This semester, rather than
writing one large research paper, you will be writing two short papers (800 –
1000 words each) discussing various themes related to the Gospels, Acts, and
the NT Letters. For each paper, 3-5 sources, other than the Bible, are required.
These sources must be “scholarly” sources such as books and journal articles. Websites,
blogs and devotional type articles are NOT considered scholarly sources and
cannot be used. Class lecture notes and the textbook may be used as sources.
Turabian formatting for the paper
is required and solid academic writing is expected for these short papers.
In-text citations with a bibliography page is acceptable for this assignment. The
student should be able to clearly and concisely communicate thoughts and
display good knowledge of the subject at hand. The student should write from
the third person and avoid “devotional” type writing. These are academic essays
and should be treated as such.
The following rubric will be used for grading.
Introduction and Thesis 15%
Main Content 60%
Mechanics (Spelling, Grammar, Etc…) 15%
Formatting/References 10%
The Gospels and Acts introduce us
to:
The Life and Work of Jesus, and….
The Birth of the Church.
We are also introduced to the
vital themes of:
The Kingdom of God and….
Salvation
In this short paper, you are to connect the dots
between these four areas. Explain how you see the vital themes of the Kingdom
of God and Salvation being exemplified through the life and work of Christ and
the early church. Think of a giant puzzle where each gospel and the book of
Acts places a piece of the puzzle to ultimately reveal a beautiful picture of
the Kingdom of God and Salvation
must site 3-5 sources