Question 1

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Jeremiah

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Who: Jeremiah was a prophet in the Hebre

Question 2

How did the Hebrew view of history differ from that of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?

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A) The Hebrews kept careful records of their past, while the Egyptians and Mesopotamians did not. 
B) Egyptians and Mesopotamians believed that God intervened in history, while the Hebrews did not. 
C) While the Jews saw human history as a process leading to a goal, the Mesopotamians and Egyptians saw history as a repetition of past events. 
D) The Mesopotamians and the Egyptians shared the same history as the Hebrews. 
E) The Hebrews believed that history is of no importance since their God is eternal. 
A) The Hebrews kept careful records of their past, while the Egyptians and Mesopotamians did not. 
B) Egyptians and Mesopotamians believed that God intervened in history, while the Hebrews did not. 
C) While the Jews saw human history as a process leading to a goal, the Mesopotamians and Egyptians saw history as a repetition of past events. 
D) The Mesopotamians and the Egyptians shared the same history as the Hebrews. 
E) The Hebrews believed that history is of no importance since their God is eternal.

Question 3

The Dead Sea Scrolls

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A) refer to Moses'  testament as the Israelites were about to cross the River Jordan into Canaan. 
B) are documents dating from second century B.C. Judea, discovered in the 1940s. 
C) contain a text of the Book of Isaiah that differs fundamentally from modern manuscripts. 
D) are a set of Christian religious texts demonstrating the influence of Judaism on Christianity. 
E) are better known as the Pentateuch. 
A) refer to Moses'  testament as the Israelites were about to cross the River Jordan into Canaan. 
B) are documents dating from second century B.C. Judea, discovered in the 1940s. 
C) contain a text of the Book of Isaiah that differs fundamentally from modern manuscripts. 
D) are a set of Christian religious texts demonstrating the influence of Judaism on Christianity. 
E) are better known as the Pentateuch.

Question 4

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s).   
Locate and label the homeland of each important neighbor of the Hebrew people: Egyptians, Phoenicians, Assyrians, and Chaldeans.

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The answer of Instructions: Please use this outline map of...

Question 5

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 prophets

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Who: Prophets are individuals who are be

Question 6

How has the Jewish tradition influenced the West?

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A) The Hebrew vision of a messianic future helped to lead to the notion of progress. 
B) Monotheism encouraged the concepts of free will and a conscience answerable to God. 
C) Hebrew Scripture has been an inspiration for Western religious thinkers, poets, novelists, and artists. 
D) As part of Christianity, many Jewish ideals became part of the Western tradition. 
E) all of the above 
A) The Hebrew vision of a messianic future helped to lead to the notion of progress. 
B) Monotheism encouraged the concepts of free will and a conscience answerable to God. 
C) Hebrew Scripture has been an inspiration for Western religious thinkers, poets, novelists, and artists. 
D) As part of Christianity, many Jewish ideals became part of the Western tradition. 
E) all of the above

Question 7

During the age of classical or literary prophecy

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A) the Hebrews wandered in the Sinai desert. 
B) prophets responded to problems in Israel's social structure. 
C) small farmers, as well as large landowners, lived comfortably. 
D) Israel was still a tribal society. 
E) Abraham set out for Palestine. 
A) the Hebrews wandered in the Sinai desert. 
B) prophets responded to problems in Israel's social structure. 
C) small farmers, as well as large landowners, lived comfortably. 
D) Israel was still a tribal society. 
E) Abraham set out for Palestine.

Question 8

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Hebrew Scriptures

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The Hebrew Scriptures, also known as the

Question 9

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 Canaan

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Canaan is an ancient region in the Near

Question 10

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 universalism

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Universalism is the belief in the univer

Question 11

The Philistines who invaded Canaan in the early twelfth c entury B.C. probably came from

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A) Mesopotamia. 
B) Upper Egypt. 
C) the Aegean Island and the coast of Asia Minor. 
D) the Western Mediterranean. 
E) Persia. 
A) Mesopotamia. 
B) Upper Egypt. 
C) the Aegean Island and the coast of Asia Minor. 
D) the Western Mediterranean. 
E) Persia.

Question 12

For the Hebrews, history

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A) represented a human rather than a divine drama. 
B) obscured the presence and will of God. 
C) revealed God's lack of compassion and concern for human beings. 
D) demonstrated the clash of human will with God's commands. 
E) all of the above 
A) represented a human rather than a divine drama. 
B) obscured the presence and will of God. 
C) revealed God's lack of compassion and concern for human beings. 
D) demonstrated the clash of human will with God's commands. 
E) all of the above

Question 13

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? 
 covenant

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Who: A covenant is an agreement or contr

Question 14

With respect to women, Jewish law and practice required all the following EXCEPT

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A) equal treatment of men and women since both were made in the image of God. 
B) a woman should consider her husband to be her master. 
C) a husband should respect and support his wife. 
D) women could not be witnesses in court , but they could be prophetesses. 
E) a woman could never divorce her husband , and she could inherit property only if there was no male heir. 
A) equal treatment of men and women since both were made in the image of God. 
B) a woman should consider her husband to be her master. 
C) a husband should respect and support his wife. 
D) women could not be witnesses in court , but they could be prophetesses. 
E) a woman could never divorce her husband , and she could inherit property only if there was no male heir.

Question 15

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. What evidence is available to scholars seeking to reconstruct the history of the ancient Hebrews, and why does it present challenges in interpretation? What scholarly controversies exist concerning the events of Hebrew history?

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The history of the ancient Hebrews is a

Question 16

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

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A) after the Babylonian Captivity. 
B) at the start of the Diaspora. 
C) after the death of David. 
D) and in the conquest of the Promised Land: Canaan. 
E) and into a period of wandering in the Sinai. 
A) after the Babylonian Captivity. 
B) at the start of the Diaspora. 
C) after the death of David. 
D) and in the conquest of the Promised Land: Canaan. 
E) and into a period of wandering in the Sinai.

Question 17

The Kingdom of Israel split into Israel and Judah after the death of Solomon owing to

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A) Israel's  refusal to resist the Assyrians. 
B) Solomon's onerous taxes and his favoritism to Judah, the southern part of the kingdom. 
C) Solomon's failure to designate a successor. 
D) continuing conflicts over water rights. 
E) religious disagreements. 
A) Israel's  refusal to resist the Assyrians. 
B) Solomon's onerous taxes and his favoritism to Judah, the southern part of the kingdom. 
C) Solomon's failure to designate a successor. 
D) continuing conflicts over water rights. 
E) religious disagreements.

Question 18

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the trials described in the Hebrew Scriptures illustrate the strength of the Hebrews and their faithfulness to the covenant? How did the Hebrews interpret their suffering to create a new view of history?

Accepted Answer

The trials described in the Hebrew Scrip

Question 19

Hebrew  law's regulation of family relationships included which of the following practices?

Accepted Answer

A) Polygamy was prohibited. 
B) The father and mother had equal authority in the family. 
C) The authority of the father never extended to married sons and their wives. 
D) Adultery was punishable by death. 
E) all of the above 
A) Polygamy was prohibited. 
B) The father and mother had equal authority in the family. 
C) The authority of the father never extended to married sons and their wives. 
D) Adultery was punishable by death. 
E) all of the above

Question 20

Isaiah emphasized

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A) the importance of rituals as the essence of the Law. 
B) the requirement of the Hebrews to honor God with burnt offerings and incense. 
C) the importance of social hierarchy and the separation of wealth. 
D) ethical conduct and righteousness. 
E) acts of external religious devotion as the best way to worship God. 
A) the importance of rituals as the essence of the Law. 
B) the requirement of the Hebrews to honor God with burnt offerings and incense. 
C) the importance of social hierarchy and the separation of wealth. 
D) ethical conduct and righteousness. 
E) acts of external religious devotion as the best way to worship God.

Exam 2: The Hebrews: a New View of God and the Individual

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Jeremiah

How did the Hebrew view of history differ from that of the Mesopotamians and the Egyptians?

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Instructions: Please use this outline map of the Near East to answer the question(s). Locate and label the homeland of each important neighbor of the Hebrew people: Egyptians, Phoenicians, Assyrians, and Chaldeans.

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? prophets

How has the Jewish tradition influenced the West?

During the age of classical or literary prophecy

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Hebrew Scriptures

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? Canaan

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? universalism

The Philistines who invaded Canaan in the early twelfth c entury B.C. probably came from

For the Hebrews, history

Instructions: Please define the following key terms. Show Who? What? Where? When? Why Important? covenant

With respect to women, Jewish law and practice required all the following EXCEPT

Moses led the Hebrews out of Egypt

The Kingdom of Israel split into Israel and Judah after the death of Solomon owing to

Instructions: Please write a thorough, well-organized essay to answer each question. How did the trials described in the Hebrew Scriptures illustrate the strength of the Hebrews and their faithfulness to the covenant? How did the Hebrews interpret their suffering to create a new view of history?

Hebrew law's regulation of family relationships included which of the following practices?

Isaiah emphasized

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