The enormity of the temple rebuilding process, economic hardships, and opposition from the surrounding peoples stalled the project for sixteen months.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

King Cyrus’s decree granted permission but not resources for rebuilding the temple. So, the returnees and their leaders began the project seeking necessary resources.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Zechariah called the people to repent and return to the Lord. Without true spiritual renewal on the people’s part, rebuilding the temple was useless.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse

Evaluate the role of temple architecture in promoting religious and political legitimacy.

"The __________ costs of the project soon became a major problem."impertinentimpressiveimmense

Malachi prophesied in the postexilic period before the rebuilding of the temple and the reinstitution of the sacrifices and rituals associated with the temple.Group of answer choicesTrueFalse