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Biblical Literature Exam 1– Scriptures,
Themes, and Answers
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EXAM/V/ST/V /E8
, Explain the various interactions between Jacob and Esau, including the case of the birthright, the stolen blessing, and
their reunion. - ✔✔⦁Rebekah has two sons: Esau and Jacob (God says the older shall serve the younger)
⦁Esau sells his birthright for stew
⦁Rebekah conspires so that Jacob will get the blessing instead of Esau
⦁Esau wants to kill his brother...Jacob runs away and is skeptical of God.
-Divides his property to make it less of a target and bribes on ahead to placate Esau, only to find out that his brother has
mellowed and become prosperous.
Explain Jacob's sojourn with Laban, including his encounter with God at Bethel, his marriages, and his wrestling with
God. - ✔✔Jacob's scandal of two wives:
-Rachel: younger sister, barren, favored wife, steals father's gods (idols which were associated with inheritance
claims...taking away everything that was our fathers). Rachel dies in birth of Benjamin.
-Leah: older sister, has kids, 'good'
-Spends 20yrs working for Laban
⦁Jacob says that he will return to Bethel if God watches over him...lack of faith...wrestles with God and was given the
new name Israel "one who strives with God." Only after this event does he really become a man of faith.
⦁When Jacob didn't return to Bethel like he had promised, Jacob was in the wrong place at the wrong time...Rape of
Dinah
Why did Joseph's brother's hate him? - ✔✔-Favorite of their father
-God spoke to him
-coat
-from their perspective, he was a tattletale...bringing home bad reports of them from the field.
What is the story of Judah and Tamar, which is included in Genesis? - ✔✔⦁Judah's son married Tamar and was struck
dead... supposedly she was sent home to wait for his youngest son to come of age...but, she figured out that Judah was
lying to her, so she dressed up as a prostitute and seduced him.
⦁One of the twins that Tamar bore, Perez, was an ancestor of David
⦁The overall pattern of events, we understand why God moved Jacob and his family to Egypt: to remove them from the
increasing spiritual degradation of the country
Explain Joseph's story and his time in Egypt. - ✔✔⦁His brothers sold him into slavery
⦁Gets power in Egypt as an interpreter
⦁Potiphar's wife tries to sleep with Joseph and joseph turns her down and is thrown into jail on false accusations
Centre number Candidate number
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A+level
Biblical Literature Exam 1– Scriptures,
Themes, and Answers
Time allowed: 3 hours
Materials
For this paper you must have: For Examiner’s Use
• a calculator. Section Mark
A
Instructions
• Use black ink or black ball-point pen. B
• Fill in the boxes at the top of this page. C
• Answer all questions.
TOTAL
• You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
outside the box around each page or on blank pages.
• If you need extra space for your answer(s), use the lined pages at the end
of this book. Write the question number against your answer(s).
• Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any
work you do not want to be marked.
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• The marks for each question are shown in brackets.
• The maximum mark for this paper is 120.
EXAM/V/ST/V /E8
, Explain the various interactions between Jacob and Esau, including the case of the birthright, the stolen blessing, and
their reunion. - ✔✔⦁Rebekah has two sons: Esau and Jacob (God says the older shall serve the younger)
⦁Esau sells his birthright for stew
⦁Rebekah conspires so that Jacob will get the blessing instead of Esau
⦁Esau wants to kill his brother...Jacob runs away and is skeptical of God.
-Divides his property to make it less of a target and bribes on ahead to placate Esau, only to find out that his brother has
mellowed and become prosperous.
Explain Jacob's sojourn with Laban, including his encounter with God at Bethel, his marriages, and his wrestling with
God. - ✔✔Jacob's scandal of two wives:
-Rachel: younger sister, barren, favored wife, steals father's gods (idols which were associated with inheritance
claims...taking away everything that was our fathers). Rachel dies in birth of Benjamin.
-Leah: older sister, has kids, 'good'
-Spends 20yrs working for Laban
⦁Jacob says that he will return to Bethel if God watches over him...lack of faith...wrestles with God and was given the
new name Israel "one who strives with God." Only after this event does he really become a man of faith.
⦁When Jacob didn't return to Bethel like he had promised, Jacob was in the wrong place at the wrong time...Rape of
Dinah
Why did Joseph's brother's hate him? - ✔✔-Favorite of their father
-God spoke to him
-coat
-from their perspective, he was a tattletale...bringing home bad reports of them from the field.
What is the story of Judah and Tamar, which is included in Genesis? - ✔✔⦁Judah's son married Tamar and was struck
dead... supposedly she was sent home to wait for his youngest son to come of age...but, she figured out that Judah was
lying to her, so she dressed up as a prostitute and seduced him.
⦁One of the twins that Tamar bore, Perez, was an ancestor of David
⦁The overall pattern of events, we understand why God moved Jacob and his family to Egypt: to remove them from the
increasing spiritual degradation of the country
Explain Joseph's story and his time in Egypt. - ✔✔⦁His brothers sold him into slavery
⦁Gets power in Egypt as an interpreter
⦁Potiphar's wife tries to sleep with Joseph and joseph turns her down and is thrown into jail on false accusations
