration is a compound word made from what two Greek words?

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God (Theos), Breathed (Pnuestos).

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3
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When describing the Bible, the word infallible indicates what?

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That Scripture contains an objective truth and as such is reliable in its assertations.

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4
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What are the 4 misconceptions?

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Blind Faith, Just Be Sincere, The Bible is Full of Myths, The Jesus of History is Unknowable

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5
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My heart cannot _____ in what my mind _____?

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Rejoice, Rejects

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6
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The Christian faith is an_____ faith, therefore it must be object

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Objective

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7
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What’s the difference between Hercules and Jesus?

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Eyewitness

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8
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According to McDowell, a basic definition of history is?

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A knowledge of the past based on testimony

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9
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What are the 3 I’s?

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Inerrant, Infallible, Inspired

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10
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The Old Testament has how many books?

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39

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What are the 4 categories of the OT?

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Pentateuch, Historical, Poetry/Writings, Major/Minor Prophets

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12
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The NT has how many books?

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27

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13
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What are the 5 categories of the NT?

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Gospels, Acts, Pauline Epistles/ Hebrews, General Epistles, Revelations

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14
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What are the literary styles used in the Bible?

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Poetry, Narrative, Song, Romance, Didactic treatise, Personal correspondence, Memoirs, Satire, Biography, Law, Prophecy

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15
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What are the literary devices used in the Bible?

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Alliteration, allusion, chiasm, hyperbole, idiom, Merism, paradox, simile, symbolism, type

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16
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The Bible writings span how many years?

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1500

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17
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True or false. The Bible has over 40 authors.

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True

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18
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What three languages was the Bible written in?

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Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic

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19
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How many continents was the Bible written on?

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3

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20
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The Bible is unique in circulation how?

A

It is in constant circulation.

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21
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How many languages is the Bible translated into?

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2,200

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22
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True or False. After being copied and recopied the Bible has diminished in style and correctness.

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False

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23
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Scripture was first written on what three things?

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Papyrus, parchment, vellum

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24
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Scripture was first written on what type of material?

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Perishable

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25
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What book has civilization been most influenced by?

A

Judeo- Christian scripture

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26
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How many books is the Bible composed of?

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66

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27
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What is a manuscript?

A

a handwritten copy of scripture

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28
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Finish quote: “inspiration without…”

A

preservation is useless

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29
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The New Testament has how many manuscripts?

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24,633

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30
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Inspiration without blank is useless?

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Preservation

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31
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Internal evidence is what?

A

Allegations of error in the Bible are usually based on failure to recognize basic principles of interpreting ancient literature.

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32
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The unexplained is not necessarily unexplainable true or false?

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True

33
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Fallible interpretations do mean fallible revelation true or false?

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False

34
Q

A text without a context is a blank for a blank text?

A

Pretext and proof

35
Q

Do you need to understand the context of the passage yes or no?

A

Yes

36
Q

Interpret difficult passages in light of clear ones true or false?

A

True

37
Q

Do base teaching on obscure passages true or false?

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False

38
Q

The Bible communicates with human language true or false?

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True

39
Q

Incomplete reports do equate to false reports true or false?

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False

40
Q

Old Testament citing in the New Testament need to be exactly true or false?

A

False

41
Q

The Bible does not approve of all that it records true or false?

A

True

42
Q

The Bible does not use non-technical everyday language true or false?

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False

43
Q

The Bible uses only exact numbers true or false?

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False

44
Q

Note when different literary devices are used true or false?

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True

45
Q

Erroneous copies do equate to erroneous originals true or false?

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False

46
Q

General statements do not mean universal promises true or false?

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True

47
Q

Later revelation Builds on and confirms previous ones true or false?

A

True

48
Q

Who is Papius?

A

A generation removed from John

49
Q

Who is Eusebius?

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An author of ecclesiastical history quoted Papias recalling the accuracy of Peter’s interpreter.

50
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Who is Irenaeus?

A

A Bishop of Lyons

51
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Clement of Rome acknowledged the NT scripture as reliable.

A

True

52
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Who is Ignatius?

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Bishop of Antioch, knew all of the apostles and was a disciple of Polycarp.

53
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Who is Polycarp?

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Disciple of John, burned at the stake at 86 years old

54
Q

List a non-Christian witness:

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Tacitus – 1st century Roman
Josephus – Jewish historian, testifies to the canon of the OT, and confirms the existence and martyrdom of John the Baptist
Thallus – Confirms darkness and an earthquake at the time of Jesus death in Judea

55
Q

Luke names 32 countries, 54 cities, and 9 islands without error

A

True

56
Q

Three ways Josh McDowell suggests the OT is proven reliable.

A

Textual transmission (Accuracy)
Confirmation of hard evidence – archeology
Documentary evidence

57
Q

Who was Cornelius Tactus?

A

Greatest historian of Ancient Rome

58
Q

Most acclaimed works are Annals and the Histories.

A

True

59
Q

Yeshu means Jesus.

A

True

60
Q

So then _____ is from God, and the apostles are from Christ.

A

Christ

61
Q

Are there any other holy books that are able to point with accuracy to fulfilled prophecy?

A

False

62
Q

List one example of prophecy fulfilled:

A

Destruction of Edom
Destruction of Tyre and Nineveh
Fall of Babylon

63
Q

Isaiah 40:22 says “_____ of the earth”

A

Circle

64
Q

The galaxies are moving further apart.

A

True

65
Q

The number of stars is ______________.

A

Immeasurable

66
Q

Energy and mass cannot be created or destroyed.

A

True

67
Q

Biblical Hebrew is a _____ language.

A

Pure

68
Q

Manuscripts of the Old Testament from 1000+ years apart show change.

A

False

69
Q

In the Egyptian book of the dead what was missing?

A

Whole sections

70
Q

No ancient historical documents are able to come close to the Bible’s accuracy.

A

True

71
Q

For the discipline of the Talmudists how were the scrolls with errors dealt with?

A

They were buried, burned, or used as reading books.

72
Q

The Masoretes developed a system for copying the mss that eliminated ______ if not all risk of error.

A

Most

73
Q

When were the Dead Sea Scrolls found?

A

1947

74
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The Dead Sea Scrolls provided the oldest existing mss of the Old Testament.

A

True

75
Q

With Old Testament manuscripts did the Jews think the older compared to the new manuscripts were better?

A

No

76
Q

Translation Theories:

A

Word for word
Dynamic equivalent
Paraphrase

77
Q

Tripartite Communication:

A

That which is said
That which is understood
The culture in which what was said was said.

78
Q

In the NIV Bible over ___ scriptures were deleted.

A

40

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