ry of Jonah. _En. Bib_., II, 2568-9; Taylor, _Primitive Culture_,
I, 306. 3. A comparison of Koheleth's philosophy and teaching with those
of the author of Omar Khayyam.

Section CVII. The Teachings of Jesus the Son of Sirach. GENERAL
QUESTIONS: 1. Describe the evidence regarding the date of Jesus the son
of Sirach. 2. The character of the man. 3. The history of his writings.
4. The nature of the Greek translation. 5. The recovery of the Hebrew
original. 6. Its picture of the Jewish life of the period. 7. Its
description of the wise men and scribes. 8. Its social teachings.
9. Its religious teachings.

SUBJECTS FOR SPECIAL RESEARCH: 1. The Hebrew fragments of Ben Sira.
Cowley and Neubauer, _The Original Heb. of a Portion of Ecclus._;
Schechter and Taylor, _The Wisdom of Ben-Sira;_ Hastings, _D.B._, IV,
546-9; _En. Bib._, II, 1166-9. 2. The character of Ben Sira as revealed
in his writings. Hastings, _D.B._, IV, 550; _En. Bib._, II, 1175-8; Bevan,
_Jerusalem under the High Priests_, 49-51. 3. A comparison of the moral
and social teachings of Ben Sira with those of the book of Proverbs.
Bevan, _Jerusalem under the High Priests_, 52-68.

Section CVIII. The Causes of the Maccabean Struggle. GENERAL
QUESTIONS: 1. Describe the general character of I Maccabees. 2. Its
historical value. 3. II Maccabees. 4. The attractive and aggressive
qualities in the contemporary Hellenic culture. 5. Its superiority to
the teachings of Judaism. 6. The elements in which Judaism was superior.
7. The conquest of Hellenism in the ranks of Judaism. 8. The influence of
the apostate Jewish high priests. 9. The history and character of
Antiochus Epiphanes. 10. Reasons why he attempted to hellenize the Jews.
11. The measures which he adopted.

SUBJECTS FOR SPECIAL RESEARCH: 1. The characteristics of Greek religion.
Gulick, _Life of the Ancient Greeks_, 262-83; Dyer, _The Gods in Greece_;
Goodspeed, _Hist. of Anc. World_, 148-51; Hastings, _D.B._, extra Vol.,
109-56. 2. The historical value of II Maccabees. Hastings, _D.B._, III,
189-92; _En. Bib._, III, 2869-79. 2. Contemporary portraits of Antiochus
Epiphanes. _Livy_, XLI-XLV; _Polybius_, XXVI-XXXI; _Appian, Syr._, 45, 66;
_Justin_, XXIV, 3.

Section CIX. The Effect of Persecution on the Jews. GENERAL QUESTIONS:
1. Describe the uprising led by Mattathias. 2. The methods adopted by the
rebels. 3. The origin and political principles of the Hasideans or Pious.
4. The evidence regarding the date of