Why do you think that there is so little historical detail in the biblical story of the Exodus? The word know appears several times in Exodus 7-12. What is it that God wants the Egyptians and the Hebrews to know?
Trace the development of human kingship from the idea of divine kingship (and the judges) through Saul and David. How did David eventually become King over all Israel? For what political reasons was Jerusalem chosen as the capital? You are to write a typed double-spaced paper. You must answer both questions. Each essay response should be 3 pages long. Please do not use any sources besides the material in Coogan and what was discussed in class (the internet is not an appropriate source!). If you quote from Coogan, just put the page in parenthesis after the quote. If you quote from the Bible, please put the textual reference in parenthesis after the quote. No footnotes or bibliography are required for this assignment.
