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According to the text, the New Testament consists of how many books?
According to the text, the New Testament consists of how many books?
- 39 books
- 27 books (correct)
- 12 books
- 66 books
When was the 27-book New Testament first formally canonized?
When was the 27-book New Testament first formally canonized?
- 393 AD (correct)
- 405 AD
- 397 AD
- 367 AD
Who is credited with using the phrase 'New Testament' to describe a collection of Christian Greek scriptures?
Who is credited with using the phrase 'New Testament' to describe a collection of Christian Greek scriptures?
- Eusebius
- Lactantius
- Irenaeus
- Tertullian (correct)
Who are the Four Evangelists mentioned in the text?
Who are the Four Evangelists mentioned in the text?
Which term is used to describe the collection of Christian writings in Eusebius' Hist. Eccl.?
Which term is used to describe the collection of Christian writings in Eusebius' Hist. Eccl.?
According to the New Oxford Annotated Bible, scholars generally agree that the Gospels were written forty to sixty years after the death of Jesus. They thus do not present eyewitness or contemporary accounts of Jesus's life and teaching.
According to the New Oxford Annotated Bible, scholars generally agree that the Gospels were written forty to sixty years after the death of Jesus. They thus do not present eyewitness or contemporary accounts of Jesus's life and teaching.
Who was the first author to explicitly name the canonical gospels?
Who was the first author to explicitly name the canonical gospels?
What does the word 'gospel' mean in Old English?
What does the word 'gospel' mean in Old English?
What does the word 'testament' in the expression 'New Testament' refer to according to the text?
What does the word 'testament' in the expression 'New Testament' refer to according to the text?
What is the original Hebrew word for 'covenant'?
What is the original Hebrew word for 'covenant'?
Why did the translators of the Septuagint choose the term 'diatheke' to translate the Hebrew word 'brit'?
Why did the translators of the Septuagint choose the term 'diatheke' to translate the Hebrew word 'brit'?
