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REL 101 - Old Testament Survey

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Please write your answers to the questions as a text file (using NotePad), or in an MS Word document ( .doc file), and send them either as an attachment to the email, or in the body of the email message to these three addresses :
rel101@hellokitty.com, rel101@mail2world.com, rel101@catholic.org

Remember to include your name and email address in the message itself, and at the head of any Word document you send.
Please use all three addresses, in case any of the sites are having problems.
Please don't send Word Perfect Files or any type of file other than MSWord or text files.

NOTE : It is a good idea to prepare an answer page with a word processor and save it to a diskette in the A drive before sending your report - if the computer gives trouble you will still have the answers to send again.

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A : Write out in full your 6 Key Verses for this week
Give chapter and verse, and write out the full texts.

B :

  1. How did Job take care of the spiritual welfare of his children (chapter 1)
  2. What calamities did Satan bring on Job
  3. Who were Job's three friends, and what was their moment of greatest pastoral sensitivity (Job 2:13)
  4. What is the gist of Job's first speech (chapter 3)
  5. Does Eliphaz think that Job is innocent, or that he must have committed a great sin for which God is correcting him (chapters 4 & 5). Write out a verse which illustrates your answer
  6. What does Job pray for in the depths of his affliction (chapter 6)
  7. Does Bildad think that Job is innocent, or that he is getting his just deserts for something he has done (chapter 8) Write out a verse which illustrates your answer
  8. How does Job describe the awesomw might of God (chapter 9)
  9. Does Zophar believe that Job is truthful, or that he is telling lies (chapter 11) Write out e a verse which illustrates your answer
  10. How does Job express his absolute trust in God (chapter 13)
  11. How does Elliphaz express his view of the sinful nature of man (chapter 15)
  12. What hope sustains Job in his agony (chapter 19)
  13. How would you sum up the gist of Zophar's speech in chapter 20
  14. How highly does Job value Wisdom, and with what does he equate Wisdom and Understanding (chapter 28)
  15. Why did Elihu get angry (chapter 32)
  16. Does God reply with pat answers, or with questions which point to deeper truths (chapters 38 - 41) Write out a verse which illustrates your answer
  17. Write a summary of chapter 42
  18. Do Job and his friends ever find out that Job's sufferring was caused by Satan
  19. According to the text-book, what is the main subject (theme) or great debate with which Job and his friends struggle
  20. According to the text-book, what is the setting (time and place) of Job

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Dr. Rollinson

Department of Religion
ENMU
Portales, NM 88130

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