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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 4
10/05/2007

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1. The New Testament books were written between what years?
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A.D. 49 and 95.
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How much longer did it take for agreement about the NT canon to take place?
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It was many years, possibly as late as the 5th century, before a unified canon was agreed upon.
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What are the “Synoptic Gospels”?
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The synoptic gospels are the first three gospels and the name is due to the fact of their similarity of content.
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How much of Mark is recorded in either Matthew or Luke?
Definition
90%
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What features distinguish the book of Mark (p. 56 second column)?
Definition
The author desired to reach a broader audience by translating Aramaic words into Greek and explaining certain Jewsih customs. Also, the word immediately is used often.More detailed than other books but leaves out certain events.
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Why is the Gospel of John not included in the Synoptic Gospels?
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The synoptic gospels focus mainly on Jesus’ Galilean ministry, whereas the Gospel of John centers on Jesus’ ministry in Jerusalem and Judea. John also records no parables. John also makes reference to three Passovers.
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What does the term catholic mean? What are the Catholic Epistles
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Catholic means general or universal. The seven catholic epistles are James 1,2Peter 1,2,3 John, and Jude.
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What is “apocalyptic literature
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A special class of literature which employs symbolism and visions to convey a message.
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What extra books were included in the Sinaiticus NT?
Definition
Epistle of Barnabas
Shepherd of Hermas
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extra books were included in the Alexandrinus NT?
Definition
1 Clement
2 Clement
Psalms of Solomon?
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How does the order of NT books in the Latin Vulgate compare with our current order? (see chart)
Definition
They are the same.
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What are Pictograms, Logograms, and Syllabic Writing?
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Pictograms: Pictures of objects representing letters or sounds.
Logograms: A picture that represents a concept.
Syllabic: Signs that represented a sound; eventually developed into an alphabet.
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. In what languages was the Bible originally written?
Definition
OT written in two related languages: Hebrew and Aramaic. NT written in Greek.
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What are the two different scripts of Hebrew and which of them is older?
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Paleo-Hebrew and Square scipt. Paleo is older.
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Who were responsible for adding vowel points to the Hebrew text? When did they add them?
Definition
The Masoretes were scribes that helped preserve the Hebrew text from 500-1000, adding vowel points to the text between the fifth to the eighth century in order to assist pronunciation.
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From what region does the language Aramaic get its name?
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The Aramaic language takes its name from the Arameans, or the people of Aram, who are mentioned in Old Akkadian writings from as early as the mid-third millennium.
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What status did the language Aramaic gain?
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Aramaic became the international trade language, or lingua franca, of much of the ancient Near East.
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In what kind of Greek was most of the NT written?
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Koine Greek
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What percentage of OT quotations in the NT come from the Septuagint?
Definition
~80%
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Did the original NT Greek have punctuation or divisions between words?
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The original greek was written in all capital letters, called uncials, with no divisions between words or punctuation marks.
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