Lesson 19 & 20 Flashcards
Give the date and leader of each of the returns of Israel from Babylon to Jerusalem:
a) First return
b) Second return
c) Third return
a) 536 B.C.; Zerubbabel
b) 458–457 B.C.; Ezra
c) 445 B.C.; Nehemiah
Prophecies made concerning Jesus Christ are often fulfilled in what two (2) parts?
a) In His earthly ministry
b) When Jesus Christ returns again
What did Ezra desire?
To see a complete restoration of God’s covenant relationship
Name three (3) post–exilic prophets
a) Haggai
b) Zechariah
c) Malachi
What did the Babylonian captivity spark?
An absolute belief in the Oneness of God
When did the events in the book of Esther take place?
In between the first and second returns
What is the name of the feast that celebrates the events in the book of Esther?
The Feast of Purim
What is the question once we have studied the Old Testament?
What will we do and how will we be different?
What did Alexander the Great do everywhere he went?
He spread the Greek language and culture
In what language was the Septuagint written?
Koine Greek
What did Antiochus Epiphanes do in fulfilment of a prophecy of Daniel?
He entered the Jewish Temple, set up an image which desecrated the Temple, and offered a sacrifice on the altar that was profane
Why are the Apocrypha not included in the Old Testament?
They were written in Greek after the close of the Old Testament
What are pseudepigrapha?
Writings made in the name of an earlier person
When did the Hasmonean dynasty, under Simon Maccabaeus, begin?
164 B.C.
What is the theology of the Old Testament?
A theology of covenant
