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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. Who anointed Jesus' feet with a costly perfumed ointment and wiped them with her hair?

2. Who was the first person to proclaim Jesus as the Christ?

3. Whose mother dedicated 1,100 shekels of silver to the making of graven images?

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

5. What was Rhoda's relationship with John Mark's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Christ's encounter with the Samaritan woman at the well illustrate the universality of God's love?

2. Who was Herodias, and what role did she have in the death of John the Baptist?

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

4. Who was Ahinoam?

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

6. What encounters did Mary and Martha and their brother Lazarus have with Christ?

7. What role did Philip's daughters have in their father's ministry?

8. What ailment did the Syro-Phoenician woman's daughter have, and why did Christ initially rebuff her request to heal her daughter?

9. What message did the angel Gabriel give Zacharias and his wife Elisabeth, and what happened to Zacharias when he didn't believe the angel's message?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare and contrast the Widow of Zarephath and the Shunammite woman, and their experiences with Elijah and Elisha. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

Essay Topic 2

Compare and contrast Drusilla and Bernice with Mary and Martha as sisters and in their response to the gospel. What did these pairs of sisters reflect about the importance of women in both the spread of Christianity and the persecution of Christians? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Ruth's relationship with Naomi. How did this relationship parallel the relationship of God with Israel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

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