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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 Friedman place Author E?

2. What did Spinoza point out about Moses being called "the humblest man on Earth"?

3. What did Isaac ibn Yashush notice in the eleventh century about the list of kings in Genesis 36?

4. What was an important Jewish city that fell to the Assyrians?

5. What do Henning Bernhard Witter, Jean Astruc, and Johann Gottfried Eichhorn have in common?

Short Essay Questions

1. What differentiated the reign of David and that of his son, King Solomon?

2. Explain Friedman's reason for writing WHO WROTE THE BIBLE?.

3. Why was another author identified as the writer of Deuteronomy?

4. What evidence is there that Author J might have been female?

5. What conclusion did Friedman wish to build a stronger case for?

6. What made it evident that there were two different writers identified as Author J who became identified as Author E?

7. Before the kings of Israel, who were the hierarchy among the Israelis?

8. What method does Friedman use to determine the identity of Author E?

9. How long after the initial evidence of multiple writers of the Bible were discovered did it become clear that two more writers were also involved?

10. Discuss the pendulum swing of Jewish religion after King Josiah, Hezekiah's great grandson, came to power.

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, Why I Believe the Bible is Controversial. In this opinion piece, list areas of controversy surrounding the Bible in the world today. Touch on the subject of how people often do not understand what they read in the Bible because they have not read in depth. Analyze whether you think it is possible for everyone to understand the Bible alike and state your reasons.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, Comparison of Covenants. Summarize the covenants of (1) Abraham, (2) Moses, and (3) David. Analyze them from the standpoint of equivocation, purpose, and reward. Apply the debate about unconditional covenants from God which was used as an argument against multiple writers of the Torah.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, Comparing Biblical Research with Secular Research. (1) Discuss the criteria for all good research. (2) Mention archeological research practices and conclusions. (3) Delve into research on evolution of species. Conclude with a comparison of biblical research to all these other schools of thought and conjecture.

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