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Early Christians believed that Jesus was the expected Jewish Messiah. The phrase from the Book of the Prophet Daniel that referenced this coming Messiah is “The Son of Man.”

This is a reflection question about the content and the delivery of the course. Part of this is for me as an instructor. Please answer honestly, you will not be graded on having the correct answer. But if you barely write anything it will result in a reduction in points. Part of the reason for this is to make this class better going forward.  Please write about these things.  What were the concepts or ideas that have stuck in your mind the most from this course? Do you feel like you gained more information from Huston Smith’s book or from in class content? What were some of the most helpful activities during class time that helped you understand the material, and what were the least helpful? What were some of the most helpful things I did as an instructor, and what were some of the least helpful?

Match the Christian Theological concepts with their description.

God promises Abraham that he will give him descendants as numerous as the stars.  Later God gave Abraham and his wife Sarah the son Isaac. But then God tests Abraham. How does he do so?

This exam is over Chapter 54, 55, and 57. Please answer all questions to the best of your ability. You will have until Saturday, May 10th at 11:59 p.m. to turn in your exam. This tests consists of mulitple choice, true/false, fill-in-the-blank, hot spot, and matching questions. 

Coloration that allows non-poisonous animals  that lack specific chemical defenses to blend in with their surroundings helping them to avoid detection from their predator is known as:

Match concepts from Social Psychology to the correct description/example/and/or definition

Martha and Mikey go to meet with a psychotherapist and other parents to learn about their adult son's symptoms of schizophrenia. They spend time discussing the illness, learning to understand his challenges, and getting information about how to most effectively help him recover. This approach is called a ________ group.

According to research, what kind of job interview is most successful at predicting a candidate's later successful job performance?

Jasmin belongs to the chess club on her campus. She prefers to associate with other members of the chess club while avoiding people that do not belong to this group. She thinks that those who do not play chess must be less intelligent than those who do, and thus she doesn't want to spend time with them. Jasmin has a(n) ________ bias.