April Week 3 Youths & Seniors Quiz 2022

Hebrew word for 'canon'

• qanem

• qanen

• qaneh

• qane

Greek word for 'canon'

• kanom

• kanon

• kaanon

• kane

Based on both its Greek and Hebrew origins, canon originally referred to a

• land

• rule

• measuring stick

• measuring rod

Choose the best definition of biblical canon:

• It is the collection of scriptural books that God has given His corporate people, which are distinguished by their divine qualities, reception by the collective body, and their apostolic connection, either by authorship or association.

• It is the collection of scriptural books that God's people chose, which are distinguished by their divine qualities, reception by the collective body, and their apostolic connection, either by authorship or association.

• It is the collection of scriptural books that God's people inspired, which are distinguished by their divine qualities, reception by the collective body, and their apostolic connection, either by authorship or association.

• It is the collection of scriptural books that people rejected, which are distinguished by their divine qualities, reception by the collective body, and their apostolic connection, either by authorship or association.

The canon of the Gospels refers to

• the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) as these were the most historically accurate, divinely inspired accounts of Christ.

• the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) that were the historically accurate, accounts of Christ.

• the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John) that were historically accurate.

• the four New Testament Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke & John).

Canon of Scripture refers to

• the books that were accepted by man.

• the books found in the Catholic Bible.

• the collection of books over which the Christian Church debated.

• the "collection of books which form the original and authoritative written rule of the faith and practice of the Christian Church," i.e. the Old and New Testaments.

The canon of scripture was determined by men.

• True

• False

What is the difference between a closed canon and an open canon?

The biblical canon is closed.

• True

• False

The exclusive definition of canon holds that

• a book is canonical if it was written by God authoritatively for his church. Thus, books were canonical from the moment they were written - even if they were not recognized until the 2nd - 4th centuries.

• 'canon' encompasses the entire process by which the formation of the church’s sacred writings took place, including the collection and use of Scripture. Thus, Christians possessed an authoritative corpus of books long before the 4th century.

• 'canon' is a final, closed list of Scriptural books that cannot be adjusted in any way; therefore, the canon appeared in the fourth century.