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Test your Bible knowledge

It is not only important to know what the Bible says about itself, but also we need to make clear how the Bible, contrary to all other books, is the most reliable book ever preserved in human history, providing archeological, historical and cultural evidence.



Take this short 15-question test and see how are you doing...



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1)

How was the Bible put together?

God threw the scrolls from heaven and Moses picked them up at Sinai
The Council of Nicaea decided which books had to be included
There wasn't any particular event. It was a progressive confirmation process
The Church decided what should be included in the Bible
The Sanhedrin and the Fathers of the Church decided for the Old and New Testament respectively



2)

People that played a relevant role in bringing and reproducing the Bible...

The Chaldeans
The Egyptians
The Jewish
The Greek church
The Beatles



3)

They helped in reproducing reliable copies of the Bible and adding vowels to the Hebrew text...

The Talmudists
The Masoretes
The Ammonites
The Japaneses
The Pharisees



4)

Percentage of accuracy of the New Testament manuscripts?

100%
98.33%
85.6%
75%
No one knows



5)

Estimate of existing manuscripts of the New Testament

130-240
1,300-2,400
13,000-24,000
130,000-240,000
13-24



6)

Regarding the New Testament, the time between the original text was written and the most early copy made was about...

250-300 years
500-600 years
50-75 years
100-150 years
700-800 years



7)

The word canon in the Bible means?

Inspired, breathed
List, selection
Cane, Rule
Truth
A camera's brand



8)

In the Scriptorium, when a mistake was found in a copy of the Bible...

It was immediately corrected
It was immediately corrected and thoroughly revised to see further errors
It was thrown away
It was burned
The copyist was burned



9)

One reason why it was necessary to determine the canonicity of the New Testament

Marcion was developing his own list of inspired books
Many eastern churches were using spurious books
The Fathers of the Church received this mission from the apostles
A and B are correct
A, B and C are correct



10)

Number of reading differences in the New Testament manuscripts...

15
150
1,500
15,000
150,000



11)

The number of existent manuscripts of the Bible tells us that...

The Bible is the truth without a doubt
The Bible has enough bibliographical support
The Bible has no need to be amended by subjective opinions (no need to fill gaps)
All are correct
b and c are correct



12)

Literary work with a greater number of manuscripts...

Homer works (Iliad, Odyssey)
New Testament
The 4 Gospels
Herodotus works
The Quran



13)

Some of the Masoretes' duties included...

To count how many times each letter appeared in every book of the Hebrew Bible
To find what was the letter placed in the middle of the Pentateuch and in the middle of the whole Hebrew Bible
To detect which verses had all the letters of the alphabet
All are correct
a and b are correct



14)

The following is true about the Bible...

Written in a period of 1600 years, 3 languages, 3 continents and 40 different authors
Written in a period of 3000 years, 3 languages, 2 continents and 30 different authors
Written in a period of 500 years, 3 languages, 2 continents and 20 different authors
Written in a period of 2000 years, 2 languages, 3 continents and 50 different authors
The thing is, I think Papa Johns is the best pizza around...



15)

The Bible is the most...

Persecuted, coherent in its content, well preserved and oldest book ever
Coherent in its content, persecuted, translated and oldest book ever
Translated, coherent in its content, well preserved and oldest book ever
Translated, persecuted, coherent in its content and well preserved book ever
All are correct





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