Exam 1

Question 1

what language was the New Testament written in ?

Answer 1

Koine/Hellenistic Greek

Question 2

what language was the Old Testament written in?

Answer 2

Hebrew&
Aramaic

Question 3

Genres that comprise the NT

Answer 3

MajorGenres:
o Gospels/ancientG-R Biography
o AncientG-R-Historiography
Epistles
Smallergenres:
o Parables
o Miraclestories
o Apophthegms- saying stories

Question 4

Hermeneutics

Answer 4

It is the craft or study of interpretation.

Question 5

Lee’s three hermeneutical principles

Answer 5

1. The Bible must be respected treated carefully as a historical text
2. The Bible, as a historical text, belongs to the past,.
3. The Bible doesn’t “mean” anything on its own.

Question 6

how many gospels and their names.

Answer 6

4 Gospels.
3 are Synoptic
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John.

Question 7

how many books in the canon of the NT?

Answer 7

27 Books
4 Gospel
1 apocalyptic
13 epistles-8 not by Paul

Question 8

canon

Question 9

Four main figures:

Answer 9

Tatian, Marcion, Jerome, and Luther

Question 10

One main event:

Answer 10

council of Trent

Question 11

textual criticism

Answer 11

the study textual variation between manuscripts

Question 12

textual criticism and its basic facts

Answer 12

collecting manuscripts
comparing Manu
choosing Manu