Packet 8: Bonus 9
Evidence dating the Book of Daniel to about 164 BCE includes Greek loanwords for musical instruments and, more precisely, the authors’ use of this technique. For 10 points each:
[10h] Name or describe this technique, which is likely used in Luke 21 when the Olivet Discourse refers to a city being trampled by the nations.
ANSWER: vaticinium ex eventu [or vaticinium post eventum or prophecy after the event or retroactive prophecy; accept any reasonable description of presenting historical events as prophecy; prompt on anachronism by asking “what specific form of anachronism?”]
[10m] Another clue to the late composition of Daniel is its inclusion in the Ketuvim (“keh-too-VEEM”) or “Writings” section of the Tanakh, rather than this section between the Torah and Ketuvim whose canon was already closed.
ANSWER: Nevi’im [or Prophets]
[10e] The Tanakh canon was largely completed during a period of Jewish history named for this thing, which ended in 70 CE when this thing was burnt by the Romans.
ANSWER: Second Temple [accept Second Temple Period; accept Beit HaMikdash HaSheni; prompt on post-exilic period; prompt on the temple in Jerusalem; prompt on Beit HaMikdash]
<Editors, Religion> | Q. Playoffs 8 (Editors 8)
| Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | 15.83 | 96% | 58% | 4% |
Conversion
| Team | Opponent | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Total | Parts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | UCF | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Bruin | Georgia Tech A | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago A | Stanford A | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Columbia A | NYU A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Georgetown | Chicago B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Georgia Tech B | Ohio State | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Georgia Tech C | MIT | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Illinois A | British Columbia | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Indiana | Northwestern A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Johns Hopkins | Rutgers | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Maryland B | Swarthmore | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Michigan | Columbia B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| NYU B | Virginia | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| North Carolina | Cornell | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Northwestern B | Purdue | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| Penn State | Stanford B | 10 | 0 | 10 | 20 | HE |
| Pittsburgh | Cambridge | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Texas | Minnesota | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Toronto A | Harvard | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| UC Berkeley A | Maryland A | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| UC Berkeley B | Virginia Tech | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| UCLA | Vanderbilt | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | E |
| WashU | Toronto B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
| Waterloo | Illinois B | 0 | 10 | 10 | 20 | ME |
Summary
| Tournament | Edition | Match | Heard | PPB | E % | M % | H % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Main Site | 2026-04-17 | ✓ | 24 | 15.83 | 96% | 58% | 4% |