Attention Tutor: Please ensure you are familiar with how to complete this assignment. Course: The Gospels, Fields of Study: Bible and Theology.
Choose one of the following historical-critical or literary-critical methods and define and describe its strengths and weaknesses (see Strauss, chapters 3-4 (attached)):
Source Criticism
Form Criticism
Redaction Criticism
Narrative Criticism
Rhetorical Criticism
Reader-Response Criticism
In this 2 page, double-spaced paper (12 point New Times Romans), (1) define “what” the method is—its aims, assumptions, and the manner in which information is attained and relied upon (1 full page), and then (2) explain the strengths and weaknesses of the critical method in relation to the Gospels (approximately 1 full page).
In addition to your textbook, include at least another scholarly source on the topic (no websites, blogs, or devotional material). Double check to make sure sentences are clear, specific, and that paragraphs are cohesive. For this short paper, no title page is needed nor an introduction or conclusion. For the two sections, use headings. For example, if “Redaction Criticism” was the critical method that was selected, then the heading for the first section would be something like “Redaction Criticism—Definition and Explanation,” and the heading for the second section would be something like “Redaction Criticism—Strengths and Weaknesses.”
Category: Bible and Theology
Read the attached articles – Gospel (Good News).
And select one of the prompt questions below:
Why do we have four Gospels instead of one?
What are the Synoptic Gospels and how do they differ from John’s gospel?
What does it mean to read the Gospels “vertically” or “horizontally”? Include the benefits.
First, read the assigned article (attached).
In a developed paragraph, present to the class two or three interesting and valuable pieces of information that you learned from the article that you read (so that we can learn collectively).
Second, choose and answer one of the prompt questions above based on your reading (cite your textbook or outside sources). Write developed paragraphs, incorporating specific detail, 3rd person, and cohesiveness (making sure that each sentence relates to the topic sentence). See the rubric requirements for grading guidelines (total word count for #1 and #2 above is 300 word minimum).
Source materials are attached.
Direction:
This practice session for the prophets covers Isaiah, chapters 1 – 6. Thoroughly study this passage, using one of the following translations: KJV, NKJV, ESV, NAS. Review the skills you have learned in the chapters on structure and prophets (attached). The goal of this practice session is to see the structural features of these chapters and the flow of thought throughout each section. Therefore, you will need to carefully study and take notes.
1. What are the major sections in these chapters? Explain the structural features of the text which you lead you to that conclusion.
2. How would you summarize chapter 1?
3. Briefly explain the flow of thought in chapter 1.
4. How would you summarize the overall content and message of chapters 2 – 4?
5. Briefly explain the flow of thought in chapters 2 – 4.
6. What is chapter 5 about? Who is speaking and what is the basic content?
7. What is a unique structural feature of chapter 5?
8. Does chapter 6 begin a new section? Explain.
9. How do chapters 2 – 5 relate to chapter 1?
10. What is the significance of the unusual structure of a prophetic book not presenting the call of the prophet until a later chapter (in this case, chapter 6)?
1. Read Chapter 12: Poetry (attached)
2. First, read Genesis 1 (attached) and write down your thoughts and impressions.
3. Next, read Psalm 104 (attached), but read it slowly and meditatively, breaking the passage into sections based on the parallelism. Again, write down your thoughts and impressions.
4. Now, comparing and contrasting your notes, identify how each passage’s presentation of creation impacted your experience of the content.