Quiz: Reliability of the New Testament
Due Feb 16 at 11:59pm
Points 25
Questions 25
Time Limit 30 Minutes
Instructions
The quiz:
Covers the Learn material from Module 4: Week 4.
Contains 25 multiple-choice or true/false questions.
Is limited to 30 minutes.
Allows 1 attempt.
Is worth 25 points.
Submit this assignment by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Monday of Module 4: Week 4.
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Question 1
pts
The original of an ancient writing is called the:
autograph
extant manuscript
primary source
testamonium
Question 2
pts
Two claims are made and there are significant differences or conflicts between the
claims. According to Dr. Foreman, this is referred to as a:
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contradiction
discrepancy
ambiguity
divergence
Question 3
pts
Among the ancient versions of the New Testament, the Latin versions are the most
prominent with over ten thousand Latin manuscripts known to exist.
True
False
Question 4
pts
The one below that is NOT one of the reasons listed in class for why we don’t have
more external information about Jesus:
Nations and cultures were isolated
Reading and writing were not as pervasive as modern times
Much historical information has disappeared.
Heretical and non-orthodox material was burned by the church.
Question 5
pts
In New Testament textual criticism, a variant in the manuscript evidence that is found
in geographically widespread locations in the first few centuries of the Christian era
is more likely to be original than the one that is found in only one location.
True
False
Question 6
pts
As one compares manuscript evidence for the New Testament, God’s providence is clearly
seen in that late manuscripts reveals startling similarity to early manuscripts.
Nevertheless, thousands of variants between these manuscripts do exist.