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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. What did Jesus tell the Samaritan woman that God would give to her?

2. From how many demons did Jesus heal Mary Magdalene?

3. What prophet multiplied the oil of an impoverished widow who had an unpaid debt for which her creditors wanted her to sell her sons as slaves?

4. For what did Jesus ask the Samaritan woman?

5. Who was Noadiah?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does the fact that so many of the women mentioned in the Bible were never named indicate about the role of women in ancient Hebrew society?

2. What encounters did Mary and Martha and their brother Lazarus have with Christ?

3. Who was Peninnah?

4. How did a dream about Christ affect Pontius Pilate's wife Claudia, and what did she advise her husband to do as a result?

5. How did Sapphira and her husband Ananias try to deceive the early church, and what was their greatest sin?

6. What illness did Simon Peter's mother-in-law develop, and how did Jesus heal her?

7. What miracle did Elisha perform with a poor widow's oil?

8. What message did the angel Gabriel give Zacharias and his wife Elisabeth, and what happened to Zacharias when he didn't believe the angel's message?

9. How did Jesus heal the woman with the spirit of infirmity?

10. From what affliction did Christ heal Mary Magdalene, and what other possible explanation does Edith Deen say commentators have given for this affliction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Ruth's relationship with Naomi. How did this relationship parallel the relationship of God with Israel? Cite examples from the text to support your arguments.

Essay Topic 2

Pick any three of the unnamed women or unnamed groups of women in the Bible and discuss their importance, despite their anonymity. What did their unnamed status say about the role of women in Middle Eastern society during Bible times? How might the stories of these women differ if their societies had been matriarchal rather than patriarchal societies?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast Esther, Ruth, and Rebekah. Cite examples from the text to support your conclusions.

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