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4.4 Let’s Practice…
1. Explain what “Protestant scholasticism” is and why it was important to create a period of
orthodoxy in the 14 and 15 century:
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2. What was Johann Gerhard contribution to the development of Lutheran theology?

3. What was John Smyth’s major objection and what happened as a result?

4. Describe King James’s moral life:

5. The translators of the KJV Bible used whose Greek manuscript to accomplish their translation work?

6. Why was this less than optimal for translating the Bible from Greek to the common language?

7. How many rules did the KJV translators have to abide by as stated by the king himself?

8. What percent of the New Testament did the translators use of Tyndall’s translation?

9. The 1611 addition of the KJV Bible was revised in what year with over 24,000 changes?

10. What family of Greek manuscripts did Erasmus use to make his Greek manuscript? What century
was this family of manuscripts copied?

11. What family of Greek manuscripts are much older and perhaps closer to the original writings?

12. What does the formal equivalent translation method seek to accomplish in its translations?

13. What is the best approach to take when trying to determine what translation to use for personal
study or for church polity?

4.5 Let’s Personalize this Lesson…
Activity: If you encounter a KVJ ONLY believer, what argument can you make to justify using another
version of the Bible?

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