Category: Religion / Theology

New Testament Analysis Presentation

October 1, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Religion / Theology

New Testament Analysis Presentation
Pauls letters shape a great deal of the doctrine of the early church and our modern church, as his letters form a large piece of the New Testament that we read today. Throughout the epistles, Paul introduces several different doctrinal themes which have powerfully shaped Christianity throughout the centuries.

For this assignment, please construct a presentation (PowerPoint, Prezi, Powtoons, etc.) on a major Pauline doctrine from the list provided. Please choose one doctrinal theme from the following list:

Faith
Justification
Sanctification
Adoption
Ecclesiology
Day of the Lord
Please address the following based off of the theme that you select:

Explore the importance and significance of this particular doctrine in Pauls theology.
Discuss/explore how the teachings of Jesus influenced Pauls understanding of this particular doctrine.
What impact does this doctrine have on the modern church? How should Christians live in light of this doctrinal truth?
Be sure to utilize, in proper context, various scripture references in your presentation. The presentations should be 4-6 slides long, not including the title slide and reference slide. If you selected a video tool to create your presentation, or to include a voiceover, please make the video no more than 6 minutes long. If you do not include a voiceover, please include detailed notes in the notes section of your presentation that would assist any presenter.

If you need assistance with any technological tool, there are several guides to using technology for your submission located on the Dashboard for this course in Blackboard under the Technology Quick Guides.

Any topic (writer’s choice)

October 1, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Religion / Theology

Discussion Prompt: Weak and Strong Christians

Christians today are divided on what a “good” Christian looks like. Can you drink alcohol, smoke cigars, gamble, go to “R” rated movies, or vote for political candidates who are not “Pro-life”? In this session, we will look at Romans 14-15:13 and try to discern Paul’s view (biblical view) of “weak” versus “strong” Christians. Read the passage again and then respond to the following questions:

Define what Paul means by weak and strong based on this passage.
What conclusions can you make regarding weak and strong Christians in our culture today?
Paul is using the issues of ‘diet’ and ‘special days’ to illustrate his principles. What kind of issues do these translate into in our current culture?
What principles is Paul giving that we can apply to our lives and culture today?

Any topic (writer’s choice)

October 1, 2020 Leave a comment Chicago / Turabian, Religion / Theology

Final Critical Reflection paper (Ecclesiology)

A final critical reflection paper (6-9 pages) in which the student will develop a
statement of ecclesiology. Specific attention, among other topics, should be given to the
work of the church, the varied vocations of ministry and the relationship of the church to
theological education. This paper should reflect thoughtful discussion of the assigned
readings, class lectures, and outside resources on the related topics. All papers must be written in the current Turabian 9th edition. Double spaced, 12 pt font, with 1-inch margins on all sides. Ensure proper documentation of footnotes and bibliography is documented correctly along with the below reading references.

These are the assigned readings:
1. Bond Ive Been Called: Now What?
2. Bond & Cheifetz Church on Purpose: Reinventing Discipleship, Community, & Justice
3. Harper Green Faith: Mobilizing Gods People to Save the Earth
4. Nouwen The Wounded Healer
5. Proctor & Taylor We Have This Ministry: The Heart of the Pastors Vocation
6. Schnase Ambition in Ministry: Our Struggle with Success, Achievement & Competition

Interpretive Questions

September 30, 2020 Leave a comment MLA, Religion / Theology

From Grasping God’s Word, page 289 (Assignment 15-1).

Apply the 2 interpretive questions used to read the Gospels (as found in chapter 15 of Grasping God’s Word ) to Matthew 24:43-25:13.  Record your findings in a chart (Word file). See page 289 of Grasping God’s Word for the chart template.

Submit your Word file to this assignment.

Tips for Success: Use the template on p. 289, and follow the summaries example at the bottom of page 280.

Applying the Interpretive Journey: Prophets & Wisdom

September 30, 2020 Leave a comment MLA, Religion / Theology

For 1 of the passages below (from Grasping God’s Word), apply the Interpretive Journey. Answer (type into a Word document) the specific questions listed under Step 1 of page 416 of Grasping God’s Word. Then write a paragraph for each of the other steps (typed in your Word document).

Micah 6:6-8 (Assignment 21-1)
Jeremiah 7:1-7 (Assignment 21-2)
Jeremiah 31:10-14 (Assignment 21-3)
Proverbs 10:12 (Assignment 22-1)
Proverbs 11:1 (Assignment 22-1)
Proverbs 18:24 (Assignment 22-1)
Job 38:18-21 (Assignment 22-2)

Applying the Interpretive Journey: Narrative & Law

September 30, 2020 Leave a comment MLA, Religion / Theology

For 1 of the passages below (from Grasping God’s Word), study the text and make as many observations as you can. Mark the observations in a Word document. Be sure that you understand the meaning of all the words. Do background study and word studies as needed to understand each term. Next, identify the historical-cultural and literary context. When and where is this law given? What does the surrounding text discuss? Finally, apply the Interpretive Journey to the text by completing for your selected passage the five-step Interpretive Journey typed into the Word file.

Leviticus 26:1 (Assignment 19-1)
Leviticus 23:22 (Assignment 19-2)
Numbers 15:17-21 (Assignment 19-3)
Deuteronomy 22:8 (Assignment 19-4)
Leviticus 23:3 (Assignment 19-5)
1 Samuel 3:1-21 (Assignment 18-1)

Bibl 364 – Acts Flow Chart

September 18, 2020 Leave a comment Not applicable, Religion / Theology

As the student reads the book of Acts, he or she will fill out the provided template, giving each chapter of Acts an appropriate title, writing out a key verse from the chapter that supports the title, and identifying the three major events of the chapter. More detailed instructions are provided in the template.

Complete this assignment as you read the book of Acts during this term, and submit it in Module 8. For each chapter of Acts, provide a title followed by one significant verse from that chapter that supports the title, and then list the three most significant events or elements in each chapter. Be sure that the title for each chapter captures the primary events of the chapter.  Be clear and specific. The title will be created by putting each chapters content into a single sentence and then narrowing it to a title, such as Stephens Message before the Sanhedrin Leads to His Martyrdom for chapter 7 or The Jerusalem Council Concludes that Salvation is Apart from Circumcision and Moses Law for chapter 15. Following the title, write out one significant verse from that chapter that supports the title. Its not enough to give a verse reference; write out the entire verse, then give the reference in parentheses following the verse. Finally, list three most significant events or elements in each chapter. Avoid the temptation to copy the titles that you may find in your copy of the Bible.  Copying will be of no value to you in knowing more of the book of Acts, and will become evident to the teacher as these titles are usually consistent throughout Bible versions.  These titles will only come to you if you read the Scriptures for comprehension.

Islam

September 8, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 6"), Religion / Theology

1. Describe how Muhammad began receiving revelations from God. What was his own reaction? Were there any who believed him?

2. Discuss Muhammads relationship with the whole line of prophets sent by God in earlier times. What is the Islamic understanding of the prophet Jesus?

3. Explain the implications, for thought, ethics and art, saying There is no God but God.

4. While stressing Gods transcendence, how do Muslims also emphasize Gods immanence? What are some of his attributes?

5. In what sense is the whole world of nature Muslim?
Read a few pages and then these 5 questions equally divided over the 5 pages. Please use the assigned reading for the assignment.

Feminism in Islam

September 8, 2020 Leave a comment Chicago / Turabian, Religion / Theology

PLEASE CHECK ALL FILES. INSTRUCTIONS ARE ON TERM PAPER ASSIGNMENT PDF. CHECK SUGGESTIONS FOR WRITERS ON HOW TO DO THE CITATIONS. PLEASE USE ACADEMIC SOURCES !!. KEEP IN MIND ENGLISH IS NOT MY FIRST LANGUAGE. Please cite every information and use academic resources. Focus on what Muslim modernists say about the topic and intellectually engage in the material. Compare what a couple of Muslim modernists say about it and talk about which modernist is more convincing and why.Mention at least 5 Muslim modernists. Use Chicago manual of style 17 edition (author – date) citation style. Please use academic sources only !! I don’t want information sourced from online website only from academic journals.
Please remove the part about western feminism, I want it to be only about feminism in islam. I only want muslim modernists to be mentioned !

Letters to New Testament Church

September 8, 2020 Leave a comment APA (edition "APA 7"), Religion / Theology

Letters to Churches
The NT letters to churches were written to encourage, correct and generally teach the early church what it meant to be the church.
For two of the NT letters assigned (Galatians, Ephesians, James, 1 John), carefully reread the biblical text and the Introductory article in the New Oxford Annotated Bible.  Then, based on those readings and your own observations, answer the questions below for each of the two letters you chose.

1.    Name the letter and the recipient(s) and author of the letter (answer as list or bullet points is fine)
2.    Identify the main themes of the letter (answer as list or bullet points is fine)
3.    What does it mean to be the church* in this letter? Describe in detail and at length the characteristics, actions, attitudes, task(s) and role of the church in this letter. (answer in essay format)
4.    What issues or problems addressed in this letter are relevant today? (answer in essay format)
5.    What are the parallel situations in our world today? (answer in essay format)
6.    How is the world today like or different than the historical world of your letter? (answer in essay format)