The Seleucid leader who persecuted the Jews by forcing them to become Greek and whose brutal
actions resulted in Jewish revolt was correct answers Antiochus IV (Antiochus Epiphanes)
The man who led the Jewish revolt against the Seleucid rulers, cleansed the Temples
(commemorated in the Hanukkah celebration), and gave the Jews independence was correct
answers Judas Maccabeus
The following are all prominent Jewish religious sects (groups) at the time of Christ except
correct answers The Alexandrians
The 4 kingdoms which ruled the Jews during the Intertestamental Period were (in order, starting
with the exile) correct answers Babylon, then Persia, then Greece, then Rome
As discussed in the notes, the New Testament is best described as correct answers life-changing
revelation
The time period of the writing of most of the NT documents was probably around correct
answers 45-95 AD
"Gospel" is a translation of the Greek, euangelion, literally and simply meaning, correct answers
Good news
The three Gospels that have similarities in subject matter/word order are correct answers Mark,
Matthew, and Luke
As described in class notes, Jesus' life purpose was correct answers To die on the cross and be
raised again
The Prologue to the Gospel of John (1:1-18) speaks of Jesus as correct answers The "Logos"
who was with God in the beginning and is God