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Day 3 Religious Studies Qualifying Exam Instructions: Answer these questions in 4 hours. It is against the rules to consult any sources beyond your own brain. Question Set 1 Describe the nature and history of ancient Israelite religion. What was …
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Day 2 Religious Studies Qualifying Exam Instructions: Answer these questions in four hours without access to outside resources. Memory 1. What is collective memory according to Halbwachs? What is religious collective memory and how is it different …
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Several times a week I watch TED Talks as I exercise. I'll be posting those video links and brief thoughts in upcoming blogs. Visit the TED website or find a large list of TED Talks to learn more about TED talks. TED stands for Technology, …
Day 1 Religious Studies Qualifying Exam Instructions: Answer these questions in 4 hours. It is against the rules to consult any sources beyond your own brain. Part 1 Explain how the Synoptic Gospels are similar to each other, dissimilar to each …
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My reading list for doctoral exams in Judaism and Christianity in Antiquity, taken in 2004, included the following books and articles below. Given the six month time frame to get through all of these, I learned how to read more quickly, take better …
In Humanities-based doctoral programs that have language components, before you take the content-based qualifying exams, you must first pass all the language requirements. The languages required and the level of proficiency vary from program to …
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