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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 change occurs in Second Isaiah toward the people of Israel?

2. In the Old Testament, sacrifices were part of the people's what?

3. Whom did Jeremiah say would overtake the cities of Judah?

4. What does Heschel see as the point when freedom is lost?

5. The author describes what era in the Old Testament?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of message did Amos bring to the people?

2. What type of man was a prophet, according to Heschel?

3. In what way were Jeremiah and Micah the same?

4. Did the prophets see things differently based upon their relationship with God?

5. What does understanding God depend on, according to Heschel?

6. What was the prophet Micah's concern with the people?

7. Why, according to Heschel, do others reject prophets?

8. How does God answer Habakkuk when he asks him why and how long this will continue?

9. Did the people listen to the prophet Isaiah?

10. What did Heschel say about the prophets' popularity?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss what type of man the prophet is in the Old Testament. Use examples from the prophets discussed the in the book to illustrate your points. Why were they prophets? What was their purpose?

Essay Topic 2

Choose two of the following prophets: Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk. Compare and contrast them as men and prophets.

Essay Topic 3

Through their lives and in their prophesies the prophets convey different images or concepts of God. Choose three prophets and compare/contrast their concepts of God.

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