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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. At what might critics scoff?

2. What does God become when Pharaoh legislates that all Israelite boys be killed at birth?

3. What does God not do as he is creating the world and animals?

4. What is God's story the key to understanding?

5. What does humanity reflect?

Short Essay Questions

1. Under Joshua, what does Israel do?

2. What are three ways in which God is different from the gods of Greek mythology?

3. What does Exodus conclude with Moses constructing?

4. How is the Bible different from both saga and classical epic?

5. How does Miles disagree with systematic theologians and the character and actions of God?

6. How are the two personalities of God different?

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

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

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

10. What is the first prohibition after the flood?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the accepted opinion of women in the Tanakh? Give three examples from the Tanakh that show the status of women and explain how they relate to the accepted opinion of women.

Essay Topic 2

When does God realize He is responsible for Israel's social order? What six-part action leads to this discovery? What are the four crescendos that affect the emerging character of God?

Essay Topic 3

God declares "I AM WHO I AM."

Part 1) What does this mean?

Part 2) Why is he able to declare himself in this way?

Part 3) How have God's previous actions shown this to be a true declaration?

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