Canon & Translation

"Canon" comes from the Greek work kanon which means-

• list

• rule

• standard

• all of the above

Canon of scriptures refers to the collection of biblical books that Christians accept as uniquely authoritative

• ture

• false

Since Reformation __________ have accepted the 39 books from Genesis to Malachi that appear in all of the editions of the Bible in print today

• Roman Catholic

• Protestants

• Eastern Orthodox Christians

• Apostles

Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Christians include other books also in their Bible called the Apocryphal or deutero canonical books which mean-

• revealed

• illuminated

• hidden

• inspired

Which of the given book is not an Apocryphal book

• Wisdom of Solomon

• Ecclesiasticus

• Judith

• Esdras

• Ecclesiastes

later rabbinic literature and Josephus state Jewish prophesies ___________ after the time of Haggai, Zechariah and Malachi

• fulfilled

• increased

• ceased

The First Five Books (Torah) is considered to have been canonized in (c.a. 500-400) by the time of -

• Jeremiah

• Isaiah

• Ezra

• Moses

The Nebiim section was accepted as authoritative by-

• 200 BC

• 400 BC

• 100 BC

• 100 AD

The Kethubiim section was accepted as authorised in the Council of Jamnia in-

• 50 AD

• 100 BC

• 90 AD

• 90 BC

At Qumran all 39 OT books except __________ was found but still it was considered canonical

• Nehemiah

• Daniel

• Esther

• Tobit