Lesson 4 & 5 Test

What is the first step to scripture?

• Oral telling

• autograph

• collection

• recognition

Answer explanation

The first step is called oral telling. It is safe to say that all Bible material began life in some oral form, some spoken form.

Who wrote the first autograph of a story from the bible?

• Moses

• Paul

• Jeremiah

• Baruch

Answer explanation

Then a man called Moses was asked to write it down for future use. There was a long time between creation and Moses.

What is the second step to Scripture?

• autograph

• manuscript

• collection

• oral telling

Answer explanation

The second step is called autograph writing. Eventually the oral material was put into some written form. The first written form is referred to as ‘autograph’. This is the first copy or original copy of that material or book.

What happend to all the autographs of the biblical stories? (Choose 3)

• They were burnt

• They were destroyed

• They were lost

• They were not preserved

What do we call the copies of the original autographs?

• scrolls

• manuscripts

• Septuagint

• codex

What are the 3 stages in the development of the Bible? (Select ALL)

• Writing

• Collection

• Canonization

• Oral telling

When was the Old Testament standardized?

• AD 100

• AD 397

• 50 BC

• 450 BC

When was the New Testament standardized?

• AD 100

• AD397

• 50 BC

• 450 BC

What was the final stage of the Bible?

• Oral telling

• Autographs

• Writing

• Recognition

During the Writing stage, each of the books remained as individual books.

• True

• False