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1
Q

Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writings of the NT?

A

Early church fathers, Old Italian(1st version of Latin vulgate) Waldensian Bible.

2
Q

Was Jerome’s Latin Vulgate version universally accepted in his day?

A

No, it was critiqued by Halvedius. It cannot be used an authoritative manuscript.

3
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Which does the 2nd century Peshitta most closely agree with?

A

It resembles the Textus Receptus.

4
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Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writing of the NT?

A

Temple manuscript, Waldensian Bible.

5
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What does the Gothic version created by Ulfilas (missionary to the Goths) contribute to the earliest witness issue regarding the NT?

A

Proves that Textus Receptus existed 350 years prior to what people claim it was.

6
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How does the “Diatessaron” found in Asia Minor and Syria contribute significantly to the issue of what the earliest witness was to the NT?

A

It’s from 170 AD, it’s 200 years older than Sinaiticus or Vaticanus and over 200 found in Syria or Africa. There was tons of them.

7
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Why is the argument that “older is better” regarding the Greek manuscripts not true when used by textual criticism proponentS?

A

Because it is not the earliest witness.

8
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Where are the oldest witnesses found quoting the Textus Receptus?

A

Early church fathers

9
Q

What does the Magdalen papyrus have in it?

A

A Textus Receptus reading from Matthew.

10
Q

When was the last 12 verses of Mark quoted

A

From the 2nd century throughout church history.

11
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What did liberal critic Kirsopp Lake prove about the great number of Textus Receptus manuscripts?

A

They are all examples of a large number of original copies, not just copies of one manuscript.

12
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What value should be put on the oldest existing Greek manuscripts?

A

None. The oldest are the worst.

13
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Why is an “older and better” manuscript suspect by some?

A

They were not used up proving they were not used.

14
Q

What do critical scholars like Zuntz point out regarding the Minority Text witnesses in the papyrus?

A

They contain 200 nonsense readings, 400 itastic spelling and give terrible attention to details of copying.

15
Q

What did liberal critic Krisopp Lake prove early Christian scribes did with old Textus Receptus manuscripts?

A

They copied the manuscripts and then destroyed them (so there would not be misreading) like the OT scribes.

16
Q

When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “age” speak to its authenticity?

A

Quoted 70 years after John wrote it.

17
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When is 1 Jn. 5:7 quoted in history?

A

From the 2nd century throughout church history.

18
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Why do early quotes of 1 John 5:7 prove it’s authencity?

A

It had to be there from there to quote. Quotes of apostolic fathers predate S/V.

19
Q

What assumption of Westcott & Hort has been disproved regarding the Early Church Fathers?

A

Textus Receptus is quoted over 86,000 times.

20
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What does quotations of the Early Church fathers mean for the Greek Minority text?

A

It’s not the earliest and best example of the NT.

21
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Which text stream agrees with the earliest versions (Peshitta 150 AD, Old Latin version 157 AD, and the Italic Bible 157 AD)

A

Textus Receptus

22
Q

Why should the evidence in the Peshitta 150 AD, the Old Latin version 157 AD, and the Italic Bible 157 AD, be considered against the Minority Text?

A

They are 200 years earlier than the minority Egyptian text.

23
Q

How many quotations of the Textus Receptus are there in the Early Church Fathers?

A

Over 86,000

24
Q

When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “count or number” speak as to its authenticity?

A

The earliest versions and citations of early writers show it was there. It had to be there.

25
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When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “variety” speak to its authenticity?

A

It has multiple geographical locations and multiple type of witnesses.

26
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When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “spread” speak to its authenticity?

A

Geographical area, numerous ancient writers and it was widely dispersed.

27
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When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “longevity” speak to its authenticity?

A

It was there from the 2nd century throughout history.

28
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When looking at 1 Jn. 5:7, what does “weight or respectability of witnesses” speak to its authenticity?

A

The TR is in agreement and it does not have terrible multiple readings like other documents.

29
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What does the Minority Text reading of 1 Jn. 5:7 have regarding the criterion of “spread”?

A

Geographically limited.

30
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How many early Greek witnesses do we have for 1 Jn. 5:7?

A

19 cursive manuscripts, 4 unical, 60 lectionaries and that’s not counting translations.

31
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What do the early Latin witnesses show about 1 Jn. 5:7?

A

It’s in 95% of the 10,000 latin manuscripts.

32
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What grammatical evidence speaks to whether 1 Jn. 5:7 should have the longer reading?

A

It breaks grammar to lose the 2nd half of the sentence. It violates Greek language.

33
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According to trinitarian historian and scholar Edward Freer Hills, why was the long reading of 1 Jn. 5:7 removed from Alexandrian texts?

A

It was too oneness.

34
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Which is the best translation philosophy when one sees how both Paul and Jesus used the OT Scripture?

A

Word for word or a literal translation.

35
Q

What is the biggest issue raised in class regarding accuracy of the ESV?

A

Textstream.

36
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What has been the greatest resurgence of Minority Text readings or Alexandrian readings in modern versions?

A

NKJV.

37
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What is the biggest issue raised in class regarding accuracy of the NKJV?

A

Accuracy of translation.

38
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What is the biggest issue raised in class regarding accuracy of the NIV?

A

Translation philosophy.

39
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What does the linage recorded in Mt. 1:7 and 1:10 have have to do with evaluating Bibles and underlying text streams?

A

It has two non-existent Kings in Christ’s genealogy.

40
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What did Philip Payne and Paul Canart prove regarding the “three dots” in the margin to the left of 1 Jn. 5:7 by the words “there are three”?

A

There was another reading, a scribal footnote. (Even in Vaticanus)

41
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What scientific issue is recorded in Lk. 23:45 with evaluating Bibles and underlying text streams?

A

The critical text has a scientific error. You cannot have an eclipse during Passover.

42
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What does the statement recorded in Jn. 7:8 have to do with evaluating Bibles and underlying text streams?

A

The critical text has a moral error in it making Jesus a liar.

43
Q

What are the weaknesses of the Minority Text?

A

Only have witnesses from the papyrus or parchment alone, they all come from Egypt and have about a dozen witnesses.

44
Q

Why would one privilege the Textus Receptus over the Minority Text?

A

The TR is not mutilated with deletions or amendments like the minority text.

45
Q

How did the early Church view these “earlier and better” witnesses (Beatty Papyri, Vaticanus, Sinaiticus, Alexandrinus, Ephraem Syrus, and Freer Washington)?

A

They saw them as possibly influenced by the heresies that permeated Egypt.

46
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What is the Textus Receptus based on?

A

The vast majority of the Greek manuscripts.

47
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When did the Early Church fathers quote the Textus Receptus?

A

From the 2nd century throughout church history.

48
Q

Which of these translations had the most qualified scholars working on it?

A

KJV

49
Q

What best describes the translation process of the KJV?

A

Very careful

50
Q

Were the KJV translators qualified to translate Scripture?

A

Living experts then and 10 scholars cannot even compare today.

51
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What do Mt. 28:20 and Jn. 12:28 show regarding the NKJV’s accuracy of translation?

A

Contains a contradiction (Jesus being with us “alway” compared to “always”).

52
Q

What is the first step of disbelief as discussed in class?

A

Rejection of preservation.

53
Q

Where is the best manuscript evidence for the”Q” source?

A

NONE (fake news).

54
Q

When did the “synoptic problem” occur in history?

A

Only after the 1800s with the advent of liberalism.

55
Q

What root issue caused Schleiermacher to suggest “Q”?

A

Anti- supernaturalism

56
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Where is the manuscripts evidence for a shorter reading of Mt. 28:19?

A

There is NONE (LAST CARD WE MADE IT FOLKS)