Understanding Textual Criticism: The Bible and The Qur'an

Textual criticism involves identifying and removing __ from manuscripts.

• Qur'anic

• 20,000

• errors

• Bible

• Sana’a

What did Uthman ibn Affan do to standardize the Qur'an?

• Translated it into multiple languages

• Added new teachings

• Selected a standard text and burned others

• Created a new version from scratch.

Geographic diversity of manuscripts supports the reliability of the New Testament by showing ________.

• widespread acceptance

• limited distribution

• uniformity

• variations

Textual criticism is important because it helps in understanding the ________ of religious texts.

• historical context

• entertainment value

• fictional aspects

• modern interpretations

A challenge in studying the textual variants of the Qur'an is the lack of ________.

• manuscripts

• translations

• interpretations

• modern texts

Fill in the blank: The ______ is a religious text that has undergone textual criticism.

• Quran

• Bible

• Torah

Fill in the blank: ______ textual variants can be controversial and viewed as apostasy in certain countries.

• Biblical

• Qur'anic

• Historical

Why are older manuscripts considered more reliable?

• A) They are written in ancient languages

• B) They likely contain fewer errors

• C) They are more decorative.

What action was taken to standardize the Qu'ranic texts?

• Translated all texts

• Selected a standard text and burned others

• Distributed copies worldwide

How many New Testament manuscripts are estimated to exist?

• 10,000

• 15,000

• 20,000