Which Came First?
Cyrus the Great or Xerxes I
Who is Cyrus the Great
This event is attested in all Ancient Near Eastern cultures, not to mention most cultures around the world
What is the Flood?
We know it by its Greek name, and it contains 50 chapters with the theme "These are the generations"
What is Genesis?
This artifact from the Old Testament features heavily in the first Indiana Jones movie, and is still missing from the archaeological record
What is the Ark of the Covenant?
The Assyrian Empire or the Neo-Babylonian Empire
What is the Assyrian Empire
This type of text failed the Egyptian magicians when pharaoh needed their advice
What is a dream book?
These books describe the activities of Israel's united and divided monarchies
What are Samuel, Kings, or Chronicles?
This is the animal associated with the goddess who destroyed humanity in the Egyptian tale of the "Cataclysm of Ra"
What is a cow?
Rehoboam or Jehoiachin
Who is Rehoboam
This type of animal bones were strangely absent from the archaeological record during the Conquest period
What are pig bones?
This book contains prophecies about baddies like Antiochus Epiphanes, 300-400 years before he was even born
This walled city doesn't fit nicely into the Conquest narrative archaeology
What is Jericho?
Pharaoh Akhenaten or King David
Who is Pharaoh Akhenaten
He was prophesied about in the book of Daniel, even though he didn't live until 200 years later
Who is Alexander the Great?
Martin Luther's least favorite Old Testament book, thanks in part to its lack of references to God
This faith was practiced by the Persians, and continues to be practiced today by those who believe in Ahriman and Ahuri-mazda
What is Zoroastrianism?
The Parthenon or the Large Stone Structure
What is the Large Stone Structure
This Neo-Babylonian king has lots of textual evidence from the early part of his reign, but goes quiet later in life.
Who is Nebuchadnezzar?
Not canonical books of the Old Testament, but useful for its history of the Hasmonean Dynasty
The meaning of the nickname "Maccabee" that was given to Judah of the Hasmonean family
What is hammer?