LECTURE XIII, ARTICLE 8.
The Bible.
1. What position does the Bible occupy among the standard works of the Church?
2. What reservation does the Church make in accepting the modern versions of the Bible as the unchanged word of God?
3. Define "Bible." (1, Give the derivation of the word; and, 2, its modern usage.)
4. Show that the division into Old and New Testaments is natural and self-suggestive.
5. Explain the term "canon of scripture" as applied to the Bible.
6. Explain, with scriptural references, the growth of the Old Testament from the time of Moses to that of Malachi.
7. State what you know of the language in which the books of the Old Testament were originally written.
8. What is the Septuagint? (1, Give the meaning of the term; 2, describe the origin of the book.)
9. Classify the books of the Old Testament as at present compiled.
10. What classification of Old Testament writings was recognized in the days of the Savior's ministry?
11. What is the Pentateuch? (1, Define the term; 2, enumerate the books comprised; 3, state what you know of their authorship; 4, give an account of the copies or versions possessed by the Jews and the Samaritans anciently.)
12. Name the Historical books in order.
13. Name the Poetical books. (In this connection, define the term "Hagiographa.")
14. Name the Prophetical books. (1, In their order as at present compiled; 2, in the probable order of their production.)
15. What is meant by the Apocrypha?
16. What is the New Testament?
17. Give the principal historical evidence of investigation regarding the authenticity of the New Testament books.
18. Name and classify the books of the New Testament.
19. What is the Vulgate?
20. Specify the principal modern versions of the Bible.
21. Give evidence supporting belief in the genuineness and authenticity of the Bible.
22. State the principal items of evidence from the book of Mormon, corroborating the authenticity of the Bible.
23. Give the important conclusions of biblical scholars regarding the genuineness of the New Testament or of parts thereof.
24. Give the principal biblical references to scriptures not contained in the Bible.