Test Bank For The New Testament A Student’s Introduction 8th Edition by Stephen Harris

Test Bank For The New Testament A Student’s Introduction 8th Edition by Stephen Harris

Chapter 02 How the New Testament was Formed and Handed Down to us 

Multiple Choice Questions

1. (p. 24) The official inventory of books considered to be authoritative sources of doctrinal and ethical beliefs by a religious community is calledA. apocrypha.B. scripture.C. gospel.D. canon.

2. (p. 39) Each book in the New Testament first appeared as a separate document independent of the others and circulated by itself in different geographical areas, with the exception ofA. Luke-Acts.B. John-Mark.C. Matthew-Luke.D. 1 John-2 John.

3. (p. 23) What is the only canonical work to survive?A. ActsB. MatthewC. RevelationD. There are none.

4. (p. 23) How many extant manuscripts with scriptural variations are there?A. 4B. 27C. hundredsD. 144,000

5. (p. 26) Who is “the disciple whom Jesus loved?”A. No one knows (although some speculate that it was John).B. MarkC. PaulD. Judas

6. (p. 26) Who were not eyewitnesses of Jesus’ ministry?A. Mary and SimonB. Thomas and MatthewC. John and PeterD. Mark and Luke

7. (p. 32-33) What group pioneered the use of the “codex,” i.e. a “book” of page-sized manuscript sheets bound together at a hinge?A. GreeksB. GnosticsC. ChristiansD. Romans

8. (p. 33-34) Which codex is the most valuable—because it includes all twenty-seven New Testament books, as well as the Epistle of Barnabas and the Shepard of Hermas?A. Codex SinaiticusB. Codex ClaromontanusC. Codex AlexandrinusD. Codex Vaticanus

9. (p. 30) A major development at the end of the fourth century CE was the establishment ofA. papal authority.B. a centrally located church.C. the permanent New Testament canon.D. the Codex Sinaiticus.

10. (p. 30) Who translated both the Old and the New Testament into Latin?A. JeromeB. MarcionC. Martin LutherD. Bishop Berkley

11. (p. 30) Which Bible has remained the official Bible of the Roman Catholic Church since it was first translated into Latin in the fourth-century CE?A. King JamesB. VulgateC. Codex VaticanusD. Septuagint

12. (p. 30) Which Christian writings were once regarded as virtually equal to “genuine” New Testament works but have since been relegated to obscurity?A. JudeB. the Shepard of HermasC. the Wisdom of Solomon and the Wisdom of DionysusD. the Epistle of Barnabas and the Apocalypse of Peter

13. (p. 32) “Harmonization” refers to what practice?A. the practice of signing hymns in unisonB. the practice, commonly of scribes, whereby the wording of one Gospel was modified to conform to that of anotherC. the practice of knocking down all the social and political barriers between peopleD. the practice of fitting all scripture into the same genre

14. (p. 30) What is the oldest surviving manuscript fragment of a New Testament book?A. the Epistle of BarnabasB. four chapters of HebrewsC. four verses from John 18D. the last ten verses of Revelation

15. (p. 36) Modern translations of the Bible, such as the New Jerusalem Bible, the Revised English Bible, the New International Version, and the New American Bible, have what advantage over the King James Version?A. Translators worked from a far better Greek text than was available to the editors of the King James Version, and drew on expert scholarship from interdisciplinary fields. Modern translations are also more readable to the average person.B. Modern translators used the newly discovered original manuscripts.C. Translators are now using more literary devices and taking poetic license more freely.D. Translators now use the universal language of the Dead Sea Scrolls to communicate more effectively.