Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
1. The policy of herem allows Israelite soldiers to plunder and keep Canaanite livestock and other valuable objects.
2. During the battle for Hazor, Yahweh fights alongside Israelite armies, hurling giant hailstones at opposing forces.
3. Despite military victories, the Book of Joshua emphasizes that Israel's possession of the land it occupied was a "gift" from Yahweh that could easily be revoked.
4. The makeup of the Israelite tribes at the covenant renewal ceremony in Chapter 24 of Joshua offers a glimpse of an ethnically and religiously diverse population.
5. The covenant site at Shechem had been used as a religious center by earlier groups, such as the ancient Canaanites.
1. FALSE
2. FALSE
3. TRUE
4. TRUE
5. TRUE
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The gospel of __________ raised questions about the role of women in Christianity
a. Judas Iscariot b. Mary Magdalene c. Matthias d. Thomas
In this pair of cases, the first may serve as precedent for the second. Decide whether the second case is so relevantly similar to the first that it should be decided identically. Explain your decision.First case: Federal and local officers, seeking to arrest Mr. J on a narcotics charge but having no warrant or search warrant, knocked on the door of his apartment. He asked, "Who's there?" and the reply was, "Police." He opened the door partly, keeping the chain latch on, asked what they were doing there. Before they answered, he tried to close the door, whereupon they broke in and arrested him, seizing as evidence marked money from a narcotics sale. The court ruled that the arrest was unlawful and therefore that the money was unlawfully seized: the authority of officers to break the door
of a home to make an arrest is limited; the officers must first state their authority in demanding admission. Mr. J's reaction in attempting to close the door did not show with certainty that he knew that the officers were there to arrest him.Second case: Mr. A was unlawfully arrested on a burglary charge without probable cause and placed in jail. There he was observed attempting to swallow something; he was seized and forcibly searched, and a moist narcotic packet was found on the floor. He was charged with illegal possession of narcotics. What will be an ideal response?
In 2000, the leader of al-Qaeda, Osama bin Laden, issued a fatwa calling for all Muslims to attack the historic enemies of Islam, __________
a. Buddhism and Judaism b. Christianity and Communism c. Hinduism and Buddhism d. Hinduism and Sikhism e. Judaism and Christianity
Stocker maintains that the basic flaw in utilitarian ethical theories (and other
contemporary ethical theories) is that they neglect the essential importance of a. reason. b. the person. c. community solidarity. d. concern for other species. e. concern for inanimate objects and environmental goods as goods-in-themselves.