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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Documentary Evidence.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Metzger, how many factors are considered in criteria designed to measure a manuscript's appropriateness for inclusion in the New Testament?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

2. What changes the way the author thinks about Christ and Christianity?
(a) His wife becomes a Christian.
(b) His children ask him about Jesus.
(c) He almost dies.
(d) He learns he is terminally ill.

3. Why does Metzger say discrepancies in the New Testament are inconsequential?
(a) They don't affect doctrine.
(b) Some of their phrases do not exist in today's culture.
(c) The language has changed since then.
(d) They are minor.

4. What is the author's writing background?
(a) Crime reporting.
(b) Gospel songs.
(c) Magazine features.
(d) Adult fiction.

5. How does the eyewitness discussed in Chapter 1, Part 1 save his own life?
(a) By pretending to be dead.
(b) By talking his way out of a bad situation.
(c) By handing over his wallet.
(d) By lying in court.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who, in Blomberg's example, memorized the Old Testament?

2. How many years can the core beliefs of the Bible be traced back in relation to the death of Jesus?

3. According to Blomberg's example, why did people memorize the Old Testament?

4. What is the Q source?

5. The author travels to Ohio in search of corroborating evidence for which aspect of Jesus' life?

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