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.