What is the origin and meaning of the word "Bible"?
What does this word suggest as to the books of the
Bible? How many books does the Bible contain? What is
meant by "the higher criticism"? How was much of the
Bible given? How and when were the books written? How
long was the writing in progress? Did the writers of
the Bible change the documents as they wrote them? How
long was there little need of a written revelation?
When were the writings of the Old Testament brought
together? Name the leader in this work. At what time
was the Old Testament completed? Was the precise text
of the Bible fixed at that time? What evidence is
there of more than one accepted text? In what language
was most of the Old Testament written? What other
language was also used? What parts of the Old
Testament were in this other language? In what form
were the books of the Old Testament preserved? What
was their principal use? What hindered the private
ownership of the books? What use was made of the old
rolls of the Scriptures? How were they finally
disposed of?