Question

A passage of this book labeled “B” and a poetic translation labeled “A” are merged in the Junius Manuscript. The Heliand and a translation of this book are the two major extant works of Old Saxon poetry. In a poem based on this book, a character claims to have “a mind not to be changed by place or time” since “the mind is its own place.” A story from this book (15[1])is told in a poem that claims that “four thousand winter / thought he not too long” (15[1])about a man who “lay (*) ybounden (“ee-BOUND-en”) / bounden in a bond.” (10[1])A couplet by (10[1])John Ball asks of two people from this book: when one (10[1])“delved” and the other “span,” “who was then (10[1])the gentleman?” This book inspired a poem whose villain claims to be “with adverse power opposed in dubious battle,” which aims to “assert Eternal Providence / and justify the ways of God to men.” For 10 points, John Milton’s Paradise Lost was based on what book of the Bible? ■END■

ANSWER: Book of Genesis [or Bereshit; prompt on the Hebrew Bible or the Old Testament; prompt on the Torah]
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PlayerTeamOpponentBuzz PositionValue
John LawrenceNoli Me TangerineChicago B7015
Matt BollingerBHSUmalcolm in the middlemarch (Purdue 1)8715
Young Fenimore LeeCharlotte Mewing to get that chiseled farmer’s bride jawline2 days into college and I'm 3 lectures behind9810
Matt JacksonChicago A Minus MinusOh the Missouri10110
Andrew WangNobodaddy but youMichigan11210
Nick Jensen>:3purdoobie brothers12010

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2024 ESPN @ Chicago03/23/2024Y6100%33%0%98.00
2024 ESPN @ Columbia03/23/2024Y7100%14%29%120.43
2024 ESPN @ Duke03/23/2024Y2100%0%50%145.50
2024 ESPN @ Brown04/06/2024Y3100%33%0%112.33
2024 ESPN @ Cambridge04/06/2024Y2100%50%0%98.00
2024 ESPN @ Online06/01/2024Y3100%33%33%123.00