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| When was the Book of Tobit written? |
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| Tobiah marries Sarah (Sarah's 7 other husbands have been killed) Earlier Tobiah met with Raphael and got something to make the demon go away. When he pulled out the thing, the demon was killed. His father, Tobit regains his sight. |
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| What are the characters of Tobit? |
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- Tobit
- Tobiah
- Anna
- Sarah
- Raphaelc
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| What are the insights of Tobit? |
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| Living as a faithful minority in a forgein land. |
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| Judith's people get food and water cut off for 32 days. Judith goes to enemy camp and eventually cuts off the head of Holofernes. The Jews attack and the enemy doesn't stand a chance. |
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| Who were the main characters of Judith and who was the enemy of the Jews? And who was the enemy's king? |
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- Holofernes
- Judith
- Enemy was the Babylonian Empire
- Nebuchadnezzer was the king
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| Who reined in the story of Esther? |
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| What is Xerxes' other name? |
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| Summarize the story of Esther |
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| Esther marries Xerxes. Haman decres that all of the Jews should be destroyed. Esther persuades Xerxes to spare the Jews. |
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| What feats comes out of Esther? And what does it mean? |
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| The feast Purim. Means "lots" |
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| Daniel and his friends, rather then eating unclean foods, eat only vegetables and water for ten days. They are thrown in the furnace but are unharmed. Later, rather than bowing down to another statue, he is thrown in the lion's den. The lions don't touch him. |
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| Explain what the Maccabees do |
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| The Maccabees revolt under Matthias. And eventually take back control of the Temple. |
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| Who are the leaders of the Maccabean revolt? In order |
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- Matthias
- Judas
- Johnathan
- Simon
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| How are the leaders of the Maccabean Revolt connected? |
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| What is the nickname for Judas? |
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| "Maccabeus" or "The Hammer" |
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| When did the Jews regain control of the Temple? |
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| What Jewish holiday comes off of the Maccabees revolt? |
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Describe Hanukkah And what is the thing used to represent it? And how many candles are on it? |
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This is when the Temple was rededicated. But the Jews only had oil for one days worth of burning. The candle burned for eight days straight. The menorah has nine candles on it. |
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| Which two pretenders to the Selucid throne tried to get Johnathan's support? Who did Johnathan pick? |
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- Alexander Balas
- Demetrius
Johnathan picked Demetrius. |
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| When were the Syrian forces overthrown and by who? |
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| Koine is the common Greek language introduced by Alexander the Great to Palestine. |
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| A ruler who assumed the Selucid throne after Selecus IV died. |
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| What did Antiochus IV call himself, and what did it mean? |
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| He called himself "Epiphanes" it means "God is with us" |
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| The official religion of the Persian Empire. |
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| What effect did Zoroastrianism have on the Jewish faith? |
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It gave them belief in a heaven, hell, and angels and the devil. |
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| Who are the Sadducees? And what did they believe in? |
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| An aristocratic group of Jews who believed in strict adherence to the Torah |
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| Who were the Pharisees? And what was their response to foreign rule? |
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| A group of Jews whose response to foreign rule was one of cultural and religious seperatism. |
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| A reference to a group of Maccabees who supported strong military adherence against Antiochus IV. |
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| The local leader of a community's synagogue |
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| When were Rabbis invented? |
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| When Pharisees established synagogues |
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| The oldest complete edition of the Old Testament |
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| What is the Latin meaning for Septuagint? |
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| What are the Dead Sea Scrolls? |
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| Scrolls containing the oldest known manuscrits of the Old Testament in Hebrew. |
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When and where were the Dead Sea Scrolls found? |
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| In caves near Qumran between 1947 and 1953 |
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| How did the founding of modern Israel come about? |
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| The Jews recieved land after World War II for their own country |
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| A collection of rabbinical teaching collected after the destruction of the Temple |
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What was the name for Alexandria? |
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| Jewel of the Mediteranian |
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| What are the different sects of Jewdaism? |
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- Conservative
- Orthodox
- Reconstuctionist
- Reformed
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| The Jewish Sabbath. Preformed from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday |
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| The celebration of the conclusion of the Sabbath |
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| What does Havdalah consist of? |
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| A lighted candle, a blessing of wine, and a box of spices |
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| The celebration of the Jewish victory of Haman |
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| When the Jews go over their sins and go to the people and ask for forgivness from the person. |
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| What is the meaning of Yom Kippur? |
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| What is the holiest Jewish feast? |
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| What are the three purposes of the synagogues? |
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- House of Prayer
- House of Study
- House of Assembly
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| Who was John Hyrcanus? and what was his purpose? |
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| He was puppet ruler until 128 |
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| A term used to describe many Jewish sects |
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| A meeting place for study and prayer. |
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| Who introduced the synagouges? |
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| What were the two choices for Jews under foreign rule? |
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| What was found at Qumran? And what is the other name for it? |
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| The Dead Sea Scrolls, The Qumran Scrolls |
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| Who were the Essenes? What did they do? |
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| A group of Jews whose resistance to foreign influence. They lived in seperate communities which were located in the desert. |
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| What was the internal conflict within the Jews? |
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| Wether to accept other cultures traditions or to reject the cultures |
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| A dynasty descending from Ptolemy I |
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| A group of people who ruled over the Jews |
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| Descendants of the Maccabees who ruled in Judea |
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