Question 1

This book prominently features the expectation of a resurrection of the dead.

Accepted Answer

A)  1 Maccabees 
B)  2 Maccabees 
C)  Sirach 
D)  Baruch 
A)  1 Maccabees 
B)  2 Maccabees 
C)  Sirach 
D)  Baruch

Question 2

Which of the following books is set in Judea?

Accepted Answer

A)  Tobit 
B)  Daniel 
C)  Judith 
D)  Esther 
A)  Tobit 
B)  Daniel 
C)  Judith 
D)  Esther

Question 3

Unlike the Wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible, the Wisdom of Solomon

Accepted Answer

A)  mentions the history of Israel. 
B)  argues that God is completely just. 
C)  does not take a covenantal perspective. 
D)  was written in Aramaic. 
A)  mentions the history of Israel. 
B)  argues that God is completely just. 
C)  does not take a covenantal perspective. 
D)  was written in Aramaic.

Question 4

The Wisdom of Solomon was likely written in the third century BC.E.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The angel who provides assistance in the book of Tobit is named

Accepted Answer

A)  Michael. 
B)  Gabriel. 
C)  Raphael. 
D)  Lucifer. 
A)  Michael. 
B)  Gabriel. 
C)  Raphael. 
D)  Lucifer.

Question 6

All are features of apocalyptic literature except

Accepted Answer

A)  dualism. 
B)  pessimism about the future. 
C)  coded language. 
D)  description of the end-time. 
A)  dualism. 
B)  pessimism about the future. 
C)  coded language. 
D)  description of the end-time.

Question 7

Maccabees is our primary source for the historical events surrounding the Maccabean Revolt.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

The principal source of our historical knowledge of the events surrounding the Maccabean Revolt is

Accepted Answer

A)  1 Maccabees. 
B)  2 Maccabees. 
C)  Flavius Josephus. 
D)  Sirach. 
A)  1 Maccabees. 
B)  2 Maccabees. 
C)  Flavius Josephus. 
D)  Sirach.

Question 9

Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include additional books that Protestant Bibles do not.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Sirach is an example of an early Jewish apocalypse.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

The book of ____________ features an Israelite heroine who seduces and beheads an Assyrian general.

Accepted Answer

A)  Susanna 
B)  Judith 
C)  Sirach 
D)  Tobit 
A)  Susanna 
B)  Judith 
C)  Sirach 
D)  Tobit

Question 12

The book of Tobit was originally written in Greek.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The book of Judith is set during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, the king over the Assyrians.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

What characteristics do apocalyptic literature and prophetic works share? How are they different?

Accepted Answer

Both apocalyptic and prophetic works pre

Exam 16: Jewish Apocalyptic Literature and the Apocrypha

This book prominently features the expectation of a resurrection of the dead.

Which of the following books is set in Judea?

Unlike the Wisdom literature of the Hebrew Bible, the Wisdom of Solomon

The Wisdom of Solomon was likely written in the third century BC.E.

The angel who provides assistance in the book of Tobit is named

All are features of apocalyptic literature except

Maccabees is our primary source for the historical events surrounding the Maccabean Revolt.

The principal source of our historical knowledge of the events surrounding the Maccabean Revolt is

Catholic and Orthodox Bibles include additional books that Protestant Bibles do not.

Sirach is an example of an early Jewish apocalypse.

The book of ____________ features an Israelite heroine who seduces and beheads an Assyrian general.

The book of Tobit was originally written in Greek.

The book of Judith is set during the reign of King Nebuchadnezzar, the king over the Assyrians.

What characteristics do apocalyptic literature and prophetic works share? How are they different?

What Is the Bible

Why Is the Bible so Hard to Understand

The Book of Genesis

Who Wrote the Pentateuch

From Egypt to Mount Sinai: Exodus and Leviticus

From Mount Sinai to the Promised Land: Numbers and Deuteronomy

The Deuteronomistic History: Joshua and Judges

The Books of Samuel and Kings

The Early Israelite Prophets: Amos and Isaiah

Other Pre-Exilic Prophets: Hosea, Micah, Nahum, Zephaniah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk

The Historians of Exile and Return: Ezra, Nehemiah, and Beyond

The Exilic and Post-Exilic Prophets

The Poets of Ancient Israel

Storytellers in Ancient Israel

The Wisdom Literature

The World of Jesus and His Followers

The Synoptic Problem and the Gospel of Mark

The Gospels of Matthew and Luke

The Gospel of John and the Later Gospels

The Historical Jesus

The Life of the Apostle Paul

The Letters of Paul

The Acts of the Apostles

In the Wake of Paul: Deutero-Pauline Epistles

The General Epistles and the Book of Revelation

Appendix: the Canon and Text of the Bible

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