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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. With all the people who have read and studied the Bible, what is one thing few of them know?

2. Why did Author E get his designation?

3. Going beyond the two writer theory, what have some scholars suggested?

4. What are the tribes of Israel conquered by the Assyrians in 722 B.C.?

5. How did David solidify relationships with different important regions?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the difference in the accounts of J and E regarding the Ark of the Covenant?

2. What do scholars use to determine the different writers?

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

4. How did Hezekiah's son and grandson alter the reforms he had made?

5. What is evidence that Moses did not write the Pentateuch--Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy?

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

7. What is the traditional belief that Friedman addresses in his book?

8. 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?

9. What is the tie in between the Golden Calf idol made at the foot of mount Sinai and the images of the cherubim in both the northern and southern regions?

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

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, 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 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, Monotheism Versus Paganism. Points for mention include (1) the monotheistic nature of Judeo-Christian religion, (2) the subject of guilt in monotheism, and (2) the animistic nature of paganism.

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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