Chapter 4 Self-Quiz

The Formation of the Pentateuch and the Primeval History Genesis 4–11

. A branching or segmented genealogy traces descendants in a direct line from father to firstborn son to his firstborn son and so on.

. Wellhausen formulated the Documentary Hypothesis.

. The D and E sources may have originated in the northern kingdom of Israel.

. Much of the early work conducted using source criticism occurred in Germany.

. In the P source, the Flood is caused by rain.

. The view of Moses as the traditional author of the Pentateuch remain unchallenged until the ____________ century CE.

. All are names for God in the Old Testament except:

. All of the following are characteristic of the P source except:

. The "sons of God" mentioned in Genesis 6.1-4 appear elsewhere in the Bible as all of the following except:

. The final editor of the existing sources was:

. The man who does not die but simply is "no more" is:

. All of the following have been proposed as additional sources to the Pentateuch except:

. The source that has lengthy descriptions of priestly vestments and sacred architecture and objects is:

. Terah is the father of:

. The specific cause of the Flood in Genesis is:

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