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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. Oddly enough, where do the Judeans flee when under attack by Assyria and Babylonia?
2. Why is the authorship of the Bible a comparatively recent field of study?
3. Where does Friedman place Author E?
4. Why does Author E's writing about God's commandment cast doubt on the golden cherubs of Judah?
5. By the end of the 19th Century what name does the four author idea take on?
Short Essay Questions
1. How did Hezekiah's son and grandson alter the reforms he had made?
2. What method does Friedman use to determine the identity of Author E?
3. Discuss the pendulum swing of Jewish religion after King Josiah, Hezekiah's great grandson, came to power.
4. Describe the locations where the Bible was produced, the lifestyle of the people, and the methods used for writing.
5. What is compelling evidence from modern scholarship that there were multiple writers of the Bible?
6. What made it evident that there were two different writers identified as Author J who became identified as Author E?
7. What do scholars use to determine the different writers?
8. What is evidence that Moses did not write the Pentateuch--Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy?
9. Before the kings of Israel, who were the hierarchy among the Israelis?
10. How long after the initial evidence of multiple writers of the Bible were discovered did it become clear that two more writers were also involved?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Impact of the Bible on the World. This essay covers the ideas mentioned in the last chapter of Friedman's book, WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? Points of the essay should include (1) the impact of the Bible in reckoning time in the world today, (2) the effect of the Bible on moral codes, and (3) the nations that have been founded on biblical principles.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, My Opinion About the Value of the Bible. In your essay discuss (1) whether you see the Bible as a sacred text, (2) how you think the Bible serves as a history, and (3) what your opinion is about the Bible as great literature.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, Comparison of Covenants. Summarize the covenants of (1) Abraham, (2) Moses, and (3) David. Analyze them from the standpoint of equivocation, purpose, and reward. Apply the debate about unconditional covenants from God which was used as an argument against multiple writers of the Torah.
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