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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 Old Testament name was an older form of Mary?
2. Who was the mother of King Joash of Judah?
3. What have some biblical commentators speculated that Mary Magdalene's devils were instead of demons?
4. Who does Edith Deen say that the "daughters of men" mentioned in Genesis 6:2 may be?
5. Who was the wife of the prophet Hosea?
Short Essay Questions
1. What encounters did Mary and Martha and their brother Lazarus have with Christ?
2. Who was Ahinoam?
3. What did the wise woman of Tekoah influence King David to do?
4. What role did Mary, the mother of James and Joses, have in Christ's life and ministry?
5. What illness did Simon Peter's mother-in-law develop, and how did Jesus heal her?
6. 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?
7. From what affliction did Christ heal Mary Magdalene, and what other possible explanation does Edith Deen say commentators have given for this affliction?
8. How did Jesus heal the woman with the spirit of infirmity?
9. How did Sapphira and her husband Ananias try to deceive the early church, and what was their greatest sin?
10. Who was Dorcas, and what miracle did Peter perform for her?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss Deborah and her role as a judge. Was her judiciary power typical or atypical of women in her era? How did she demonstrate leadership during war? Was her wartime behavior typical or atypical of women in her era? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the qualities of a virtuous woman listed in the book of Proverbs and discussed by Edith Deen in her book All the Women of the Bible. Give two examples of women in the Bible who exemplified these virtues and two examples of women in the Bible who did not exemplify these virtues.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the role of women in the early church. Were women allowed to preach or teach, or was their role a supportive one? Were women in the New Testament allowed a greater leadership role than women during the Old Testament era were? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
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