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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Heschel say is an end to indifference?

2. Heschel looks at the theory of ecstasy but limits it to what?

3. What subject area did Philo develop?

4. According to some scholars, the goal should not be pathos but what?

5. According to Heschel, the prophetic act takes place when the prophet is aware of what?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is ecstasy?

2. How does Heschel describe God?

3. What does Heschel say gives the prophets the courage to speak out?

4. To what does Heschel compare the descriptions of prophecy?

5. How does Heschel describe Tao as an antithesis to the prophetic idea of God?

6. What does Heschel describe as the end to indifference?

7. What is one difference between apathy and pathos, as explained by Heschel?

8. What is anthropopathy?

9. Describe one theory of the state of mind of the prophets at the time they were receiving the words of God.

10. Do all scholars agree with Philo's view of ecstasy and the prophets?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Justice was an important theme for the prophets. Define what justice meant to the prophets. Discuss what problems there were with justice. Pick two prophets and explain how they dealt with the issue of justice.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast the theology of pathos to two other theological points of view.

Essay Topic 3

What is prophecy? How do you distinguish prophecy from other forms of speech or from predictions?

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