Assyria/Babylon and Persia
When Cyrus took over Babylon, did he insist on them adopting Persian religion and customs?
No. They were allowed to keep their own.
The people of Judah were exiled to where? (Assyria or Babylon)
Babylon
Who was the conqueror of the Greek Empire?
Alexander the Great
What does "Maccabees" mean?
hammer
Who was the woman who was willing to risk her life in order to save her people from annihilation?
While rebuilding the walls of Jerusalem with Nehemiah, the Jews held a _________ in one hand and a ___________ in the other.
tool and weapon
1. In wave ____ of the return, Zerubbabel rebuilds what?
2. In wave ____ of the return, Nehemiah rebuilds what?
1. 1, Temple
2. 3, walls of Jerusalem
1. What did the Greeks build over the Jerusalem Temple?
2. When Alexander the Great died, did he leave the kingdom to a successor?
1. Temple dedicated to Zeus (Olympian Zeus)
2. no (It was divided between 3 groups of Greek rulers)
1. What was considered the "abomination of desolation" in the Temple during the time of the Maccabees?
2. Once the Temple was again in Jewish hands, it was purified and rededicated to God. This act is celebrated to this day by the Jews with the feast of ________?
1. sacrificing pigs (and probably committing sexual sins there)
2. hannakuh (feast of lights)
Regarding the Pharisees and Sadducees:
1.Which believed only in the Torah?
2. Which believed in the resurrection of the dead?
1. Sadducees
2. Pharisees
Regarding the mysterious writing on the wall during during Belshazzar's feast:
1.Who wrote it?
2. Who was able to interpret it?
3. What did this mean for Belshazzar?
1. God or a heavenly being
2. Daniel
3. His death
1. Nehemiah was given 2 important tasks. What were they?
2. Which wave of the Return was Nehemiah part of?
3. The Jews who came back to rebuild had a _____ in one hand and an ________ in the other.
1. Build the walls of Jerusalem and protect Jerusalem
2. 3rd
3. tool, weapon
Alexander the Great's goal was to Hellenized the areas that he conquered, including Judah. Give 3-4 details about what "hellenization' means.
To make the conquered nations Greek in:
1. language (Greek)
2. religion (worship the Greek gods)
3. customs (adopt Greek traditions and customs)
The teaching of the Catholic Church expands the family of God/Communion of Saints to include 3 groups. Name them and who belongs to each.
1. Church _______________
2. Church _______________
3. Church _______________
1. Church Triumphant: heaven
2. Church Suffering: souls in Purgatory
3. Church Militant: us here on earth fighting the good fight
1. _________ were established so Jews could worship, even if they didn't live in Jerusalem
2. The Agagite who attempted to annihilate all the Jews but was impaled or hung.
3. a "lot" that is cast
1. Synogogues
2. Haman
3. pur
1. What empire was Belshazzar a king in?
2. Who was Belshazzar's father?
3. What kind of king was he? (strong or weak)
4. When he was feasting, where did the gold and silver vessels he was using come from?
5. What prophet interpreted mysterious writing during one of his feasts?
1. Babylonian Empire
2. King Nebuchadnezzar
3. weak
4. The Temple (when it was looted by Neb)
5. Daniel
1. Ezra was part of which "wave" of the Return?
2. Ezra became the moral leader of the Jews who edited what?
3. What was the language spoken throughout the Middle East at this time, which closely resembled Hebrew?
4. What is Zechariah 4:6b?
1. 2nd wave
2. the Torah
3. Aramaic
4. "Not be might, nor power, but by my Spirit" says the Lord of hosts.
1. Antiochus IV was a Greek king who sparked the __________ revolt.
2. Was Antiochus a Ptolemy or a Seleucid king?
3. He called himself "Epiphanes". What does this mean?
4. His subjects called him "Epimanes". What does this mean?
1. Maccabean
2. Seleucid king
3. God manifest
4. out of his mind
Pick 4 of these to answer:
1. Give 3 lessons we can learn from the book of Esther. (Note that on the test, you have to give 4 in a paragraph)
2. What is Zechariah 4:6b?
3. Name the 14 Historical books (Note that this is a 2 EC question on the test)
4. Name the Deuterocanonical books.
5. The Agagite who attempted to annihilate all the Jews but was hung on the gallows or impaled what whom?
6. Where was the Greek Temple, Zeus-friend-of-strangers built?
Lessons from Esther:
1. Pride leads to humiliation and downfall as seen with Haman.
2. Faithfulness to God's law in the face of persecution leads to exaltation as seen with Mordecai.
3. Esther's willingness to risk her life for God's people is greatly rewarded with the sparing of the Jews and the vanquishing of their enemies.
4. Esther had great fortitude which was rewarded.
5. Mordacai was not willing to deny being a Jew which was rewarded.
6. This is a story of great reversals, which parallel what Christ said, "The first shall be last and the last shall be first"
7. God rewards those who stay faithful to their identity, despite difficulty and suffering.
2. "Not by might, nor power, but by My spirit", says the Lord of hosts.
3. Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees
4. Judith, 1 Mac, 2 Mac, Tobit, Sirach, Wisdom, and Baruch
5. Haman
6. Mt Gerizim
What are 4 lessons we can learn from the book of Esther
Pride leads to humiliation and downfall as seen with Haman.
2. Faithfulness to God's law in the face of persecution leads to exaltation as seen with Mordecai.
3. Esther's willingness to risk her life for God's people is greatly rewarded with the sparing of the Jews and the vanquishing of their enemies.
4. Esther had great fortitude which was rewarded.
5. Mordacai was not willing to deny being a Jew which was rewarded.
6. This is a story of great reversals, which parallel what Christ said, "The first shall be last and the last shall be first
7. God rewards those who stay faithful to their identity, despite difficulty and suffering.
1. In the first wave of return from Babylon, ______ was responsible for rebuilding ___________
2. In the second wave of return, ______ will do what?
3. In the 3rd wave of return, _________ will build__________
4. What is another name of the Persian king Ahaseurus?
5. Who issued a decree to allow the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild?
6. Which Temple was the least grand?(that of Solomon, Herod or the Jews were returned)
1. Zerubbabel will rebuild the Temple.
2. Ezra will reinstate the law of Moses
3. Nehemiah will rebuild the walls of Jerusalem
4. Xerxes I
5. Cyrus
6. The Jews that returned
1. What group of people conquered the Babylonian empire?
2. What was the name of the king who conquered Babylon?
3. What title did Isaiah give to this king?
4. Rebuilding the Temple was no easy task. One of the main obstacles came from which group of people?
5. During the second wave of The Return, Ezra asks some of the Jews to do something very difficult in order to maintain their identity and not fall into the same pattern of sin as the past. What did he ask them to do?
1. Persian Empire
2. King Cyrus
3. The anointed
4. The Samaritans
5. Separate from their pagan wives
Answer 5/6 correctly
After many civil wars and his ultimate death, Alexander the Great’s empire was divided three ways. Tell which ruled the various sections of the new empire: Ptolemies, Seleucids, and Greeks
1.Greeks
2. Ptolemies
3. Seleucids
4. Seleucid
5. "Not by might, not power, but by My Spirit, says the Lord of hosts."
6. Cleopatra
Answer 5/6 correctly
1. For the authors of the Books of Maccabees, the name "Israel" means what?
2. Maccabees is one of the Deuterocanonicals. Name all 7 of them.
3. The most talented soldier in the Maccabean revolt was whom?
4. While the word "purgatory" cannot be found there, what book in the Bible that we studied shows evidence that praying for the dead is important? __ ________.
5. Who is the father of the 5 Maccabean sons who launched the revolt?
6. By the time the land of Palestine was back under Jewish control, in the year 125 BC, all that was missing was a descendant from ___________.
1. faithful remnant
2. Judith, 1 Mac, 2 Mac, Tobit, Sirach, Wisdom, Baruch
3. Judas Maccaabees
4. 2 Mac
5. Mattathias
6. King David
Pick 5 of these to answer:
1. Who conquered the Egyptians? Who conquered the Persians? Who conquered the Babylonians?
2. What is Zechariah 4:6b?
3. Name the 14 Historical books (Note that this is a 2 EC question on the test)
4. Name the Deuterocanonical books.
5. The king who allowed the Jews to return to Jerusalem and rebuild.
6. Where was the Greek Temple, Zeus-friend-of-strangers built? Where was the Greek Temple, Zeus (Olympian) built?
7. The father of the 5 Maccabean sons who launched the Maccabean Revolt
1. Assyrians, Greeks, Persians
2. "Not by might, nor power, but by My spirit", says the Lord of hosts.
3. Joshua, Judges, Ruth, 1 Samuel, 2 Samuel, 1 Kings, 2 Kings, 1 Chronicles, 2 Chronicles, Ezra, Nehemiah, Tobit, Judith, Esther, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees
4. Judith, 1 Mac, 2 Mac, Tobit, Sirach, Wisdom, and Baruch
5. King Cyrus
6. Mt Gerizim, over the Jerusalem Temple
7. Mattathias