Bible Exam 5 (Final) Study Guide
Elijah
A chariot of fire is associated with what prophet being taken up to heaven?
One
Are Ezra and Nehemiah one book or two books in the Hebrew Bible?
Fall of Jerusalem and Return under Zerubbabel
Boundary events before and after Babylonian Captivity
Entrance into Canaan and Death of Joshua
Boundary events before and after Conquest of Canaan
Death of Solomon and Fall of Samaria
Boundary events before and after Divided Kingdom
Descent into Egypt and Exodus
Boundary events before and after Egyptian Bondage
Completion of Old Testament and Birth of Jesus
Boundary events before and after Inter-Testamental
Fall of Samaria and Fall of Jerusalem
Boundary events before and after Judah Alone
Death of Joshua and Saul Becomes King
Boundary events before and after Judges
Call of Abraham and Descent into Egypt
Boundary events before and after Patriarchal
Return of Zerubbabel and Completion of Old Testament
Boundary events before and after Post-Exilic
Flood and Call of Abraham
Boundary events before and after Post-Flood
Creation and Flood
Boundary events before and after Pre-Flood
Saul Becomes King and Death of Solomon
Boundary events before and after United Kingdom
Exodus and Entrance into Canaan
Boundary events before and after Wilderness Wandering
Yes
Does 1-2 Chronicles cover the same period as 1-2 Samuel and 1-2 Kings?
Yes
Does Chronicles concentrate on the legitimization of the priestly and Levitical authority?
God's protection of His people
Does the book of Esther demonstrate the prophetic theme of God's protection of His people, or is it an anomaly in that sense?
Educated
Does the text suggest the Chronicler is likely educated or uneducated?
Babylonian exile
During what period of Old Testament history did the synagogue arise?
Artaxerxes I
Ezra and Nehemiah came to Jerusalem during the reign of which king?
Susa
Ezra and Nehemiah come from what Persian city?
Zero
How many times does the book of Esther mention the name of God?
None
How many times does the word "God" appear in the book of Esther?
Extensive knowledge
How much knowledge of the operation of the Persian court does the author of Esther demonstrate?
Very strongly
How strongly does Ezra-Nehemiah emphasize covenant renewal in the postexilic community?
No (will ask if Ezra was the author, answer is False)
Is anyone identified in 1 Chronicles as the author? If so, who?
Likely
Is it likely or unlikely that the name "Jew" replaced the name "Hebrew" as the common term designating Abraham's descendents during this period in history?
Yes (True)
Is it true that Ezra and Nehemiah were treated as one book in the English Bible until recently?
Pharasaism
Many of the reforms instituted under Ezra and Nehemiah form the seeds of what later Jewish sect?
Rebuild the walls around Jerusalem
Nehemiah undertook an initiative in Jerusalem to do what?
Aramaic
Other than Hebrew, in what language is Ezra written?
David and Solomon
The Chronicler idealized which two kings as the "type figures" of a "good" king?
Purim
The book of Esther is read annually at what Jewish festival?
Adam
The genealogies of 1 Chronicles trace the heritage of David back to which person?
Babylonian
The history addressed in Chronicles spans from the Hebrew united monarchy from the close of Saul's reign to which captivity?
Persian
The setting of the book of Esther is what empire during the mid fifth-century B.C.?
Solomon
To whom was God speaking in 2 Chronicles 7:14?
Moses
Using typology, the Chronicler portrays David as a second what (whom)?
Late
Was 1-2 Chronicles written early or late in Jewish history?
No
Was the book of Esther intended to be performed as a play?
Recounts the history to assure the Jews
What concern does Chronicles show for the temple and worship?
Answer is not circumcision
What did the reforms of Ezra-Nehemiah include?
"Star" in Persian
What does the name "Esther" mean?
Ezra (scribe)
What figure / role in Israel was a professional student / teacher of the Law of Moses?
Post-exilic
What is the general classification of the time period in which Ezra-Nehemiah was written?
Reversal
What is the method called in which the current state of affairs are turned around drastically, as used in Esther to build the plot and convey the message of the story?
Elisha
What prophet was jeered and called "bald head," resulting in 42 young people being mauled by bears?
Diaspora
What term refers to those Jews who did not return to their homeland and remained "scattered" among the nations?
Priest and Scribe
What was Ezra's occupation?
Cup bearer & governor
What was Nehemiah's occupation?
Governor
What was Nehemiah's occupation?
Mordecai (will be T/F) answer is false
Who do scholars say is the author of Esther?
Hezekiah
Who is portrayed by the Chronicler as a "good" king - Ahaz, Jehu, Hezekiah, or Manasseh?
Haman
Who is the antagonist in the book of Esther who plots to have all Jews in Persia killed?
Elijah
Who is the key prophetic voice and figure in 1 Kings?
Elisha
Who is the key prophetic voice and figure in 2 Kings?
Zerubbabel
Who led the Jewish captives back from exile in 536 B.C.?
Nehemiah
Who led the Jewish captives back from exiles in 445 B.C.?
Ezra
Who led the Jewish captives from exile in 458 B.C.?
Mordecai
Who took Esther as his own daughter after her parents died and forbade her from revealing her nationality?
Xerxes
Who was the king in power during the events described in the book of Esther?
Xerxes
Who was the king of Persia during this period?
Cyrus
Whose proclamation in 536 B.C. allowed the Jews to return to their homeland?
