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5.1-5.3 Test Review

Terms in this set (18)

Canon
the authorized 66 books of the Bible
Canonization
the process by which believers recognized the books of the Bible as the inspired and authoritative standard of faith and practice
Step 1 of Canonization
Revealed by God
Step 2 of Canonization
Recognized by Man
Septuagint (LXX)
Greek translation of the Old Testament
Apocrypha
biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture
The year the Canon was finalized
367 AD
4 Incorrect views of Canonization
1. God authorized the Church
2. The Church worked independent from God
3. Historical Study determined Canon
4. The Canon has not been Fully Determined
Tobit 1:1-4
Chronologically inconsistent
Judith 1:6
Geographically Inconsistent
Sirach 3:3
Heresy teaching atonement through behavior
2 Maccabees 12:40-45
Heresy teaching offerings for the atonement of the dead
autograph
original biblical text
Transmission
The process of copying biblical manuscripts
Tannaim and Masoretes
Groups tasked with copying the Scriptures
Dead Sea Scrolls
Old Testament manuscripts discovered in 1947 in a cave near the Dead Sea along with other writings. The manuscripts have proved very valuable to scholars studying the Old Testament and have revealed some Jewish practices in Jesus' day.
John Wycliffe
translated the Bible into English in 1384
William Tyndale
translated the Bible into English in 1526
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