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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. Who did Rahab hide in her house?
2. What was Rachel doing when Jacob first saw her?
3. Who was the only woman to ever sit on the throne of David and rule?
4. Why did Dinah's brothers object to her husband?
5. What was Mary's relationship to Elisabeth?
Short Essay Questions
1. From what part of Adam's body was Eve made, and what does her creation from this part symbolize about the role of the woman in male/female relationships?
2. What two roles did Deborah have that were unusual for women of her era?
3. Why did motherhood become a painful experience for Eve and her female descendants?
4. Over what legal issue did the five daughters of Zelophad appear before Moses and the council, and what important legal precedent did their case set for women in the tribe of Israel?
5. Over what did Miriam disagree with her brother Moses and how did God punish her over this discord?
6. Why did Simeon and Levi murder their sister Dinah's husband Shechem?
7. How did Eliezer select Rebekah to be Isaac's wife?
8. For what did Hannah pray, and what sacrifice did she have to make once God answered her prayers?
9. What was God's promise to Sarah and why did its fulfillment seem impossible?
10. How did children become an issue of conflict between Rachel and Leah?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Compare and contrast any three of the women healed by Christ in the New Testament. Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the role of women in the early church. Were women allowed to preach or teach, or was their role a supportive one? Were women in the New Testament allowed a greater leadership role than women during the Old Testament era were? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.
Essay Topic 3
Discuss the concept of polygamy in the Old Testament using at least three of the following men and their wives as examples: Lamech, Jacob, Elkanah, King David, and King Solomon. How did the practice of polygamy affect women? How did the practice of polygamy affect children and their ability to inherit? In what ways was polygamy a metaphor for idolatry? Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.
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