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