Final Exam Flashcards
Ezra, Nehemiah and Esther contain the inspired record of the people of God in the ___________ or restoration period.
Postexilic
The English Bible follows the order and placement of the books in the _______.
LXX
In both __________ and __________ Bibles, the books of Ezra and Nehemiah were considered one book.
Hebrew / Greek
The separation into two books came in the __________.
Latin Vulgate
The book of Ezra is a continuation of ___________.
Chronicles
The book of Ezra covers a period of _____ years.
81
A period of ______ years exists between Ezra chapters 6 and 7.
58
The first half of Ezra focuses on the dedication of the Temple while the second half of the book focuses on the dedication of ____________.
God’s people
In the Hebrew Bible, Ezra and Nehemiah are placed just before ___________ and after ___________.
Chronicles / Daniel
In the Latin Vulgate, Nehemiah is known as __________.
Second Ezra
The word __________ means “to return to a former state or condition.”
restore
Ezra traces events from 536 B.C. when _________ signed a decree to send the remnant back to Judah.
Cyrus
During the time of the return, it is likely that the term _______ replaced the term Hebrew as common name for the descendants of Abraham.
Jew
Know these three dates and the events involved:
536 - Zerubbabel
458 - Ezra
444 - Nehemiah
According to tradition, ________ assembled the books of the OT written before his time.
Ezra
Ezra is linked to the Pharisees, especially the group called the _________.
Scribes
Cyrus was the king of ________.
Persia
Zerubbabel was also known as ____________.
Sheshbazzar
The Law is also known as the __________, meaning “to throw, to point out, to direct or instruct.”
Torah
The __________ were the sacred slaves given to the Levites to assist them in their services.
Nethinim
The Feast of ___________ is also known as the Feast of Ingathering or Feast of the Harvest.
Tabernacles
The Feast of ___________ was offered as a means of thanksgiving for the harvest recently restored.
Tabernacles
Ahasuerus is the Persian form of the name __________.
Xerxes
_________ was the first prophesy after the return from exile.
Haggai
_________ wrote Darius in opposition to the rebuilding of the Temple.
Tatni
_________ gave the exact date of the recommencing of the work (1:15).
Haggai
The celebration of the ____________ commemorated the deliverance of Israel from Egyptian bondage.
Passover
__________ was the first month of the Hebrew year.
Nisan
The capital of Persia in the days of Nehemiah was ________.
Susa
Nehemiah served as cupbearer to King __________.
Artaxerxes
The book of Nehemiah seems to be based largely on his ___________.
memoirs
Nehemiah’s second term as governor ended during the days of ______________.
Darius II Nothus
A gap of some _____ years exists between the last event of Ezra and the opening of Nehemiah.
12
The book of Nehemiah shows that “where there is an open door, there are many ___________.
Adversaries
Following the reconstruction of the walls, __________ was asked to read the Law aloud as a part of a national celebration.
Ezra
Nehemiah was born in _________, but grew up in the faith of Jehovah.
Exile
Nehemiah’s name comes from a Hebrew word meaning “the _________ of Jehovah.”
Comfort
Ezra and Nehemiah tell of the __________ of the Jews to their homeland.
Restoration
Both Ezra and Nehemiah emphasize the people’s duty to be _________.
Holy
Nehemiah appeared in his role as governor ___ years after Ezra began his work in Jerusalem.
13
Susa was located about 200 miles east of ________.
Babylon
As a cupbearer to the king, Nehemiah was in a place of ___________.
Confidence
Persians had a great respect for the _________ of the dead.
Tombs
In Nehemiah 2:5-8, the queen referenced may have been ___________.
Esther
Sanballat was a satrap of ___________ under the Persian reign.
Samaria
References to his being a _________ indicate that he was born at one of the two Beth-horons, which would have him belonging to the tribe of Ephraim.
Horonite
__________ was the governor of the Ammonites.
Tobiah
The brook _________ skirted Jerusalem on the eastern side.
Kidron
In Nehemiah 8, Ezra read the Law of Moses for a period of ___ hours.
6
The Sabbath year was referred to as the “year of _________” (Nehemiah 10).
Release
Eliashib was an ancestor of ___________.
John the Baptist
Only the __________ were allowed to work on the Sabbath since they performed a religious service.
Levites
Esther is a _________ name meaning “star.”
Persian
Her Hebrew name was ___________, meaning “myrtle.”
Hadassah
In the English Bible and the LXX, Esther is the last of the twelve __________ books.
Historical
In the Hebrew Bible, Esther is one of the five ___________ (scrolls) within the larger division known as the ___________ (writings).
Megilloth / Kethubim
Chronologically, Esther fits between chapters __ and __ of the book of Ezra.
6 / 7
According to the _________, “the men of the Great Synagogue” wrote the book of Esther.
Talmud
According to __________, Mordecai is the author of Esther.
Josephus
The author demonstrates an intimate knowledge of __________ life and customs.
Persian
The book was probably written shortly after the assassination of ________ in 465 B.C.
Xerxes
The book opens with the description of a national __________ in the third year of ________ reign.
assembly / Xerxes’
Most of the book focuses on the twelfth year of _________ reign.
Xerxes’
One curious phenomenon of the book is the omission of the ______________.
Name of God
The book was intended to be read at the Feast of _______.
Purim
This feast was celebrated in Adar, the last month of the _________ calendar.
Jewish
Traditionally, the congregation would “shout and boo” at the reading of the name ___________.
Haman
Since he was superstitious, __________ cast lots to determine what day the Jews would be exterminated.
Haman
Purim was not a victory celebration; rather, it was a day of rest or deliverance from ____________.
Persecution
Purim is not listed in the feasts commanded in Leviticus 23 because _______________________________.
It was instituted much later
In the English Bible, the book follows Ezra and Nehemiah because it shows a common Persian _________ with them.
Background
The book’s popularity among modern Jews is evidenced by the numerous Jewish societies that are named ___________.
Hadassah
The major purpose of the book is to show the __________ of God in action.
Providence
Five reasons for the book being highly controversial among biblical scholars:
- God is not mentioned
- Neither Jerusalem nor the temple is mentioned
- The only textual link w/ the remainder of the OT is the involvement of the Jewish people.
- No occasion for worship is recorded.
- There is little historical information to confirm the characters and events recorded.
The author of Esther knows Xerxes by the name __________.
Ahasuerus
The name _________ means “beautiful woman.” There are those who believe this is not a proper name, but merely a description as Herodotus called her something different.
Vashti
Esther 2:7 indicates that Esther was a(n) __________.
Orphan
The word “pur” (Purim) means __________.
Lot
