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Questions with Answers
- How long does the Bible say that the Word of God will endure?
- What are two verses that teach that?
- When was the printing press invented in Europe?
- Who invented it?
- Before the invention of the printing press, how was written material preserved?
- What are two types of writing materials that were commonly used before paper? (EDV 21)
- What is parchment?
- What is papyrus?
- What is the source of papyrus?
- How was papyrus made?
- Why was papyrus popular in the middle east?
- What usually happens to both papyrus and parchment over time?
- What does the word “manuscript” mean?
- Who was Plato?
- Approximately when did Plato live?
- How many manuscripts do we have of Plato’s writings?
- What is the oldest manuscript we have of Plato’s writings?
- What was the time interval between the time Plato originally wrote his thoughts and the time of the earliest manuscript we have today?
- Who was Julius Caesar?
- How many manuscripts do we have of Julius Caesar’s writings?
- What is the oldest manuscript we have of Julius Caesar’s writings?
- What was the time interval between the time Caesar originally wrote his thoughts and the time of the earliest manuscript we have today?
- Who was Aristotle?
- How many manuscripts do we have of Aristotle’s writings?
- What is the oldest manuscript we have of Aristotle’s writings?
- What was the time interval between the time Aristotle originally wrote his thoughts and the time of the earliest manuscript we have today?
- How many Greek manuscripts do we have of New Testament documents?
- How many manuscripts of other languages do we have of the New Testament?
- What is the oldest manuscript we have of New Testament documents?
- What was the time interval between the time John originally wrote his Gospel and the time of the earliest manuscript we have today?
- Who was Bruce Metzger?
- What did Bruce Metzger say about the writings of early church leaders after the New Testament was written? (EDV 62)
- Who was Frederick Kenyon?
- What did Frederick Kenyon say about the New Testament documents?