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Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writings of the New testament?

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Old Italia

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Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writings of the New Testament?

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Early Church Fathers

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

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NO

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

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Textus Receptus

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Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writings of the New Testament?

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Waldensian Bible

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Which of these is the oldest witness to the original writings of the New Testament?

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Tepl manuscript

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What does the gothic version, created by Ufilas (missionary to the goths) contribute to the earliest witness issue regarding the NT?

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It proves a textus receptus existed prior to 350 AD

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How does the Diatessaron found Asia minor and Syria contribute significantly to the issue of what the earliest witness was to the NT?

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over 200 were found, its 200 years older than Vaticanus and siniaticus, and its from 170

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

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They’re not the earliest witnesses

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Where are the oldest witnesses found quoting the textus receptus?

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Early Church Fathers

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What does the Magdalen Papryus have in it?

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Textus Receptus reading from Matthew

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When was the last 12 verses of Mark quoted?

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From the 2nd century on

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

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They’re an example of a large number of original copies of the Textus receptus

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What did liberal critic Kirsopp Lake prove early Christian Scribes did with old Textus receptus manuscripts?

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Copied the NT manuscripts then destroyed them

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

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The oldest Greek manuscripts are in fact the worst.

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Why is a so called “older and better” manuscript suspect by some?

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They were not used up, thus they were not used by the early church

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What do critical scholars like Zuntz point out regarding the minority text witnesses in the papyrus?

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They have over 200 nonsense reading 400 itastic spellings.

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When lookin at 1 John 5:7 what does age speak to its authenticity?

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Its quoted 70 years later, proving that its early and authetic

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When is 1 John 5:7 quoted in history?

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from the 2nd century forward

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Why do early quotes of 1 John 5:7 prove its authenticity?

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It had to be there for them to quote. Those quotations predate Vaticanus and siniaticus. Its in a growing number of greek manuscripts that we have found.

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What assumption of Wescott and Hort has been disproved regarding the Early Church Fathers?

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It was not in the Textus receptus quotations of the early church fathers over 86,000 times, they were wrong.

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What does quotations of the early Church fathers mean for the Greek Minority Text?

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Its not the earliest and best witnesses therefore its not correct

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Which text stream agrees with the earliest versions (Peshitta 150ad, Old Latin Vulgate 157, Italic Bible 157)?

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Textus Receptus

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Why should the evidence in the Peshitta (150ad) Old Latin Vulgate (157ad), and Italic Bible (157ad) be considered as evidence against the minority text?

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They were produced 200 years before the minority egyptian codex and have textus receptus readings.

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How many quotations of the Textus Receptus are in the Early Church fathers?
86, 000
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When looking at 1 John 5:7 what does count or number speak to its authenticity?
the early versions and citations of the early writers show it was there as well.
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When looking at 1 John 5:7 what does variety speak to authenticity?
It has the benefit of multiple geographical locations and multiple types of witnesses.
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When looking at 1 John 5:7 what does spread speak to authenticity?
It was in a wider geographical area, in numerous ancient version, and widely dispersed in the Patristic writers
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When looking at 1 John 5:7 what does longevity speak to authenticity?
Its used in the 2nd century all the way down to the 16th century when the textus receptus was compiled.
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When looking at 1 John 5:7 what does weight or respectability speak to authenticity?
Shows uniform agreement across the manuscripts.
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When does the minority text reading of 1 John 5:7 have regarding the criterion of spread?
Yes the minority text reading is geographically limited
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How many early Greek witnesses do we have for 1 John 5:7?
We have 19 Greek manuscripts 19 cursive 16 lectionaries,
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What do the the early Latin witnesses show about 1 John 5:7?
ITS IN 95 PERCENT OF THE 10000 LATIN MANUSCRIPTS.
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What grammatical evidence speaks to whether 1 John 5:7 should have the longer reading?
Without it severe issues com e into the greek grammar on gender confusion
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According to trinitarian historian and scholar Edward freer Hills, why was the long reading of 1 John 5:7 removed from Alexadrian text.
Because it was too oneness
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What is the best translation philosophy when one sees how both Paul and Jesus used the OT scripture?
Literal
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What is the biggest issue raised in class regarding accuracy of the ESV?
Text stream first
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What has been the greatest resurgence of Minority text readings or alexandrian readings in modern versions?
The NKJV
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What is the biggest issue raised in class regarding accuracy in the NKJv
Accuracy of translation
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What is the biggest issue raised in class regarding accuracy of the NIV?
Translation Philosphy
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What does the lineage recorded in MT 1:7 and 1:10 have to do with evaluating Bibles and underlying text streams?
All critical text have 2 nonexistent kings in Christ' geneology
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What did Phiillip Rhine and Paul Canart prove regarding the 3 dots in the margin to the left of 1 John 5:7 by the words "there are three."?
It was a scribal technique showing awareness of an alternate reading at the time
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What does the scientific issue recorded in Luke 23:45 have to do with evaluating Bibles and underlying text streams?
The critical text does not get the right reading. the critical text has a scientific error in it.
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What does the statement recorded in John 7:8 have to do with evaluating Bibles and underlying text streams?
The critical text has a moral error in it, making Jesus a liar.
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What are the weaknesses of the minority text?
All the so called earlier and better witnesses some from the papyrus and parchment alone, they come from egypt alone, there is only about a dozen of them
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Why would one privilege the textus receptus over the minority text?
The textus receptus doesn't have the deletions and mutilated text, its not pursuing academic respectability.
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How the early church view these so called earlier and better witnesses (beatty papyri, Vaticanus, Siniaticus, Alexandrinus, Ephraem Syrus and freer washington)?
They saw them as influenced by heresies that permeated egypt.
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What is the textus receptus based on?
The vast majority of the Greek manuscripts
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When did the early church fathers quote the textus receptus?
From the 2nd century on
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Which of these translations had the most qualified scholars working on it?
KJV
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What best describes the translation process of the KJV?
Incredibly careful
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Were the KJV translators qualified to translate scripture?
Yes because they were the living experts then, which exceeds all qualified people today
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What do Matt. 28:20 and John 12:28 show regarding the NKJV's accuracy of translation?
NKJV has contradiction here
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what is the 1st step of disbelief as discussed in class?
Rejection of preservation
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Where is the best manuscript evidence for the Q source?
Nowhere
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When the synoptic problem occur in history?
Only after the 1800's
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What root issue caused Schleiermacher to suggest Q?
anti- supernaturalism
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Where is the manuscript evidence for the shorter reading of Matt. 28:19?
NONE