Canon FORMATION and Chronology

Question 1

how many books in the nt?

Answer 1

27

Question 2

a popular Greek translation of the OT produced in 250-200 bc

Answer 2

Septuagint

Question 3

books of the OT written between what years?

Answer 3

1400-400 bc

Question 4

when were the books of the nt written

Answer 4

ad 45-85

Question 5

what was the first Canon of our modern day Bible? when was it written?

Answer 5

muratorian canon, 170 AD

Question 6

what 3 books did the muratorian Canon leave out?

Answer 6

Hebrews, James, 3 john

Question 7

305-310 ad, this guy was from Antioch, Greek nt text, became foundation for later Bibles, he maybe preserved some old texts.
who is it?

Answer 7

lucian

Question 8

first compilation of 66 books in 363 ad (but instead of revelations had an Apocrypha)
what group compiled it?

Answer 8

council of laodicea

Question 9

in 367 ad, first. Canon completion of the nt 27 books we have today for first time. (included revelations)
whose festal letter lists this?

Answer 9

athanasius’s

Question 10

nt Canon orthodox established by what council?

Answer 10

council of Carthage

Question 11

Jerome translated Bible into Latin in 400, what was this primary text called?

Answer 11

vulgate

Question 12

law of Moses typically refers to?

Answer 12

10 commandments and pentateuch

Question 13

if a Jew, as a child, could _____, the family was held in honor

Answer 13

memorize the first five books

Question 14

councils followed what four rules to govern what books were in the Bible?

Answer 14

1. apololistic author?
2. did the body of Christ accept this?
3. consistent orthodox and doctrine teaching?
4. evidence of high moral and spiritual values that reflected a work of the hs

Question 15

what served as a foundation for modern texts? and served to allow the public to read it?

Answer 15

vulgate

Question 16

when people read the scripture and thought the rabbis were teaching wrong, they tried to manipulate the words. what was this movement called?

Answer 16

reformation

Question 17

in 650 a monk by the name of _____ puts Bible books into verses and chapters

Answer 17

caedomon

Question 18

950, what was special about the 7th century lindisfarne Gospels?

Answer 18

first English translation

Question 19

1380-1382, john Wycliffe was the first to do what?

Answer 19

translate whole Bible into english

Question 20

1455 , what was special about Gutenberg’s Latin Bible ?

Answer 20

first from press

Question 21

1525, William Tyndale makes the first translation of the nt from _____ to _____…

Answer 21

Greek to English

Question 22

1538, the Great Bible, assembled by john Rogers- why was it special?

Answer 22

first English book authorized for public use

Question 23

1607-1611, what accurate version used today is made?

Answer 23

kjv, the “authorized version “