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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 might monotheism have spread 500 years before Christianity?

2. What book of the Bible has long been a favorite in literary circles?

3. For what do the last three Minor Prophets set the stage?

4. Why does Elizabethan society read the Bible more than it did the Greeks' writing?

5. What need not always be an element in either Jewish identity or Jewish self-defense?

Short Essay Questions

1. How are God and Israel brought back together in the Book of Daniel?

2. What has happened to the practice of circumcision by the time Psalms is written?

3. Prior to Second Isaiah does God feel joy? Explain.

4. At what times during the dialogue between God and Job does one see Elohim and Yahweh?

5. What is the gist of Proverbs?

6. What are the four things Job does, according to the common interpretation of the Book of Job?

7. What does it say in Isaiah about God's opinion of punishment?

8. Why is it confusing that the prophets contradict one another?

9. What is the purpose of Gabriel and Michael?

10. How is God's life saved after the events involving Job?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

God allows Sodom and the surrounding region to be destroyed.

Part 1) What is Miles' explanation for the scope of vengeance?

Part 2) This story of Sodom is traditionally considered a lesson on morality. How can Miles' explanation for Sodom's destruction change one's attitude towards the purpose of this story?

Part 3) What does this story say about God's desire for power?

Essay Topic 2

Initially after the flood God prohibits humans from killing one another or eating any other creature alive.

Part 1) Do humans follow this rule? Explain.

Part 2) What seems to be God's opinion later on humans killing one another, as well as other living creatures?

Part 3) If one could ask God today his opinion on killing living creatures what do you think would be his response? Why?

Essay Topic 3

What events lead to God becoming Creator/Destroyer/Patron/Warrior? How did Pharaoh force God into becoming a warrior? Why could God not come to a peaceful agreement with Egypt?

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