A) To promote the integration of Hellenistic political structures B) To critique the moral failures of the Hasmonean kings C) To advocate for the restoration of the Zadokite priesthood D) To uphold the righteousness and legitimacy of Hasmonean rule
A) The line of Aaron B) The line of Melchizedek C) The line of Zadok D) The line of Levi
A) It argues they performed the same miracles as Elijah B) It states they were given the law directly by Moses C) It compares their deeds to heroes like Joshua and David D) It claims they are direct physical descendants of Solomon
A) As misguided individuals who need conversion B) As people who hate their own nation C) As legitimate political rivals in a democratic state D) As scholars whose opinions deserve careful study
A) They lacked the proper religious equipment B) They did not listen to Judas and his brothers C) They were traitors working for the Seleucids D) They were cowardly during the battle
A) Jonathan B) Judas Maccabeus C) Simon Thassi D) Mattathias
A) Judas B) Simon C) Jonathan D) The High Priest
A) Sadducees B) Stoics C) Pharisees D) Essenes
A) Bodily resurrection B) The importance of the Temple C) The sanctity of the Law D) The existence of a single God
A) As the ultimate act of faith B) As a necessary precursor to divine intervention C) With dismissiveness and contempt D) As a strategy for political change
A) The military genius of Judas and his brothers B) Supernatural intervention by angels C) Divine visions given to the priests D) The prayers of the righteous
A) The Lord of Hosts B) Heaven C) The Holy One D) The Almighty
A) 1 Maccabees blames external evil, while 2 Maccabees blames Jewish sin B) 1 Maccabees denies the existence of sin, while 2 Maccabees mandates repentance C) 1 Maccabees focuses on miracles, while 2 Maccabees focuses on strategy D) 1 Maccabees blames Jewish sin, while 2 Maccabees blames external evil
A) The Phoenicians and the Assyrians B) The Egyptians and the Babylonians C) The Persians and the Greeks D) The Roman Republic and Sparta
A) A Hellenistic state that modeled itself entirely after Rome B) A secular state that rejected all religious influence C) A theocratic state that refused all foreign contact D) An explicitly Jewish state that remained pragmatic in its alliances
A) Latin B) Hebrew C) Aramaic D) Syriac
A) Rome B) Judea C) Antioch D) Alexandria
A) King James Version B) Revised Standard Version C) The Living Bible D) New International Version
A) Prophetic B) Epistolary C) Historical D) Wisdom
A) Three B) Twelve C) Four D) Seven
A) Adopting the style of Roman historians B) Writing in the style of Hellenistic poetry C) Simplifying the grammar for commoners D) Imitating Hebrew style
A) Leader B) Warrior C) Hammer D) Shield
A) Judah Maccabee B) The entire rebel army C) The king of the Hasmoneans D) The high priest
A) The Vulgate B) The Septuagint C) The Peshitta D) The Dead Sea Scrolls
A) 1st century AD B) 19th century AD C) 3rd–5th century AD D) 1st century BC
A) The author of 2 Maccabees B) Judah Maccabee C) Eusebius D) Origen of Alexandria
A) Aramaic B) Egyptian C) Latin D) Greek
A) Book B) Prince C) House or dynasty D) God
A) 3rd century AD B) 19th century C) 1st century AD D) 10th century AD
A) Roman Empire B) Seleucid Empire C) Egyptian Empire D) Persian Empire
A) Antiochus IV Epiphanes B) Alexander the Great C) John Hyrcanus D) Pompey
A) Alexander Jannaeus B) Simon Thassi C) Mattathias D) Judas Maccabeus
A) Syriac B) Latin C) Koine Greek D) Hebrew
A) Protestant denominations B) Rabbinic Judaism C) Catholic Church D) Orthodox Tewahedo
A) 63 BC B) 134 BC C) 164 BC D) 170 BC
A) Roman General B) Jewish Prophet C) Court historian D) High Priest
A) Pro-Hasmonean B) Neutral C) Hostile D) Anti-Hasmonean
A) The family of Alexander the Great B) Mattathias' family C) The family of Demetrius I D) The family of Ptolemy VI
A) Imprisonment B) A heavy fine C) Exile D) Death
A) Alexandria B) Modein C) Jerusalem D) Antioch
A) Passover B) Purim C) Hanukkah D) Yom Kippur
A) Mattathias B) Jonathan Apphus C) Simon Thassi D) John Hyrcanus
A) Governor of Egypt B) King of the Jews C) High priest D) General of the armies
A) Demetrius II B) John Hyrcanus C) Jonathan Apphus D) Judas Maccabeus
A) Jonathan A. Goldstein B) Flavius Josephus C) Judas Maccabeus D) Bezalel Bar-Kochva
A) The mythological legends of Greece B) The legal codes of Rome C) Content D) The specific handwriting of prophets
A) Official propaganda B) Admissions against interest C) Historical bias D) Divine revelation
A) Purely oral tradition without verification B) Only copies of government documents C) Only personal combat experience D) Firsthand accounts from interviews
A) New Testament revelation B) Hebrew Tanakh C) Canonical scripture D) Biblical apocrypha
A) Secondary authority B) Historical authority only C) Primary authority D) No authority
A) The Protestant Reformation B) The Crusades C) The Enlightenment D) The Investiture Controversy
A) Baldwin I B) Pope Damasus I C) Innocent I D) Augustine of Hippo
A) Arian Controversy B) Investiture Controversy C) Iconoclastic Controversy D) Great Schism
A) Pope Urban II B) Pope Innocent I C) Pope Damasus I D) Pope Pius V
A) November B) September C) October D) December
A) The Church Fathers B) Martyred Apostles C) Persecuted Christians D) The Holy Family
A) Advent B) Lent C) Late summer/early autumn D) Epiphany
A) Anabaptists B) Pentecostals C) Presbyterians D) Methodists
A) Codex Ephraemi B) Codex Vaticanus C) Codex Bezae D) Codex Sinaiticus
A) Codex Sinaiticus B) The Septuagint C) Codex Vaticanus D) Codex Alexandrinus
A) Latin B) Armenian C) Arabic D) Syriac
A) 1980 B) 1922 C) 1936 D) 1517
A) Complutensian Polyglot Bible B) King James Bible C) Geneva Bible D) Vulgate |