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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14 The World That the Bible Produced.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jeremiah mention in his writing that none of the other prophets mention?
(a) the bronze snake of Moses.
(b) the breaking of the tables of stone.
(c) the mountain of transfiguration.
(d) Aaron and the golden calf.

2. What had most early scholars scholars considered that J and E had come from?
(a) around the time of the death of Moses.
(b) in the time of the two kingdoms, Israel and Judah.
(c) during the time of King David.
(d) right after settling in the land of Canaan.

3. What did Spinoza point out about Moses being called "the humblest man on Earth"?
(a) it is not something he would call himself.
(b) it is a strange thing to say about Moses.
(c) it shows that Moses wrote the first five books.
(d) it is a lie.

4. What does E include in his writing that P leaves out?
(a) the story of Abraham's buying a burial plot.
(b) the idea that Sarah died of grief over Isaac.
(c) the story of the death of Sarah.
(d) the story of Abraham's near sacrifice of his son.

5. What does the revision to Deuteronomy explain?
(a) the reason for the exile much later.
(b) the reason the Davidic Covenant would be broken.
(c) the places where the law can be found.
(d) the signs to look for before the exile.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does every book in the Pentateuch begin?

2. What does Friedman propose about Author J?

3. What is the common mispronunciation of the name, Yahweh?

4. What is the guilt of the Jews that led them into exile?

5. When did Professor Eduard Reuss place Author P?

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