Bibliology Test Flashcards by Andrew Balina

studying and mediating on the Word of God is crucial to fulfilling God’s will

Joshua 1:8

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God has promised to preserve His Word

Matthew 5:17-18

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God’s Word is timeless and permanent

Psalm 119:89

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the Word of God will stand forever

Isaiah 40:8

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the words of the Bible are inspired by God and sufficient for all man’s needs

2 Timothy 3:16-17

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the Bible is ultimately authored by the Holy Spirit

2 Peter 1:20-21

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God’s Word is living and active

Hebrews 4:12

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God-breathed (theopneustos)

inspiration

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historic, orthodox view: literally, all the words were breathed out by God

plenary inspiration

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all the words were breathed out by God

verbal inspiration

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“the writings” (words written down)

Scripture

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God’s giving of the words that the writers wrote down

dictation

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being without error (God gave the words of Scripture without error in the original autographs)

inerrancy

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indwelling Holy Spirit giving the ability to understand Scripture

illumination

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a straw man argument (false argument) that the writers became robots or zombie-like, their consciousness being suspended, while writing Scripture

mechanical dictation

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says inspiration is merely heightened creativity

natural inspiration

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says some is inspired, some is not inspired

partial inspiration

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says God inspired thoughts; men wrote in their own words

conceptual inspiration

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says the Bible becomes the Word of God when it is meaningful, or “speaks,” to the reader (encounter)

experiential inspiration

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says God merely supervised the writers of the Bible, allowing them to write down what they experienced, what they thought, and what they did, as long as no error or mistakes crept in

superintendence

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“rule” or “standard”; Sacred Writings accepted by the church as the authoritative rule of faith and practice (or 66 Books of the Bible)

canon

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the study of which books are to be included in the Holy Scriptures

canonicity

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the process of recognition of canonical books

canonization

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recognized as part of the Canon of Scripture

canonical

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incorruptibility of the Word of God in its transmission through the generations

infallibility

original document of a given book

autograph

copy of an original document

apograph

a complete, handwritten copy of work, such as a book or selection

manuscript

a small scrap, sometimes containing only a few verses

fragment

a collection of manuscripts into a large volume

codex

a printed church worship manual that contained/quoted huge amounts of Scripture

lectionary

God's protection of His Word to keep it pure in all ages

providential preservation

Peter recognizes Paul's writings as Scripture, 2 Peter 3:15-16

AD 64

the NT Canon is completed with the book of Revelation

AD 90

"Muratorian Canon" - the oldest known fragment listing NT books

AD 170

Irenaeus' list of "undisputed books" included 80% of the NT

AD 175

Origen argues to add Hebrews and Jude to Iranaeus' list, implying its common acceptance

AD 220

Athanasius lists only our present 27 NT books as "canonical"

AD 340

Council of Carthage, final recognition of all 27 books being Canon

AD 397

Erasmus published first Greek Testament in single volume

AD 1516

to lift or carry across (from Latin, trans, "across," and latus, "to lift or carry")

translate

translation philosophy where the words from the Greek and Hebrew are rended as closely to word-for-word as possible into the English without changing the meaning intended by the original language (emphasizes accuracy of translation)

formal equivalency

thought-for-thought translation philosophy (emphasizes understanding/readability)

dynamic equivalency

the OT Hebrew text meticulously copied and preserved by Jew scribes called Masoretes

Masoretic Text

collation of primarily two Greek manuscripts called Sinaiticus and Vaticanus in 1881 by B.F. Wescott and A.J. Hort *evolving bases for Bible versions (aka Eclectic Text)

Critical Text

a discarded (4th century) codex found in a wastepaper bin in a monastery on Mt. Sinai

Sinaiticus

a codex of questionable origin "discovered" by the Roman church when called into question on some of their beliefs

Vaticanus

Jewish sect credited with copying OT Hebrew text (AD 600-950)

Masoretes

common term refers to NT Greek text received by God's people *together with the Masoretic Text forms the basis of the Authorized Version (KJV)

Received Text

(Latin for the "Received Text") named in 1633 by the Elzevir brothers, the Greek NT received by God's people

Textus Receptus

Verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Matthew 5:18

Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.

Matthew 5:17

For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any twoedged sword, piercing even to the diving asunder of soul and spirit, and the joints and marrow, and is a discerner of the thoughts and intents of the heart.

Hebrews 4:12

2 Timothy 3:16 - "All"

- "each, every, all, the whole" - supports plenary inspiration - refutes partial inspiration

2 Timothy 3:16 - "scripture"

- "graphe, the writings" - refutes conceptual inspiration - refutes natural inspiration

2 Timothy 3:16 - "given by inspiration of God"

- "theopneustos, God-breathed" - supports verbal inspiration - refutes superintendence

inspiration assumes what?

inerrancy and infallibilty

2 Timothy 3:16 - "and is profitable"

- "sufficiency" - refutes experiential inspiration

discuss the difference between "mechanical dictation" and "verbal inspiration" using Scripture

- "given by inspiration of God" (2 Timothy 3:16) - God gave the words that the writers wrote down instead of controlling them directing while writing Scripture

what are five questions to help recognize canonicity?

- is it authoritative? (claims to speak for God) - is it prophetic? (has an apostolic connection) - is it authentic? (agrees with other Scriptures) - is it dynamic? (possesses the power of God to change lives) - is it accepted? (received, used, preserved by God's people; most important one)

____ without ____ is useless

inspiration without preservation is useless

the promise of preservation using scripture

- God's Word is pure, and He will preserve it (Ps. 12:6-7) - God's Word is eternal (Ps. 119:89-91) - God's Word is preserved accurately and completely (Matt. 5:18) - God's Word is permanent (Isa. 40:8; 1 Pet. 1:23-25)

preservation: scribal rules

- parchment made from skins of clean animals - column no less than 48 and no more than 60 lines - black ink from a special recipe - no word or letter written from memory; needed authentic copy - wipe his pen before Elohim; change clothes before Jehovah - every word was counted; if off, entire page destroyed

Bibliology Test Flashcards

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