9th grade Chapter 3 Test

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What does internal evidence indicate the biblical writers believed they were doing?

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They claimed they were communicating God's authoritative revelation.

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What is a textual variant?

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differences between particular words, phrases, or passages within multiple copies of the same ancient manuscript

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How far does God's authority extend?

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God has authority over all areas of life, whether people acknowledge it or not.

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Which unearthed documents confirmed the accurate copying of the Old Testament? Options: writings of the early church fathers, Dead Sea Scrolls, Lost gospels, Masoretes' manuscripts

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Dead Sea Scrolls

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God wants people to obey him because ...

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he knows that obedience to him leads to human flourishing.

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The Dead Sea Scrolls contained a scroll of Jeremiah that was nearly one thousand years older than the next oldest copy available at the time.

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False

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Some of the church fathers studied directly under Jesus, so their writings confirm the authenticity of the Gospels.

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False

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The New Testament books were passed along by the written word and distributed widely throughout the early church, making it possible to accurately reconstruct the originals from the early manuscripts that survived. True or False?

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True

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Historical details included in the book of Acts can be confirmed through fulfilled prophecies.

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False

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We have over 25,000 early New Testament manuscripts and fragments from five different document families from ancient Christian communities.

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True