This is the new written review process. Now there are fewer questions and it is handled as an oral review.
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The following questions will be considered orally at the Theocratic Ministry School during the week beginning June 27, 2005. The school overseer will conduct a 30-minute review based on material covered in assignments for the weeks of May 2 through June 27, 2005. [Note: Where there are no references after the question, you will need to do your own research to find the answers. - See Ministry School, pp. 36-7].
SPEECH QUALITIES
1. Why are similes and metaphors powerful teaching tools (gen. 22:17; ps. 1:3; Jas. 3:6) [be p. 240 pars. 2-4, box]
2. Where can we find examples that teach valuable lessons, but what caution should we observe in this regard? [be p. 242 pars 1-2]
3. What do we need to keep in mind when selecting illustrations that will be most effective? [be p. 244 pars. 1-2]
4. Why should we employ visual aids in our teaching, and how has Jehovah done so? [be p. 247 pars. 1-2, box]
5. How can we use visual aids in the field ministry? [be p. 248 par. 1-p. 249 par. 2]
ASSIGNMENT NO. 1
6. What direction is there in God's Word concerning the education of children[w03 3/15 p.12 par.2; p.14 par. 3]
7. How did Jehovah show interest in David as a youth, and how did David show interest in Jehovah? [w03 4/15 p.29 par. 4; p. 30 par. 3]
8. Why did Jehovah take note of Abel's sacrifice, and of what does this assure us? (Gen. 4:4) [w03 5/1 p. 28 par. 4 - p. 29 par. 1]
9. What is "the discipline of Jehovah" that Proverbs 3:11 admonishes us not to reject? [w03 10/1 p. 20 pars 2-4]
10. What is the meaning of "self-sufficiency" as used at 1 Timothy 6:6-8? [w03 6/1 p. 9 pars. 1-2; p. 10 par. 1]
WEEKLY BIBLE READING
11. What did the uniting bond of love between Jonathan and David foreshadow? (2 Sam. 1:26)
12. What can be learned from David's first attempt to bring the ark of the covenant into Jerusalem(2 Sam. 6:2-9)
13. After David and Bath-sheba sinned, why did their son have to die, since Deuteronomy 24:16 and Ezekiel 18:20 say that a son is not to die for his father's error (2 Sam. 12:14; 22:31)
14. How do we know that Ziba's claim about Mephibosheth was a lie? (2 Sam. 16: 1-4)
15. Why was Mephibosheth's reaction to his situation with Ziba a fine example for us? (2 Sam. 19:24-30)
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That's it. The reference in the brackets is: be. BE is the new school guidebook that came out about 2 1/2 years ago.