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INSTRUCTIONS:

Respond to the following questions in well-organized, clearly written essays. Do not simply summarize the material, but show that you have reviewed the treatment of your topic and analyzed some of the biblical passages.

** Be sure that you have a thesis sentence and that the essay is coherent.

** Your ideas should be developed through references to the text

** One page maximum for EACH question

** (4- 5 paragraphs).

** 1.5 spaced.

1. Write an essay about the prophet Jeremiah , explaining the historical context, the main themes of the work, the style and images through which the message is told. Do you think the work has relevance today? NOTE: Use the attached powerpoint to answer this question.

2. Write an essay on one Unusual character of the Bible- (Judith, Esther, Vashti, Ruth, Jonah). Be sure that you have situated the work in its historical context and identified any major cultural differences. You may relate your understandings to the contemporary context. (( choose only one character )).