Hey Everybody-
I have to leave to go out of state a few hours earlier than I expected and there’s no way I’m going to be able get a podcast recorded, mixed and uploaded for you before I leave. I’ll try to put one together when I get home Sunday morning, but I don’t want you to wait that long to start studying.
So, here’s some exam tips to help you…
10 Matching questions will ask you to connect a person, place or date with relevant information about them. Easy. (10 points total)
10 True or False questions. Easy (10 points total)
40 Multiple Choice questions. Beyond Easy. (40 points total)
10 “Short Answer” questions will be about major topics or themes. I’ll expect to see a couple of sentences explaining what the situation or person is notable for and where it is generally located in the OT. Some examples from your study guide in this area are Role of the Judges, Qarqar, 587BCE, Nature of God according to J and P, Solomon’s Mistakes, Syro-Ephraimitic War and Hezekiah’s Reforms. (20 points total)
1 “Long Answer” question will ask you to write a well developed paragraph or to (or three) on a specific issue. That issue will be the development of the understanding of God during and after the Exile and into the Second Temple Period compared to the understanding of God before the Exile (before 587BCE). What are some of the changes or differences that occurred because of the Fall of Jerusalem and who helped develop those changes? Were they all in one group? Etc… (20 points total)
So, that adds up to 100 points. The short answer questions are two points apiece and the long answer question is worth 20 points. The other questions are 1 point apiece.
With all of that information, your notes, your book and this website, there’s no reason you shouldn’t ace the exam!
I’ll be back on Sunday. I’ll put a short podcast up then, but start studying now!
Posted by Sam Harrelson 
