In your essay, you will need to discuss how the covenant began, the parties involved, the conditions of the covenant, and cite a few examples of how the covenant was broken and renewed in the Old Testament

Summarized Essays 1. Covenant is the overarching theme throughout the Old Testament. Be able to write an essay tracing the covenant between God and humanity from the beginning to the end of the Old Testament. In your essay, you will need to discuss how the covenant began, the parties involved, the conditions of the covenant, and cite a few examples of how the covenant was broken and renewed in the Old Testament. Use the material in chapter 7 of your textbook to get you started. 2. According to your textbook in chapter 12, the books of Judges and 1 and 2 Samuel are ambivalent about the institution of kingship in ancient Israel. Be able to write an essay in which you compared the positive and negative aspects of kingship as these are portrayed in these Old Testament books. Conclude your essay with a discussion of why you think the Old Testament portrays kingship in both a negative and positive light. 3. During the time of the restoration, the returning exiles and those who had stayed in the land held differing viewpoints on how to proceed with the reconstruction of Israel. Be able to write an essay discussing this issue. What were these differences between these two groups of people? How were their differences reconciled? Chapter 22 will help you out in this essay.