The kingdom of God

Summary
In this course, we are learning that the stories in Luke and Acts are an integral part of the grand story of Christian Scripture. In many ways, God’s action as described in these books provides a microcosm of the overarching themes of creation, fall, and redemption that find meaning and movement throughout the entirety of the Bible. Luke and Acts, in particular, invite us to consider the nature of the promise and possibility that is inherent within the story of the Bible. As we have seen, the good news of Jesus Christ is both the fulfillment of God’s promise and an invitation to discover the possibility of transformation in and for the world.
In order to better understand the meaning and implications of God’s redemptive work in the New Testament, you will choose a person/people or concept that is highlighted in the course for further research and analysis. The topic choices for research and analysis are Mary, costly discipleship, the death of Jesus, the kingdom of God, and the Gentiles. Note that each of these topics has a corresponding article posted in the course.
The signature assignment affords you an extended time to explore the following questions:
How does the topic (Mary, costly discipleship, the death of Jesus, the kingdom of God, or the Gentiles) connect to the larger themes of creation, fall, and redemption within the overarching story of the Bible?
What is important to know about the history, culture, and/or theology surrounding this person or concept?
What was the original meaning of this concept or the significance of this person/people within Luke/Acts?
What insights gained could be meaningful for our context today?
Your research, analysis, and response to these questions will take the form of a research paper, and the project will be completed in three stages:
Part 1: Project Plan – Topic, Thesis, Resources, and Outline.
Part 2: First Draft – Introduction, plus body paragraphs addressing Questions 1, 2, and 3.
Part 3: Final Paper – Revisions of the first draft, plus body paragraphs addressing Question 4, and a conclusion.

Instructions Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3
Part 1: Submit a Project Plan, including the following:
Topic – Choose one: Mary, costly discipleship, the death of Jesus, the kingdom of God, or the Gentiles.
Thesis – what is the central message/argument of the paper? See the APU Writing Center resource Thesis Statements for help.
Outline – organize the outline to address the following four assignment questions. Include two or more subpoints and supporting quotations for each main idea.
Main Idea #1: How does the topic (Mary, costly discipleship, the death of Jesus, the kingdom of God, or the Gentiles) connect to the larger themes of creation, fall, and redemption within the overarching story of the Bible?
Subpoint #1
Supporting quotation
Subpoint #2
Supporting quotation
Main Idea #2: What is important to know about the history, culture, and/or theology surrounding this person or concept?
Subpoint #1
Supporting quotation
Subpoint #2
Supporting quotation
Main Idea #3: What was the original meaning of this concept or significance of this person/people within Luke/Acts?
Subpoint #1
Supporting quotation
Subpoint #2
Supporting quotation
Main Idea #4: What insights gained could be meaningful for our context today?
Subpoint #1
Supporting quotation
Subpoint #2
Supporting quotation
Resources – include an APA-formatted References list with at least the following sources:
The Drama of Scripture;
the accompanying topic article found in the course (i.e the article about Mary, costly discipleship, the death of Jesus, the kingdom of God, or the Gentiles);
two additional sources from the APU Library; see the APU Writing Center’s Research Tips and Resources for suggestions about finding good resources.
NOTE: While you will likely reference the Bible, it does not count toward one of your four required sources. Also, in APA style, classical works – including the Bible – are not listed in the References page. Embed biblical citations within the text as follows: “Then Jesus called the twelve together and gave them power and authority over all demons to cure diseases, and he sent them out to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal” (Luke 9:12, NRSV). Only indicate the Bible version in the first citation; it is not necessary to identify each citation as NRSV.
Note: This assignment will be checked for plagiarism. Always review the University’s Academic Integrity Policy statement regarding plagiarism.
Requirements
Submit the assignment in Times New Roman 12 point font.
The Project Plan is 2 pages in length.
Outline identifies the introduction/thesis statement, at least four main ideas, and 3-4 sub-points beneath each main idea.
List references in APA format.
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