Question 1

Ahaz was all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  an Assyrian vassal 
B)  king of Judah 
C)  the son of Tabeel 
D)  an enemy of Aram and Israel

Question 2

_____________ was a nineteenth-century ce scholar who saw problems with the unity of Isaiah.

Accepted Answer

The answer of _____________ was a nineteenth-century ce scholar who...

Question 3

Second Isaiah probably dates to the ___________ century bce.

Accepted Answer

A)  eighth 
B)  seventh 
C)  sixth 
D)  fifth

Question 4

Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem was a part of the same campaign that destroyed Samaria.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The Lachish reliefs depict scenes from the siege of Jerusalem.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

All were apparently children of Isaiah except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Nathan 
B)  Immanuel 
C)  Maher-shalal-hash-baz 
D)  Shear-jashub

Question 7

The _____________ is a mythological account of the divine judgment of the end-time.

Accepted Answer

A)  two-campaign hypothesis 
B)  Isaiah Apocalypse 
C)  covenant lawsuit 
D)  Rassam Cylinder

Question 8

Nineveh was captured by the Babylonians in the year:

Accepted Answer

A)  689 bce 
B)  612 bce 
C)  586 bce 
D)  562 bce

Question 9

The biblical writers who discuss this period in Israelite history describe Hezekiah's reign as pivotal. Why was Hezekiah important both for the history of Israel and to the biblical writers who mention him?

Accepted Answer

The answer of The biblical writers who discuss this period...

Question 10

The prophet Micah is from the town of _____________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of The prophet Micah is from the town...

Question 11

Every prophecy in the book of Micah likely originated with the eighth century prophet.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Interpreters have identified Immanuel with all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Moses 
B)  Jesus 
C)  Isaiah's son 
D)  Hezekiah

Question 13

Isaiah was apparently a court prophet for kings Hezekiah and Manasseh.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The Syro-Ephraimite War occurred in:

Accepted Answer

A)  701 bce 
B)  722 bce 
C)  734 bce 
D)  750 bce

Question 15

The Syro-Ephraimite War is not mentioned in biblical texts.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Isaiah's inaugural vision is of a meeting of the divine council.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Chapters 56-66 of Isaiah are referred to as ______________________.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Chapters 56-66 of Isaiah are referred to...

Question 18

Every source neglects to mention Hezekiah's payment of tribute to Sennacherib except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Isaiah 
B)  the A-source 
C)  the B-source 
D)  2 Chronicles 32

Question 19

Compare the contemporary prophets Isaiah and Micah. To whom do they prophesy and in what contexts? What messages do these prophets convey? Discuss any significant similarities and differences in their messages.

Accepted Answer

The answer of Compare the contemporary prophets Isaiah and Micah....

Question 20

Many scholars believe that the book of Micah was expanded to refer to the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem in the fifth century BCE.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Exam 18: The Southern Kingdom of Judah in the Eighth and Early Seventh Centuries BCE

Ahaz was all of the following except:

_____________ was a nineteenth-century ce scholar who saw problems with the unity of Isaiah.

Second Isaiah probably dates to the ___________ century bce.

Sennacherib's siege of Jerusalem was a part of the same campaign that destroyed Samaria.

The Lachish reliefs depict scenes from the siege of Jerusalem.

All were apparently children of Isaiah except:

The _____________ is a mythological account of the divine judgment of the end-time.

Nineveh was captured by the Babylonians in the year:

The biblical writers who discuss this period in Israelite history describe Hezekiah's reign as pivotal. Why was Hezekiah important both for the history of Israel and to the biblical writers who mention him?

The prophet Micah is from the town of _____________________.

Every prophecy in the book of Micah likely originated with the eighth century prophet.

Interpreters have identified Immanuel with all of the following except:

Isaiah was apparently a court prophet for kings Hezekiah and Manasseh.

The Syro-Ephraimite War occurred in:

The Syro-Ephraimite War is not mentioned in biblical texts.

Isaiah's inaugural vision is of a meeting of the divine council.

Chapters 56-66 of Isaiah are referred to as ______________________.

Every source neglects to mention Hezekiah's payment of tribute to Sennacherib except:

Compare the contemporary prophets Isaiah and Micah. To whom do they prophesy and in what contexts? What messages do these prophets convey? Discuss any significant similarities and differences in their messages.

Many scholars believe that the book of Micah was expanded to refer to the rebuilding of the walls of Jerusalem in the fifth century BCE.