Final Examination English in the Second Year At the College Preparatory Level Sections: B December 14, 2012 C December

er 17, 2012 D December 19 and 20, 2012

Please select one topic from the options below, and write a well-organized essay in the allowed time provided. Essays must state a clear thesis and identify at least three arguments which support it.

Please identify the question to which you are responding by writing its number at the top of your essay.
1. Which argument in Ronald B. Allens Bibliotheca Sacra article, The Bloody Bridegroom in Exodus 4:24-26, do you like best? Why is it more convincing to you than the other arguments? Be specific.

2. What is Ronald B. Allens thesis? How does he prove it? Be very specific.

3. Identify three (3) biblical allusions in either Genesis or Exodus. Explain how each is an allusions? What is the story behind each one and what is the meaning of each allusion.

4. Sean Kingsley draws a connection between the Flood narratives in the Book of Genesis and the Epic of Gilgamesh in his commentary, From Carmel to Genesis: A Neolithic Flood for the Holy Land. What is his thesis and what are three specific arguments he uses to support this portion of his treatise? Do you agree with his thesis? Why or why not?

5. Please compare and contrast the arguments Sean Kingsley makes regarding the Black Sea Flood and the Holy Land Flood in his commentary, From Carmel to Genesis: A Neolithic Flood for the Holy Land. Be very specific in your analysis.