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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. Who does the evidence point to as the writer of Deuteronomy?

2. Who writes his book in much the same way that Deuteronomy had been written?

3. From where does Friedman speculate the laws came from in the writings of Author P?

4. What is an argument against the time of the second Temple for author P?

5. What had most early scholars scholars considered that J and E had come from?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the various versions of the Torah evolve into the one we have today?

2. Who accompanied Jeremiah into exile in Egypt and how did that affect the texts?

3. At the rebuilding of the Temple, what is a major difference between it and the original Temple?

4. What does Friedman speculate held the Jewish people together, even during the exile?

5. How does Friedman react to the idea that the prophets did not know about writer P?

6. Describe the great irony of the P version of the Torah.

7. Why was a fix necessary for the text of Deuteronomy?

8. Explain how are D and E writers different from J and P authors?

9. During what historical time frame does Friedman place the writer P?

10. Why is identifying the time of writer P of significance?

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, 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.

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, Why People Disagree in Certain Areas of Religion. Begin by discussing (1) the differences of opinion about centralized religion in biblical times. (2) Note examples of disagreement in modern day religion. (3) Evaluate in your opinion the importance of those differences.

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