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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. "The Prophets" was written for which religious groups?

2. The author describes what era in the Old Testament?

3. Micah lived about the same time as what other prophet?

4. How is it said that God killed the Assyrians?

5. What did Amos speak out against that differed from Hosea?

Short Essay Questions

1. Did the people listen to the prophet Isaiah?

2. What type of message did Amos bring to the people?

3. Did the prophets feel differently about sin than others?

4. Why was Jeremiah called the prophet of wrath?

5. Does Heschel say there is anything that can change God's judgment after the prophets warn the people of destruction?

6. Who is Second Isaiah?

7. In what way were Jeremiah and Micah the same?

8. What does understanding God depend on, according to Heschel?

9. What type of man was a prophet, according to Heschel?

10. Why does Jeremiah refer to the people of God as murderers?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

From among the following list of prophets, Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, Habakkuk, and Second Isaiah. choose the one you consider to be the most important. Discuss why you think he was the most important. In your discussion, include information on the man, the social ills, what he said, and how he said it.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss ecstasy and its relation to prophecy. Include a definition of ecstasy, Heschel's view and at least two other viewpoints. *

Essay Topic 3

Choose two of the following prophets: Amos, Hosea, Isaiah, Micah, Jeremiah, and Habakkuk. Compare and contrast them as men and prophets.

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