Chapter 24 Self-Quiz

The Wisdom of the Sages: Preservation and Challenge Proverbs, Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Song of Solomon with an Introduction to Wisdom Literature

. The book of Job sufficiently answers why bad things happen to good people.

. The book of Ecclesiastes was not edited after its completion.

. Wisdom literature is concerned with the realities of human experience, from the mundane to the sublime, and with the relationship between that experience and the divine.

. The Egyptian Instruction of Amenemope was familiar to the compilers or authors of the biblical book of Proverbs.

. The book of Job demonstrates a developed belief in reward and punishment after death.

. In the book of Ecclesiastes, the author is given the name:

. The expression "vanity of vanities" occurs in the book of:

. Proverbs encourages social justice for all except:

. In the Septuagint, Job's wife is named:

. The book of Ecclesiastes can be summarized as a collection of the author's ideas concerning:

. Metaphors from nature are prevalent in:

. All are true of the satan in the book of Job except:

. God's first response to Job consists of:

. The Song of Solomon consists of:

. All are frequently mentioned in biblical wisdom literature except:

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