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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 story does Friedman use to illustrate the two author concept?

2. Where and when does Friedman place the writing of Deuteronomy?

3. Who was the last judge before Saul became King of Israel?

4. Why did Author E get his designation?

5. How is King Josiah killed?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. What does the phrase "to this day" suggest in the book of Deuteronomy?

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

5. How did King Jeroboam solidify his position after the kingdoms split into norther and southern kingdoms?

6. Discuss the period of time when the written compilation of the Bible as we have it today began.

7. What are some of the measures David undertook to unite the twelve tribes after he became King?

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

9. How does a fifth person come into the picture regarding the Pentateuch?

10. When was it discovered that at least two people authored parts of the Bible?

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, Ramifications for the Rest of the Bible. Assuming that Friedman, et al, are correct in assigning at least three authors to the Torah, not to mention a redactor who put them all together, speculate on what you think that means for the Bible as a whole. Take into consideration that reproduction of biblical texts was done laboriously by hand for over a thousand years.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Impact of the Bible on the World. This essay covers the ideas mentioned in the last chapter of Friedman's book, WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? Points of the essay should include (1) the impact of the Bible in reckoning time in the world today, (2) the effect of the Bible on moral codes, and (3) the nations that have been founded on biblical principles.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay of at least two typewritten pages on the topic, The Importance of Language. Your essay should center around (1) the way languages change with popular use, (2) the historical use of languages at various times during the writing of the Bible, and (3) how these linguistic changes help to identify approximate dates certain passages were written.

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