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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. Why is the God of Genesis frustrating?

2. What does God take for granted in the scene between Nathan and David?

3. What do both Jews and Christians concede without blasphemy?

4. What are the traits that come to the fore?

5. Why should God fall in love with David?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whose traits does one see in God in 2 Samuel?

2. On what and whose precept is GOD: A BIOGRAPHY written?

3. What are two firsts mentioned near the beginning of the chapter?

4. What does Exodus conclude with Moses constructing?

5. How do critics and scholars differ on their approach to literary characters?

6. By using foreign nations to punish his people, how is God opening the door to other nations?

7. What is the first prohibition after the flood?

8. In Gen. 4-11, how does God the Destroyer feel toward human beings?

9. How is Elijah's "death" different from those of Jacob, Moses, Joshua, and David?

10. How does God deal with humans?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Miles uses several literary characters to enhance his study of God's character.

Part 1) Name one character Miles mentions and how that character is similar to God.

Part 2) How do these comparisons enhance Mile's book?

Part 3) Why does Miles choose these particular characters?

Essay Topic 2

Western civilization is built on the belief that God created humankind in His own image and the Bible is the key to understanding Western character.

Part 1) Name two distinct personalities of God. How does humanity reflect these multiple personalities?

Part2) How is the Tanakh used to create a "theography" of the Judeo-Christian faith? Why is it chosen, rather than the Old Testament?

Part 3) What evidence does Miles give that proves the idea that God is the same yesterday, today, and forever wrong?

Essay Topic 3

What does Deuteronomy mean? What comprises Deuteronomy? How does Deuteronomy exceed previous books?

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