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1
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Study of last things or end times:

apocalypse
prophecy ex eventu
exhortation
eschatology

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eschatology

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The following is not a characteristic of an ancient apocalypse:

God speaking directly to a human with no intermediary

predictions of final judgment

concern with both the beginning and the end of the world (or era)

a dualistic view of the universe: Good vs. Evil, Heaven vs. Earth, etc.

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God speaking directly to a human with no intermediary

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A succinct definition for the ancient genre “apocalypse”:

Sermon that teaches humans about getting into heaven and staying out of hell

poem about angels and demons

historical narrative about the kings of ancient Israel

narrative about a divine mediator giving secrets of time & space to a human

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narrative about a divine mediator giving secrets of time & space to a human

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True or False: Prophecy ex eventu is a term for a report of an otherworldly journey through heaven and hell.

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False

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True or False: The only ancient “apocalypses” that we have are in the Bible.

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False

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True or False: The word “apocalypse” (Greek apokalypsis) means an “uncovering, revealing.”

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True

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The empire that historically conquered Jerusalem and destroyed the (first) Jerusalem Temple in 586 BCE:

Persian
Roman
Greek
Babylonian

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Babylonian

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The Persian king who is called a Messiah in the Hebrew Bible because he allowed the Jewish exiles to return home and rebuild their Jerusalem temple:

Cyrus the Great
Nebuchadnezzar
Alexander the Great
Antiochus IV

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Cyrus the Great

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The cataclysmic story of destruction in the Hebrew Bible that was fascinating to some Jewish authors of apocalypses:

the exodus from Egypt led by Moses across the Red Sea

expulsion of Adam and Eve from the Garden of Eden

the conquest of Canaan by the Israelites

the worldwide flood in the time of Noah

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the worldwide flood in the time of Noah

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The defining feature of a cosmological apocalypse is:

an otherworldly journey

a pseudonymous protagonist

resurrection from the dead

prophecy ex eventu

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an otherworldly journey

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The first five books of the Hebrew Bible are also called:

the Torah
the Pentateuch
the TaNaKh
the Prophets
the Nevi’im

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the Torah
the Pentateuch

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True or False: The Dead Sea Scrolls preserve the oldest known copies of the Hebrew Bible.

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True

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13
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The story of the invasion of Gog from Magog is found in this book of the Hebrew Bible:

Daniel
Isaiah
Ezekiel
Genesis

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Ezekiel

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True or False: Authors of apocalypses almost always wrote under a pseudonym (a pen name or narrative persona), usually of an ancient wiseman or scribe.

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True

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Which of the following biblical books is or are found in the Nevi’im/Prophets section of the Hebrew Bible?

Proverbs
Deuteronomy
1 Samuel
Isaiah
Genesis

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1 Samuel
Isaiah

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16
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When were the earliest Jewish apocalypses written?
Hellenistic period (323-31 BCE)
Roman period (31 BCE-395 CE/AD)
Hasmonean period (about 140-37 BCE)
Persian period (550-330 BCE)

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Hellenistic period (323-31 BCE)

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The so-called four horsemen of the apocalypse first appear in this book.

Revelation
Isaiah
Daniel
Ezekiel

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Revelation

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This person becomes a major character in Jewish apocalyptic literature, despite appearing only briefly in the Book of Genesis.

Abraham
Enoch
Noah
Adam

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Enoch

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True or False: Jewish apocalypses often contain allusions to ancient Near Eastern myths.

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True

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True or False: Apocalypses were typically written to console or exhort (encourage) their audience.

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True

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21
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The only complete copies of 1 Enoch are preserved in this language.

Ethiopic
Hebrew
Aramaic
Greek

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Ethiopic

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The earliest parts of 1 Enoch were composed during this period.

Hasmonean
Roman
Hellenistic
neo-Babylonian

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Hellenistic

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23
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True or False: 1 Enoch was composed by a single author.

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False

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24
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Some Christian traditions associate Enoch with this other biblical character who supposedly didn’t die.

Isaiah
Elijah
Moses
Abraham

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Elijah

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25
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True or False: The Greek ruler who conquered Persia and the entire Near East in the late 330s and 320s BCE was Alexander the Great.

26
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True or False: In contrast to Genesis 1-11, the Book of Watchers emphasizes human responsibility for the origin of evil.

27
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True or False: The character “Daniel” in the Book of Daniel is described as one of the young Jewish/Judean men deported from Jerusalem to Babylon.

28
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The Book of Watchers was composed in this language.

Greek
Hebrew
Aramaic
Ethiopic

29
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Enoch does NOT fulfill this role in the Book of Watchers.

Scribe
Priest
King
Prophet

30
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true or False: The Book of Watchers is quoted in the New Testament Book of Jude.

31
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True or False: The “Ancient of Days” (or “Ancient One”) seated on a throne in Daniel ch. 7 is an angel.

32
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True or False: The Jewish festival that celebrates the rededication of the temple after it was profaned by the Greeks in 164 BCE is Hanukkah.

33
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True or False: Some scholars argue that Jewish apocalyptic dualism was influenced by Persian religious ideas.

34
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True or False: The Book of Watchers is an example of pseudepigraphy.

35
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True or False: The Ptolemies were the Greek dynastic rulers of Egypt after the death of Alexander the Great, who are called the kings of the South in the book of Daniel.

36
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The following is not one of the court tales in the Book of Daniel chs. 1-6:

the story about the three friends in the fiery furnace

the story about Daniel’s interpretation of Nebuchadnezzar’s dream about a multi-part statue

the story about Daniel’s symbolic vision of the ram and goat

the story about Daniel in the lions’ dean

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the story about Daniel’s symbolic vision of the ram and goat

37
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The key to deciphering the codes in Daniel may be linked to this king who persecuted Jews in the 160s BCE, but who is never explicitly named in the book:

Ptolemy I
Nabonidus
Cyrus the Great
Antiochus IV

A

Antiochus IV

38
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The figure in Daniel 7 who is given dominion over the earth by the Ancient of Days:

one like a son of man (one like a human)
a Beast from the Sea
the Prince of Persia
Son of Man

A

one like a son of man (one like a human)

39
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True or False: Most modern scholars think that the Book of Daniel was written in the 500s BCE, the time period in which it is set.

40
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True or False: History in Daniel is more accurate in the last half of the book than the first, even if it is written in code, without specific names.

41
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The Jerusalem Temple was destroyed twice in history, by these two foreign empires:

Babylon and Persia
Babylon and Rome
Greece and Rome
Persia and Greece

A

Babylon and Rome

42
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True or False: The Christian New Testament was written about 400 to 500 CE/AD.

43
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True or False: The authors of the Dead Sea Scrolls were probably Pharisees.

44
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Hebrew term in the War Scroll for Mediterranean peoples & islanders, especially Romans:

Pharisees
Cypriotes
Kittim
Sadducees

45
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Early Christian missionary and letter-writer, with an urgent eschatology proclaiming that Christ’s return or second coming would be soon:

Jesus
Peter
John
Paul

46
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The biggest problem at the Thessalonian church that Paul addresses in his first letter (1 Thessalonians) is:

outsiders were telling people Jesus was not going to return
people have died without seeing the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ

new people are persuading the Thessalonians to sin

the Thessalonians are not holding to the teachings Paul taught them

A

people have died without seeing the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ

47
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True or False: The Dead Sea Scroll sect had the same view of Jewish law as the priests in Jerusalem.

48
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True or False: The Dead Sea sect expected one kingly Messiah to come at any time.

49
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The earliest (first to have been written) parts of the New Testament are:
Paul’s letters
the Acts of the Apostles
the Gospels
the Revelation of John

A

Paul’s letters

50
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The earliest of the New Testament gospels to have been written (even if it is not the first in the order of New Testament books):

Matthew
John
Luke
Mark

51
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This New Testament Gospel is NOT one of the synoptic gospels.

Matthew
Mark
John
Luke

52
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According to the Book of Acts, the apostle Paul is from this city.

Jerusalem
Tarsus
Damascus
Rome

53
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True or False: The Dead Sea Scrolls preserve ONLY sectarian documents.

54
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True or False: Pesher texts from the Dead Sea Scrolls are a type of biblical commentary.

55
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True or False: In Mark 13 (sometimes called the “Little Apocalypse”), Jesus predicts the destruction of the Jerusalem temple.

56
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The Qumran sect did NOT compose this genre of text.

apocalypse
rules
pesher
hymns

A

Apocalypse

57
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Jewish sectarian groups began to emerge especially in this period.

Hasmonean
Persian
Hellenistic
Roman

58
Q

Most New Testament scholars argue that this letter was NOT actually written by the apostle Paul.

Galatians
Romans
1 Thessalonians
Titus

59
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True or False: The New Testament Gospels are anonymous.

60
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True or False: The Synoptic Gospels portray Jesus as an apocalyptic prophet.

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