Biblical Studies

New Testament Survey Study Guides: Module 1

Derived from the course text book, The Essence of the New Testament: A Survey (2016),

and the New Testament documents.

Chapter 1: How We Got the New Testament

1. How many documents make up the New Testament (ENT, 1)? 27

2. The New Testament was written approximately between --- AD 45 _ and _100___ (ENT, 1).

3. What kind of materials were the New Testament documents written on (ENT, 1)? Leather scrolls, and papyrus sheets.

4. What is the original/actual New Testament document called (ENT, 1–2)? Autograph.

5. Define codex in reference to the early New Testament writings (ENT, 2).

6. What was the Latin codex collection called (ENT, 2)? Ta Bibla

7. In the study of the New Testament, what does the term canon refer to (ENT, 2)? A list of authoritative books recognized as scripture.

8. What three languages did God choose as the media for his self-revelation (ENT, 2)? Hebrew,Aramaic, and Greek.

9. The Old Testament was primarily written in __Hebrew____ (ENT, 2).

10. Parts of Daniel and Ezra were written in __Aramaic____ (ENT, 2).

11. The New Testament was written in __Greek____ (ENT, 2).

12. _Koine_____ _Greek_____was the language of the common people (ENT, 2).

13. Why do you think God allowed the autographs to vanish (see ENT, 3)?they would have worshipped them as they did other thing from the Holy Land,”bibliolatry” (worship of the Bible) would likely replace the worship of God.

14. In spite of the absence of the autographs, approximately 6,000 Greek manuscripts and an additional 13,000 fragments of the New Testament documents exist, providing significant manuscript evidence for New Testament scholars (ENT, 3).True.

15. Motivators for a New Testament canon include the heretic __Marcion______ and the heretical movement known as ____Gnosticism______ (ENT, 3).

16. Marcion was a _Church Bishop____________ who held a negative view of God as presented in the Old Testament (ENT, 3).

17. Marcion rejected...