Lesson 4 - The Text Of The Bible - Lesson Review

Question 1

1. And what three languages was the Bible originally written?
   a.
   b.
   c.

Answer 1

a. Hebrew
b. Aramaic
c. Koine Greek

Question 2

2. What was the commerce language of the Roman Empire?

Answer 2

Koine Greek

Question 3

3. How were words written in the Bible originally?

Answer 3

The Bible was originally written without spaces between words, almost no punctuation, and no paragraphs.

Question 4

4. When were chapter and verse divisions developed?
   a. OT:
   b. NT:

Answer 4

a. 0T: 900 A.D.

b. NT: 1551

Question 5

5. What is an autograph?

Answer 5

A manuscript written in the author’s own hand writing

Question 6

6. Who were the Masoretes, and what was named after them?

Answer 6

A specific group of Jewish Rabbis from the Middle Ages. The OT text that we have today is called the Masoretic text.

Question 7

7. Name two other ancient witnesses of the Old Testament:
   a.
   b.

Answer 7

a. Samaritan Pentateuch

b. Septuagint (LXX)

Question 8

8. Who were the Dead Sea Scrolls produced by?

Answer 8

A Jewish group called the Essenes

Question 9

9. Name three types of New Testament manuscripts:
   a.
   b.
   c.

Answer 9

a. Papyri
b. Majuscules
c. Minuscules