Defining Literary Canon

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Which of the following best describes “canon”

  • A specific genre of biblical books
  • Texts that are seen as authoritative if they met certain criteria or standards (correct)
  • a subdivision of the bible
  • The inspired word of God

The books of Tobit, Judith and 1 and 2 Maccabees are part of the Roman Catholic biblical canon and are known by the following name:

  • Extra-Biblical
  • Deuterocanonical (correct)
  • Pseudepigrapha
  • Apocalyptic

Which of the following does NOT describe the editors of the Hebrew Bible?

  • Survivors of the Babylonian Exile
  • The editors were the kings of Israel (correct)
  • From the priestly or prophetic class
  • Wanted to help connect the people to their ancestral

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