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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. Of what is "the earth shall be full of knowledge of the Lord/as the waters cover the sea" a description?

2. God reduces Job to silence, but what does Job do to God thereafter?

3. What is the suggestion for why God did not dispense with Job rather than argue with him?

4. The Book of Job is the Tanakh's most conscious confrontation with what side of God?

5. From what is the translation of Ecclesiastes drawn?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is cultic sacrifice a late development in the Judean culture?

2. What is the purpose of Gabriel and Michael?

3. What is the gist of Proverbs?

4. Why does God need the prophets?

5. How is the love between the man and wife before and after the reconciliation?

6. With whom does Haggai deal?

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

8. What happen after Ezra reads the "scroll of the Teaching of Moses?"

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

10. Why is the Book of Job a favorite in literary circles and with skeptics?

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

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

Essay Topic 3

What is the purpose of the Book of Leviticus? How did the book get its name? What do the procedures described in Leviticus do to God?

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