Question

1. Define the word “Canon” as it is used in the context of the New Testament
2. From the very beginning of the church what books were widely known and referred to by the church fathers?
3. According to Justin Martyr, what books were being used in worship services along with the Old Testament?
4. How did opponents of Christianity (heretics) help to solidify and establish the canon?
5. What do the writings of Irenaeus, Clement, and Tertullian show us about the development of the canon?
6. Describe several of Origen’s contributions to establishing the New Testament Canon.
7. Briefly describe the process of development that the canon went through from the third century, when no official list of NT books was established, and the fourth century, when the 27 books of the New Testament was firmly established.
8. What are the oldest manuscripts of the Bible available to us today?
9. What order did Constantine give to encourage the spread of the Bible? Even with this order, why were most Christians still without a Bible of their own?
10. What breakthrough during the middle ages finally allow for widespread access to the Bible?
11. What is the Septuagint?
12. Who was the first person to provide a good English translation of the Bible? What happened to him?

Answer 1

1) The Canon of the New testament is a set of books christians regards as divinely inspired and constituting the New testament of the Bible.

2) Canon books were referred by church fathers

Septuagint is a abbreavation LXX of the earliest extant greek translation of Old testament from the original Hebrew

first person to provide a good translation was William Tyndale . he was betrayed by Henry Phillips and in 1536 was tried on a charge of heresy and was condemned to death.