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Which of the following terms describes what happens when a reader of the Bible skips or ignores something that does not fit the meaning he or she was looking for or that does not fit with one’s agenda? 

Match the following English translations to the category of “translation theory” that best applies: ENGLISH STANDARD VERSION

I read the assigned material from the Duvall-Hays textbook before taking this quiz (worth 5 points). 

The expression “sensius plenior” can best be defined as…?

In the methodology section of Duvall-Hays, they urge interpreters to remember what important principle when speaking about the need for repentance which is repeatedly reiterated by the prophets?  

While one might describe the Gospel accounts as “theological biography,” how does Fee-Stuart suggest we might refer to Acts?

Match the following English translations to the category of “translation theory” that best applies: KING JAMES VERSION

The King James Bible that many use today is based more on the 1611 original than the 1769 revision. 

Which of the following “theories of translation” best describes a literal translation that tries to stay closest to the “form” of biblical Hebrew and Greek?

Which of the following words best describes, according to Duvall-Hays, the process of tailoring the Gospel to ensure it being accepted by specific audiences without changing the message?