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1) At the beginning of the Book of Exodus,why are the Hebrews in the land of Egypt?
2) How do the Armana Letters relate to the term "Habiru" or "Hapiru"?
3) Who or what is a Pharaoh?
4) Where do the Israelites go after they come up out of the land of Egypt?
5) How is Moses saved from the massacre of the Hebrew boys by the Egyptian king?
6) Why is Moses raised in the Royal House of Egypt?
7) What creature was the symbol of life and death for Ancient Near Eastern peoples?
8) What is the name or names of the mountain on which Moses encounters God?
9) What is the primary religious symbol in the Story of Moses' encounter with JHWH?
10) How is Aaron related to Moses?
11) What happens to Moses' staff?
12) What is the principle river of Egypt?
13) What is the basic question in the Story of the Plagues?
14) According to the Story of the Plagues in the Book of Exodus, who is really the "Lord of History?"
15) What are the names of the two Springtime Rituals, which serve as the background for the Festival of Passover?
16) During the Exodus Event, what are two symbols of God's presence among the Israelites?
17) What is"anthropomorphism"?
18) According to the opinion of contemporary biblical scholars, where did the Crossing of the Sea take place?
19) What are two types of law found in the Book of Exodus?
20) What are two symbols of war, power, control, and conquest in the Exodus Event?
21) Why would the prophets refer to the Desert Experience as the time of the courtship of JHWH and Israel?
22) What is a "berith?"What is the Literary Model for the "berith" in Exodus 20?
23) What is the Decalogue?
24) What are the two divisions of the Decalogue?
25) What is the Ark of the Covenant?
26) What is the "Tent of Meeting?"
27) Who is Joshua?
28) What are three ways which God shows care and concern for the Israelites during their sojourns in the Wilderness?
29) `Who trick the Pharaoh showing that he is not allknowing and all powerful?
30) What are three possible translations for the name of God in Hebrew?