How was the Bible Put Together?

Jesus told his apostles to go write down everything they witnessed.

• True

• False

Which council affirmed the teaching of the Catholic Church on Scripture in response to the Protestant Reformation?

• Council of Trent

• Arian Council

• Council of Nicaea

• Council of Lyons

How many books make up the Catholic Canon of Scripture?

• 66

• 70

• 73

• 67

Who wrote the books of the New Testament?

• Jesus

• Jesus' apostles

• Eyewitnesses of Jesus or close companions of eye witnesses

• Prophets

What does apocryphal mean?

• books in the Bible considered to be inauthentic by some people

• Ancient texts that are universally accepted as true by all Christian denominations

• Books specifically about prophecies in the Bible

• Laws and teachings found in the Torah

In the 1500s Protestants decided to accept the apocryphal writings in their Bible.

• True

• False

When was the New Testament written?

• 3000 years ago

• 2500 years ago

• Over the first century after the death of Christ

• During the First Temple Writing period

What is the name for the official list of books in the Bible?

• Apocrphya

• Concordance

• Canon

• Anthology

Place in order the steps that led to the establishment of the canon of Scripture.

• Some Protestants removed the Apocryphal Books of the Bible , the 7 books of the Old Testament written in Greek, but the Council of Trent confirmed them as part of the Catholic Canon of Scripture.

• The apostles traveled around, spreading the good news of Christ and was eventually written by eyewitnesses or companions of the apostles

• Eventually Old Testament Scripture was recorded; many read from the Septuagint

• The councils established the Canon of Scripture with 3 criteria

• Old Testament Scripture was passed down through oral traditions.

What is the Septuagint?

• A Latin version of Scripture translated by St. Jerome

• A compilations of early Christian writings later included in the New Testament

• A Greek translation of the Old Testament

• A collection of Jewish writings that were rejected from Hebrew Scriptures