Lesson 20 Flashcards
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?
Between the first and second returns.
What is the name of the feast that celebrates the events in the book of Esther?
Feast of Purim
Once we have studied the Old Testament, what is the question we should ask?
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?
Hebrew
What did Antiochus Epiphanies do in fulfilment of a prophecy of Daniel?
Entered the Jewish Temple, set up an image which desecrated the Temple and affected a sacrifice on the altar that was profane.
Why are the Apocrypha not included in the Old Testament?
Because they written in Greek.
What are pseudepigrapha?
False writings
When did the Hasmonean dynasty, under Simon Maccabaeus, begin?
164 BC
What is the theology of the Old Testament?
Theology of covenant.
What does the language of covenant signify?
Relationship
When did covenant begin?
At the Garden of Eden.
God made promises, not just to the people of Judah and Jerusalem, but also to?
To all who will listen to the Word of God.
