Topic: You can pick any topic that deals with the Old Testament. Select a word, theme, passage that you would like to explore and develop. The key is to pick a topic with sufficient focus that you can deal with adequately in six, double-spaced pages.
Examples: What is the significance of the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil?
Why is “blood” so important in the story of Moses?
A detailed look at a psalm
A theme in “The Holiness Code”
Why is the symbolism of Jerusalem so central to the Old Testament?
The theological position of E, J, P or D as revealed in a specific passage
The role of a reader in a particular passage
The historical context of a particular passage
The literary structure of a particular story
Criteria: 1. Clarity of Thesis Statement
2. Quality of Explanation
3. Research
4. Critical Thinking
5. Style and Insight
Bonus of a possible 10 marks for exceptional work
Deduction of up to 10 marks for grammar or spelling
Notes:Spelling and grammar do count. Be sure to carefully comply with all rules of acknowledgement with an appropriate bibliography and footnotes. Plagiarism will result in a grade of 0. Creative interpretation grounded in solid scholarship is the ultimate goal. In this assignment, I will be looking especially for evidence of some basic research and a familiarity with resource material – more explicitly, I expect to see a reference to at least one commentary and at least two other distinct critical sources. As well, be careful not to “Christianize” your Old Testament topic
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