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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 did the woman with the spirit of infirmity do once Jesus healed her?

2. How many times had the Samaritan woman been married?

3. What request did Salome make of Jesus?

4. What have some biblical commentators speculated that Mary Magdalene's devils were instead of demons?

5. Who were Salome's children?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did a dream about Christ affect Pontius Pilate's wife Claudia, and what did she advise her husband to do as a result?

2. How was Claudia honored by the Greek Orthodox Church?

3. Who was Ahinoam?

4. How did Sapphira and her husband Ananias try to deceive the early church, and what was their greatest sin?

5. What did the wise woman of Tekoah influence King David to do?

6. What was Elisabeth's relationship to Mary the mother of Jesus, and what parallels did each woman have in the birth of their children?

7. What illness did Simon Peter's mother-in-law develop, and how did Jesus heal her?

8. From what affliction did Christ heal Mary Magdalene, and what other possible explanation does Edith Deen say commentators have given for this affliction?

9. What does the fact that so many of the women mentioned in the Bible were never named indicate about the role of women in ancient Hebrew society?

10. What role did Mary, the mother of James and Joses, have in Christ's life and ministry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast Abraham's relationship with Sarah and her son with his relationship with Hagar and her son. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast any three of the women healed by Christ in the New Testament. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast at least three of the following mothers: Hannah, Rebekah, Elisabeth, Mary the mother of Christ, and Herodias. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

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