Gospel Context Test

Define Intertestamental

• Between the testaments

• Biblical or related writings not forming part of the accepted canon of Scripture

Which of the following is an example of an Apocryphal/Deuterocanonical book?

• 2 Maccabees

• Genesis

• Psalms

• Romans

The Kingdom of Judah was conquered and exiled by the _________________________

• Babylonians

• Hittites

• Germans

• Assyrians

The Babylonians were conquered by the _____________

• Persians

• Romans

• Hasmoneans

• Phillistines

What ruler allowed the exiled Jews to return to their homeland and rebuild Jerusalem and the Temple?

• Alexander the Great

• Cyrus the Great

• Herod the Great

• Judah Maccabee

All of the Jews who were exiled in Babylon returned to Jerusalem with Ezra and Nehemiah

• True

• False

The Jews who returned to Jerusalem after exile did so under the leadership of...

• Judah Maccabee and Matthias

• Ezra and Nehemiah

• Nehemiah and Matthias

• Ezra and Judah Maccabee

The Persians (among many other nations) were conquered by...

• Cyrus the Great

• Herod the Great

• Alexander the Great

• Judah Maccabee

Which of the following is a synonym of "Hellenistic"

• Roman

• Persian

• Jewish

• Greek

As Alexander's empire spread, so too did Greek culture, language, and religion. This process was known as __________________________

• The Crusades

• The Spanish Inquisition

• Hellenization

• Pax Romana