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I have read the Getting Started module and course syllabus in their entirety.

In what ways did Antiochus desecrate the Temple?

Nero converted to Judaism shortly after the rebuilding of the Temple.

What was Antiochus’s act of desecration on the Temple called in the book of Daniel?

Although some people throughout history—such as Alexander the Great, Caesar Augustus, etc.—have been intent on conquering the world, when Jesus was “offered all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor,” he rejected it. Why?

Herod Agrippa I had John the Baptist beheaded.

The first time in biblical history that Jews died for merely practicing their faith (as opposed to dying defending their country against foreign invaders) was _____.

The period of Jesus’ life is chronologically framed by which two Jewish wars?

After capturing Jerusalem and expanding the Jewish state in 37 BCE, Herod the Great developed an appreciative and loyal following of fellow Jews.

What did Caesar Augustus rule in the time just before Jesus was born?