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

1. Throughout Israel's history, many women were recognized as prophets.
2. In the Pentateuch, Moses is presented as the ideal kind of prophet.
3. Like the servants of Baal, some of Yahweh's prophets practiced self-mutilation.
4. Ecstatic prophecy, incubation rituals, and divination were common prophetic forms among Israel's priesthood.
5. Towards the end of its practice, Israelite prophecy focuses increasingly on mystical speculations about God's future "End of History."


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

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