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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. Where does Author J place Abraham in the story of genesis?
2. What is the traditional belief about the authorship of the first five books of the Bible?
3. How does J get around the problem of images in the north and south?
4. What did Spinoza point out about Moses being called "the humblest man on Earth"?
5. How has science corroborated the fall of Lachish?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the tie in between the Golden Calf idol made at the foot of mount Sinai and the images of the cherubim in both the northern and southern regions?
2. What are some of the measures David undertook to unite the twelve tribes after he became King?
3. What were some of the major reforms initiated by King Hezekiah?
4. How did Hezekiah's son and grandson alter the reforms he had made?
5. What made it evident that there were two different writers identified as Author J who became identified as Author E?
6. What is evidence that Moses did not write the Pentateuch--Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy?
7. What does the phrase "to this day" suggest in the book of Deuteronomy?
8. What is different about the God of the Hebrews?
9. Discuss the evidence that the book of Deuteronomy was written to support the reforms of King Josiah.
10. Discuss the period of time when the written compilation of the Bible as we have it today began.
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, 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 2
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Great Kings of the Israelites. Using the characters of David, Solomon, Hezekiah, and Josiah, detail each in terms of (1) wealth and power, (2) relationship to God, and (3) personal strengths and weaknesses.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, A New Way to Look at Biblical Contradictions. Include in your essay (1) examples of apparent contradictions in the biblical text, (2) how understanding different writers worked on the text makes a difference, and (3) how the apparent contradictions amount only to personal biases of the various writers.
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