Calendar: 1855-1856 Page 345

THEOLOGICAL DEPARTMENT 341 Give the various interpretations of Dti and the reasons for preferring one of them Account for the punctuation of 1ilfcO ודבר ילק זעמה ארה and תמת What is the force of ל iלבדד Give similar instances of its use What is the original meaning of ברך What its signifi- cation in Kal and Piel How are these meanings illustrated by the synonymous verbs Account for the construction of ימ0 ר ך an SJVe similar examples What change has been proposed in the reading and for what reason Translate into Hebrew with the points the following passage "Dicit Balaamus Beoris filius dicit homo clausis oculis dicit divinorum verborum auditor qui ab Omnipotente praesignificata vidit cui lapso patefacti sunt oculi Ta pulchra sunt taber- nacula tua Jacob contubernia tua Israel quam valles patentee quam positi apud fluvium horti quam tensa Jova tabernacula quam sitae propter undum cedri cujus de situla stillabit aqua cujua semen erit in humore abundanii cnjusque rex supra Agagum evehetur ejusque regnum extolletur And point out how this Latin version differs from the original VII- ftlcfiiasittcal t£lton Give an account of the Church of Jerusalem until the destruction of the city and of the subsequent notices of the Church of the circumcision Which of the Fathers have had most influence on the interpretation of Scripture Give some account of their labours Which of the Fathers of the 3d 4th and 5th centuries were most successful in their efforts to preserve the Faith Give an account of the controversies in which they were en- gaged