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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. To whom does Deuteronomy give jurisdiction in legal matters?
2. What does Friedman suggest is the only good news about the exile?
3. Who conquered the Babylonians in 538 B.C.?
4. What is the first law given in Deuteronomy?
5. What does Friedman speculate held the exiled Jews together?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why is the period 587-400 B.C. difficult to understand?
2. Where does Friedman place the Tabernacle at the time of the First Temple?
3. Describe the great irony of the P version of the Torah.
4. How does Friedman identify as writer R, the redactor who stitched together all the various versions into one Torah?
5. Describe clues to who wrote Deuteronomy.
6. How did Cyrus the Great figure into the history of the Jewish exile?
7. Explain how are D and E writers different from J and P authors?
8. What does Friedman speculate held the Jewish people together, even during the exile?
9. At what point does the original draft of Deuteronomy stop making sense?
10. How is King Josiah eliminated as a possible writer of Deuteronomy?
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, The Lands of the Bible. Select the major areas of Egypt, Persia, Syria, and Judea and discuss each in terms of (1) physical features, (2) agriculture and trade, and (3) political impact on world history.
Essay Topic 3
Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, A Critique of Friedman's WHO WROTE THE BIBLE. In this piece, write your opinion of the work, the amount of scholarship that went into it, the ease or difficulty of reading it, and whether you would recommend the book to others, and why.
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