Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)

1. Israel's "wise" included both men and women, and they often held positions of public respect.
2. According to tradition, the path to wisdom begins with "awe" of Yahweh.
3. For Israel's wise, their traditional hero lay in the figure of Solomon.
4. Books of wisdom, like other canonical literature, made continual references to the Mosaic Covenant, the Exodus, and the exile.
5. Wisdom writers developed their literature as a response to specific historical circumstances and events.


1. TRUE
2. TRUE
3. TRUE
4. FALSE
5. FALSE

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