- 1. Which New Testament books were excluded from the standard early Peshitta?
A) Romans, Galatians, Ephesians, Philippians, Colossians
B) 2 Peter, 2 John, 3 John, Jude, Revelation
C) Matthew, Mark, Luke, John, Acts
D) 1 Timothy, 2 Timothy, Titus, Philemon, Hebrews
- 2. In what year was the Harklean Version of Thomas of Harqel completed?
A) 1979 CE
B) 616 CE
C) 180 CE
D) 1905 CE
- 3. The New Testament of the Peshitta primarily reflects which text-type?
A) Western
B) Caesarean
C) Byzantine
D) Alexandrian
- 4. According to George Gwilliam's examination of Matthew 1–14, how many times does the Peshitta agree with the Textus Receptus?
A) 65
B) 31
C) 137
D) 108
- 5. In how many instances in Matthew 1–14 does the Peshitta stand alone?
A) 31
B) 65
C) 108
D) 137
- 6. Which Church Father mentioned that Hegesippus quoted from a Syriac Gospel?
A) John Gwynn
B) Philip E. Pusey
C) George Gwilliam
D) Eusebius
- 7. What nickname is sometimes used to refer to the Peshitta translation?
A) Queen of the versions
B) The Golden Testament
C) King of the texts
D) The Syriac Standard
- 8. Who was one of the scholars involved in the 1901 critical edition of the gospels?
A) Thomas of Harqel
B) Hegesippus
C) Eusebius
D) Philip E. Pusey
- 9. On how many manuscripts is the 1905 critical Peshitta text based?
A) More than seventy
B) Over five hundred
C) Exactly twenty-seven
D) Exactly five
- 10. Which specific pericope is included in the 1905 British & Foreign Bible Society's Peshitta edition?
A) Long ending of Mark
B) The Beatitudes
C) Adultery pericope
D) Comma Johanneum
- 11. What characters are used to reproduce the Peshitta NT in the Online Bible?
A) Latin characters
B) Greek characters
C) Syriac characters
D) Hebrew characters
- 12. What is the approximate date range suggested for the Syriac New Testament based on the writings of Hegesippus?
A) 600–620 CE
B) 100–120 CE
C) 160–180 CE
D) 400–450 CE
- 13. Which scholar is credited with the critical edition of the General Epistles and Revelation?
A) Philip E. Pusey
B) Pinkerton
C) George Gwilliam
D) John Gwynn
- 14. Which editions were used to create the 1905 United Bible Societies standard edition?
A) Syriac, Hebrew, and Greek
B) Pusey, Gwilliam, and Gwynn
C) Vaticanus, Receptus, and Latin
D) Eusebius, Hegesippus, and Thomas
- 15. How did Syriac scholars describe the translation of the New Testament?
A) Ancient, obscure, and fragmentary
B) Summary, abbreviated, and rough
C) Loose, interpreted, and poetic
D) Careful, faithful, and literal
- 16. In what language is the Peshitta originally written?
A) Hebrew
B) Classical Syriac
C) Koine Greek
D) Latin
- 17. What is the literal meaning of the term 'pšîṭtâ'?
A) Simple version
B) Eastern translation
C) Sacred text
D) Ancient scroll
- 18. From what language was the New Testament of the Peshitta translated?
A) Latin
B) Hebrew
C) Koine Greek
D) Arabic
- 19. Where did the Syriac dialect originate?
A) Jerusalem
B) Constantinople
C) Edessa
D) Antioch
- 20. In what year was the New Testament printed in Vienna by Albert Widmanstadt?
A) 1555
B) 1645
C) 1657
D) 1569
- 21. Who published the editio princeps of the Old Testament for the Paris Polyglot in 1645?
A) John Leusden
B) Albert Widmanstadt
C) Gabriel Sionita
D) Karl Schaaf
- 22. What is the scholarly symbol used to refer to the edition by John Leusden and Karl Schaaf?
A) SyrAnt
B) SyrPoly
C) Syrschaaf
D) PeshEd
- 23. Which language's version owes much to the Syriac Peshitta?
A) Coptic
B) Latin
C) Greek
D) Armenian
- 24. Besides 'simple', what is another possible translation for 'pšîṭtâ'?
A) Divine
B) Royal
C) Hidden
D) Common
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