Select the letter of the correct answer.

1.)The _____ sometimes refers to Israel. In other passages it refers to the few faithful and at other times it signifies the prophet who proclaims the word of God.

a.) Suffering prophet
b.)Suffering messiah
c.)Suffering servant

2.)Who was that king who persecuted the jews in Palestine?

a.)Epiphanes Antioch
b.)Antioch of Epiphanes
c.)Antiochus Epiphanes

3.)In 2 Maccabees chapter 6:18-20 narrates about a prominent teacher of the Law who preferred to die honorably than to live in disgrace... he went voluntarily to a place where he was beaten to death. Who was this prominent teacher of the Law?

a.) Ezra
b.) Eleazar
c.) Mattathias

4.)How did Yahweh show His promise of faithfulness in 2 kings 8:19?

a.) preservation of the covenant
b.) preservation of the temple
c.) preservation of the Davidic dynasty

5.) When Mattathias neared his death he encourage his sons to “be zealous for the Law and risk your lives defending the Covenant of our ancestors”. He then related the stories of their ancestors and said, “... considered then, that in any generation those who trust in God are never defeated”. Where can we find this text?

a.) 1 Macc 2:49-61
b.) 1 Macc 2:2-49
c.) 2 Macc 2:49-61


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