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Answer all of the
questions posted on the course website .
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As you answer these questions, think about the main
topics discussed in each chapter of Harris' book and the main topics discussed
in the relevant class discussion. What are the major issues that you have read about since
the last exam? What are the major issues that have been discussed in class.
You can take these quizzes online and get feedback on your answers.
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Review your class notes.
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Use the Discussion Outlines
posted on the course website to help you find places where information
may be missing from your class notes, then ask to look at a classmate's
notes to get any missing information. You should have detailed notes on "Israel in the Hellenistic Age," "First Century Judaisms," "The Four Gospels," and "Pauline and Deuteropauline Views on Women's Roles." You will have notes on only some of the topics listed in the outline for "Paul: Apostle to the Gentiles."
For the material on that topic, you will need to consult chapter
12 of the book by Harris (especially pages 527-574).
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Review the assigned readings
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You will need to review Israel in the Hellenistic Age (online) as well as pages 368-475, 511-587, and 592-600 of the book by Harris. As you review the assigned readings, pay special attention to the essay topics discussed below.
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Review terms, concepts, and dates.
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Review any significant terms, concepts, and dates that you
find in your notes or the assigned readings. If a term or date was written on the board in class, you should know what it means.
As you review your notes and the assigned readings,
circle any terms you do not recognize. If necessary, look them up using
the glossary and index at the back of Harris' book. Look at how each term was used in context
in the readings and the class discussions. It is not necessary to memorize
a definition of each term. It is necessary for you to be familiar
enough with most terms to understand them in a question on the exam. Some
example terms are provided at the end of each of the printable question files
posted on the web site. You must view the printable files to see these
lists of terms. These lists are not available at the end of the automated quizzes
to be taken online.
Review Tables 10.2 (pages 392—393) and 10.4 (page 404)
of the textbook.
Compare the dates in these lists with your class
notes. Which dates do you think will be most important?
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Prepare a one-page response to the following topic on the Gospels.
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As you prepare the following essay, take the two online quizzes on the Gospels several times. These quizzes will not
help you write the essay, but they will help insure that you learn other
things about the Gospels that you will need to know for the objective portion
of the exam.
As you work on the online questions, ask yourself what material from your notes and the
readings
are relevant to the following topic on the Gospels? You should be able to
write a well-informed one-page essay on the topic stated below. Most of what
you will need to write this essay should be found in your class notes, but your answer should
also demonstrate that you have completed the assigned readings.
- Compare and contrast the purposes of the Gospels.
Why was each one written? How are these purposes similar? How are they different?
How does the beginning and ending of each Gospel reflect the purpose of that document?
In addition to doing the online quizzes and preparing
this essay, make sure you have read the brief statement about each gospel
on the discussion outlines page.
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Prepare half-page responses to the following two topics covered in the assigned readings on Paul.
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The following two topics on Paul are based entirely on the assigned readings.
Use pages 538-563 of the book by Harris as well as the online reading assignment to help you prepare a half-page response to each one. Your
response to these two topics should come almost entirely from the assgined readings.
Even if one of these two topics does not appear on your
copy of the exam, objective questions related to that topic will appear.
Make sure you have taken the online quizzes on Paul's letters several times each.
Explain Paul’s views on eschatology. How does his eschatological perspective affect the ethical advice he gives in his letters? Give specific examples.
Explain Paul’s view of Justification by faith. According to Paul, how does one find a right relationship with God? In which letters is this issue discussed?
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For the Comprehensive portion of the Exam, prepare a one-page response to the following topic.
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What material from your notes
and the assigned readings are relevant to the following essay topic? This
question will appear on every copy of the exam as a one-page essay question.
What have major biblical scholars said about how the Bible
came to be a written document?
In your answer, discuss at least two of the
following four issues. One of the issues you choose must be related to the Hebrew Bible. (That is, you must address either a or b plus any one other topic).
- Composition of the Torah/the Documentary Hypothesis
- The probable dates and circumstances of the author(s) of the Deuteronomistic History
- The Synoptic Problem
- The composition of the Pauline and Deutero-pauline letters
As you think about how to answer this question, keep in mind that your answer should not
express agreement or disagreement with the scholars who have discussed these
issues. The objective of your essay is simply to demonstrate that you have
understood what they are saying.
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Review the geography discussed
in class and in the assigned readings. Using the maps on pages 455 and 524 of Harris' book, be prepared to locate the following regions and
cities.
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From the Map on Page 455 (Figure 10.14)
A similar map is available online.
Be able to indicate which of these cities were located in which region.
The names of regions
are given in CAPITAL letters on the map in Harris' book. In which regions
did Herod Antipas rule? Where did Pontius Pilate rule?
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Jerusalem
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Capernaum |
Judaea
Samaria
Galilee
Decapolis
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From the Map on Page 524 (Figure 12.6)
Be able to indicate which of the cities listed below were located in which region.
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Antioch (the one in Syria, not the one south of Galatia)
Corinth
Thessalonica
Philippi
Ephesus |
Macedonia
Achaia
Asia
Syria |
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Organize a Study Group
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Students who participate in study groups typically score
higher on exams. Even a very strong student will increase her
score by having to explain the material to a weaker one, and weaker students
will learn from the experience and knowledge of stronger ones. Use the
space below to record the names and email addresses of a few other students
with whom you can share the work of preparing for the exam.
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