REL 1010 Bethel College Old Testament Discussion Questions

  textbook (Tullock, J., & McEntire, M., (2012). The Old Testament Story, (9th Ed.). Pearson Learning Solutions), three total scholarly sources are required. Everything is to be in APA format with direct link to the source.Question #1A Legacy of Israel: The Wisdom Literature Read: Tullock, J., & McEntire, M., (2012) Chapter 13 -The Old Testament Story Prov. 1-9, 22-24; Job; Ecclesiastes; Psalms 1, 8, 22, 23, 32, 45, 51, 74,116, 117, 119, 139How did the Egyptian “Instruction of Amenemopet” influence the Israelite book of Proverbs?What is the role of Satan in Job 1 and 2?1. Identify Ptolemies, the Seleucids, Antiochus the Great, and Antiochus Epiphanes.2. What position concerning Jewish ethnicity does the book of Esther support?3. Why do some interpreters view the book of Ruth as a response the marriage policies in Ezra and Nehemiah?Why is the Dead Sea Scrolls set identified as an apocalyptic group?Why is it not completely accurate to speak of the Apocrypha as extrabiblical literature?Why does the Protestant Old Testament not include the books of the Apocrypha?What do the Dead Sea Scrolls contribute to our knowledge of the Bible and first-century B.C.E. Judaism?