Origins of the Old Testament

Which version of the Old Testament does the Catholic Church use?

• Samaritan

• Masoretic

• Septuagint

When was the Septuagint written?

• 400 BC

• 250-100 BC

• 900 AD

The language of the Septuagint version of the Old Testament is?

• Ancient Greek

• Latin

• Hebrew

• Aramaic

The Septuagint has how many more books than the Masoretic version of the Old Testament?

• 3

• 4

• 11

• 7

Which of the following books is present in the Septuagint, but not the Masoretic version of the Old Testament?

• The Prophet Isaiah

• Leviticus

• Tobit

• Genesis

Which of the following is an abbreviation of the Septuagint

• 70

• LXX

• SPT

When were the Dead Sea Scrolls discovered?

• 1180 AD

• 750 AD

• 1947 AD

• 350 BC

How many books are in the Catholic Old Testament?

• 39

• 46

• 70

• 18

The Bible is the exact word of God as dictated to a human by an angel.

• True

• False

The Bible is a book written by entirely humans, and God just approves of the sections that remain.

• True

• False