Please choose three of the following questions. Write a three page essay on each that engages the biblical text, your class notes, and reading assignments. Essays should cite verse references only (do not write out any verses), and also reference your secondary readings. Please turn in these essays on the last night of class in hard copy form.
1. Describe the nature and role of "the servant" in the context of Isaiah context as well as the New Testament parallel references.
2. Describe how the overall shape of the book of Isaiah portrays the central ethical issues Israel must face as a nation.
3. How does Psalm 1 perform as an introduction to the Psalter?
4. Discuss the "justice of God" as it relates to the events that take place in Abraham's life (Genesis 12-25)
5. What is the theological function of poetry in the Old Testament?
6. How does the event of Exile shape an overarching frame of reference for reading the Old Testament?
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