OT 201 – Theologies of the Old Testament – Fall ‘08
Final Exam Study Guide
1) How did Canaanite religion influence Israel’s religion? (258 – 259)
2) What are some key differences between the word “prophet” in contemporary speech
and its use as applied to ancient Israel? What are some key points regarding the office of
prophet, according to the authors? [269 – 272]
3) What are some of the aspects of God’s character revealed by I Kings 18? [277 – 279]
4) According to the authors, what are we to make of the “fact that some prophetic words
are not (literally) fulfilled”? [284 - 285]
5) Outline the prophetic witness that arises when we read the book of Amos chapters 8
and 9 alongside Leviticus 19 [class discussion]
6) How does the destruction of the Temple in 587 BC affect the theological selfunderstanding of “Yahweh’s people”? [334 – 337, class discussion]
7) What is the authors’ characterization of the relation between the book of Proverbs and
the book of Job? [401 – 403]
8) With regard to the religious identity of the so-called “true Israelites,” how should we
speak of the “multiple voices” at work across the Old Testament? [429 – 430]