Interact with and reflect upon the approaches to the Bible of Christian theologians from around the world.

Interact with and reflect upon the approaches to the Bible of Christian theologians from around the world.

In your paper, you will interact with two theologians and how they approach the Bible.

For one of the theologians, you may pick any one of the Christians that you read in the Global Perspectives part of the course (see linked articles).
For the second theologian, I want you to read a short article by Donavon Riley (linked below).

You will select one of these well-loved texts as the focus for your project.
Genesis 8:13-22
Ruth 1:6-17
Psalm 27:1-14
Isaiah 25:6-10
Matthew 6:5-15
Luke 15:11-24
John 15:1-11
Romans 8:31-39

Your Signature Project will have the following sections:

– Introduction to the Project including a thesis statement (a one -sentence summary of how you will answer the question in the conclusion).
– Discussion of the text itself showing your ability to state its historical/cultural and literary contexts. You will answer the question: what did this text say to its first hearers?
– Discussion of your chosen Christian perspective. You will answer the question: how would your writer interpret/read this text in his/her context?
– Discussion of the Lutheran perspective. You will answer the question: How does a Lutheran perspective shape the reading of this text? How is the text all about Jesus? How doe the text “translate” the reader?
– Conclusion. You will answer the question: What have I learned about the process of interpreting the Bible through this exercise.
– A list of sources cited.

Required source:
NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2016: ISBN 978-0-31043158-9

How to Cite Your Sources
These are the three situations requiring an in-text or parenthetical citation:
Whenever you quote directly from a source.
Whenever you paraphrase a source.
Whenever you summarize material from a source.
Examples for how to create citations for the sources are given below.

Print Sources
In-Text Citations from the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible (NIVCBSB)
If quoting a biblical text in the paper:
God saw all that he had made, and it was very good. And there was evening, and there was morning, the sixth day (Gen 1:31 NIV).
When citing material from the notes of the NIV Cultural Backgrounds Study Bible:
Although the biblical text uses the words subdue and rule over to describe humanitys relationship to creation, humans are created to be good stewards of Gods creation and should not exploit, waste, or despoil the world God created (NIVCBSB notes 12).

Online Sources
In-text Citations from HarperCollins Bible Dictionary as an example
Follow this pattern: (Title of the Article HCBD).
Example:
According to the biblical book bearing his name, Daniel is a wise man whom King Nebuchadnezzar takes captive during the invasion of Jerusalem (Daniel HCBD).
When a page is available, include it after the texts initials.

Works Cited Page
You also need a WORKS CITED page at the end of your paper. See the next page of this document for the correct way to list the sources you used on your WORKS CITED page. You can cut and paste the information directly into your document.

Please note:
Your sources should be arranged alphabetically.
Your sources should be hanging indented.

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