Eleazar, son of Aaron; Eli, of the family of Ithamar, and Zadoc, of the family of Eleazar, restored by King David. Holy Angels mentioned in Scripture ? Michael, who subdued Satan; Gabriel, who appeared to the Blessed Virgin. Q. What was the Shechinah ? A. A glorious light, which betokened the presence of God. Q. What is a type?' A. A prophetic sign. Mention two types of our Saviour's death. The Paschal Lamb, in 12th chap. of Exodus; The Brazen Serpent, in 21st chap. of Numbers. Q. What are the most remarkable Prophecies in the books of the Pentateuch? A. The bruising of the Serpent's head, Genesis, ch. 3rd; The blessing of Abraham, chapters 12th, 18th, and 22nd; The blessing of Isaac, ch. 26th ; Túros, forma. The Blessing of Jacob, ch. 28th; The Blessing of Judah, ch. 49th ; The Prophecy of Balaam, Numbers, ch. 24th; Q. What are the most remarkable Prophecies in the book of Psalms? A. The World's Opposition to Christ, Ps. 2nd; The Resurrection of Christ, Ps. 16th. Q. What are the most remarkable Prophecies in the books of the Greater Prophets? A. The Birth of Christ, Isaiah, ch. 7th; Sufferings of Christ, ch. 53rd; Christ of the family of David, Jeremiah, ch. 23rd and 33rd; The Seventy Weeks, Daniel, ch. 9th. Q. In the Lesser Prophets? A. The Birth-place of Christ, Micah, ch. 5th; The Glory of the second Temple, Haggai, ch. 2nd; Christ's entrance into Jerusalem, Zechariah, ch. 9th; The thirty pieces of Silver, ch. 11th. Q. Who founded the first Temple? Q. Who founded the second Temple? Q. What was the glory of the second Temple? Q. Who enlarged and adorned the second Temple? The twelve Apostles of our Lord? Simon, who is also called Peter, and James, the son of Zebedee, and Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew, the publican; James, the son of Alphæus, and Lebbæus, whose surname was Thaddeus; Simon, the Canaanite, and Judas Iscariot. Q. Who are those who are called in Scripture the Brethren of our Lord? A. The sons of Mary Cleophas, Saint Simon, Saint James, Saint Jude, and Saint Joses; not his brothers but his kinsmen. The writer of the Acts? The writer of the Revelations ? The first of the seven Deacons, and first Martyr? The great Apostle of the Gentiles? Saint Paul's companion on his first journey into Asia? Saint Paul's companion on his second journey? Silas. Saint Paul's Teacher? Saint Paul's favourite Disciple? The first Heathen Convert? The Birth-place of Saint Paul? Q. What were the three principal Sects of the Jews? A. The Pharisees, who used vain ceremonies; the Sadducees, who did not believe in a future state; the Herodians, who took King Herod for the true Messiah. Q. What were the Synagogues?1 A. Places of Assembly for reading and expounding the law. Q. Who were the Priests and Levites? A. The Levites were inferior ministers; the Priests were also Levites, but of the house of Aaron. Q. How were they divided? A. Into twenty-four courses, who constantly served in the temple, each course for one week. Q. Who were the Samaritans? A. The descendants of the Assyrians, whom Salmaneser sent into Samaria; they believed in God, and followed the law of Moses, but were despised by the Jews, because they were not of the children of Abraham, |