Assessments 2017 Christology -Gospel Video Project -Exegesis Paper -Final Exam 1

Gospel Video Project Due April 3

Final Exam Study Guide will be given in May

Final Paper Spring 2017 – New Testament Exegesis Instructions

This PPT is posted on the Edlio site.

Notes Exegesis - an in-depth explanation or interpretation of a Bible passage.

Due Dates *First Draft Due Tuesday April 11th – 100 points (paper copy or google docs) Miss Adams will give you revisions after spring break Final Draft Due Tuesday May 8th - 250 points (paper or google docs)

Pages of the Exegesis Paper - notes Page 1. Title Page Select a title which clearly and concisely describes the content of your paper and catches a reader's interest.

Page 2. Table of Contents Gives an overview of the sections you are using. I. Introduction II. Main Body III. Summary & Conclusion IV. Bibliography

Page 3. Introduction Background Statement - Open your paper with a brief discussion relating to your passage.  Include what research has been done on it before.

Problem Statement - Explain the reason you are writing this paper on this Bible passage. For example: I was assigned this Bible passage, and I plan to research what this passage means.

Purpose of the Study – Ask significant questions of what you hope to achieve by undertaking this research.

Pages 4, 5, 6 (can be additional pages) Main Body of the Paper - Everything you include in this section of the paper should directly address your problem statement.  If it doesn't, don't put it in your paper. 

Greek/ English Translation - Find the Greek of your passage online and copy & paste it into your paper. Find 3 different English versions of your text and copy them into your paper. E.G. New American Bible, King James’ Version, and the New International Version.

Greek Version Use USCCB to find English version Usccb.org Use Google Translate to find Greek version: https://www.google.com/#q=google+translate+english+to+greek&*

King James Translation https://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/ New International Version www.biblegateway.com

Background This will help you identify the structure, key words and phrases of the passage.

Historical Context – Discuss aspects of the authorship, main persons, events, places, dates.

Literary Genre - identify the genre of the text (narrative, prophecy, law, genealogy, parable, prayer, dialogue or conversation, speech, etc.).    

Word Study – do mini word studies of the most important key terms and recognize unique vocabulary, syntax, play words, allusions, rhythm, accents, rhetoric, etc.

How to do the Word Study -Let’s take the example of Matthew 5: 1-12. -Decide 2 words that you want to complete the word study on. -We will choose Blessed and Peacemaker for our examples.

Go to dictionary.com to find the definition for the word - Blessed - consecrated; sacred; holy; sanctified: the Blessed Sacrament. (dictionary.com) Peacemaker - a person, group, or nation that tries to make peace, especially by reconciling parties who disagree, quarrel, or fight. (dictionary.com)

Then using Bible Gateway, find one place in the Old Testament and one place in the New Testament where each word is used.

https://www.biblegateway.com/ Type in Blessed -Blessed is used 217 times

Check the right hand column on Bible Gateway after you type in Blessed Check the right hand column on Bible Gateway after you type in Blessed. You will see a list of where the word is used in the Old Testament, and where it is used in the New Testament.

If you click on Genesis, you will see a list of times Blessed is used If you click on Genesis, you will see a list of times Blessed is used. For this example, we will copy the first entry and put it in our paper: Genesis 1:22 God blessed them and said, “Be fruitful and increase in number and fill the water in the seas, and let the birds increase on the earth.” (Bible Gateway)

When we look on the right hand column under New Testament, we see that the word Blessed is used 69 times.

If you click on the last book of the Bible, Revelation, you will see the times Blessed is used. We will copy the first entry - Revelation 1:3 Blessed is the one who reads aloud the words of this prophecy, and blessed are those who hear it and take to heart what is written in it, because the time is near. (Bible Gateway)

Complete the same exercise for Peacemaker. When we type Peacemaker into Bible Gateway, we see it is only used 2 times in the Bible.

We will copy those 2 entries into our paper - Matthew 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers, for they will be called children of God. (Bible Gateway) James 3:18 Peacemakers who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness. (Bible Gateway)

Apply the same word study to 2 words from your passage using Dictionary.com and Bible Gateway.

Most Important Section The New Testament Reveals the Old Testament – identify how the chosen text fulfills what was written in the Old Testament. Use 3 specific examples from the Old Testament to show how Jesus fulfills what was written before Him.

Example For example, if you choose the passage on the Last Supper, you will show in 3 different passages in the Old Testament how the Passover was preparation for the Last Supper in the New Testament.

Websites to show how the New Testament reveals the Old Testament http://www.accordingtothescriptures.org/prophecy/353prophecies.html Use the footnotes in your Bible or on USCCB.org Example: http://www.usccb.org/bible/matthew/4

When you look up your passage on USCCB, you will see small green letters after some of the verses. Scroll to the very bottom of the page, and you will see stars with a footnote following each star.

Each footnote explains the verse in greater detail. Find 3 verses in your passage where the footnote talks about something from the Old Testament.

For example, in Matthew 4 - we read the following footnotes that have to do with the Old Testament: * [4:2] Forty days and forty nights: the same time as that during which Moses remained on Sinai (Ex 24:18). The time reference, however, seems primarily intended to recall the forty years during which Israel was tempted in the desert (Dt 8:2). * [4:5–7] The devil supports his proposal by an appeal to the scriptures, Ps 91:11a, 12. Unlike Israel (Dt 6:16), Jesus refuses to “test” God by demanding from him an extraordinary show of power. * [4:9] The worship of Satan to which Jesus is tempted is probably intended to recall Israel’s worship of false gods. His refusal is expressed in the words of Dt 6:13.

These 3 footnotes are to be copied into your paper to explain how what Jesus is doing in the New Testament is fulfilling the Old Testament.

Then go the the following website - http://www.accordingtothescriptures.org/prophecy/353prophecies.html

On the left hand column of this website, we see the prophecies from the Old Testament that foretold what would happen in the New Testament.

On the right hand column, we have the New Testament passage that fulfills the Old Testament prophecy.

If you can see your New Testament passage on the right hand column, you can find the Old Testament prophecy that directly relates to it. You can then copy both passages and paste them into your paper.

Theology and Message – identify the main ideas and issues raised and solved by the text. How does the deep meaning of your passage lead us closer to each person in the Trinity - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit?

This section is your own writing This section is your own writing. You do not need to use any sources for this. Explain how your Bible passage leads us closer to God.

Final and Last Page Summary and Conclusion - Needs to match the introduction. Provide a summary of the main findings of the study and give clear answers to the Statement of the Problem.

Bibliography Provide data relating to ALL the books and articles used in your research, not just those you cited in your paper.  You should also include resources used from the internet or other electronic resources.   

Sample Bibliography

Footnotes / Quotations - you may either use footnotes at the bottom of each page, endnotes at the end of your paper, or place your source immediately after you use it. Whatever footnotes you have used in the past on your work will be acceptable.

Preparation/Research Step 1:  Passage Study -- Read your chosen passage in English (in three different versions) and then in Greek.  This will help you identify the structure, key words and phrases of the passage.

Make a list of ideas about what you have been previously told about the text.  Being aware of any ideas you may hold regarding a Bible passage will help you consciously test them when you make your interpretation. 

Make a list of the key words and phrases in the passage.

Do a word study of the most crucial words or phrases Do a word study of the most crucial words or phrases.  This involves identifying other occurrences of this word in the Bible, its definition and the various ranges of meaning this word may have. 

Step 2: Historical Context Note the immediate and the general background of the text, and give estimated dates for any event(s) or person(s) in the passage. Note words, ideas, events that allude or refer to that historical background.

Note the social, geographical and archaeological setting of the text

Step 3: Literary Context and Features Situate your text within the literary structure of the book and identify the literary genre of the text (narrative, prophecy, law, genealogy, parable, prayer, dialogue or conversation, speech, etc.).  

Note the patterns (repetition of words, ideas, sounds).

Outline the passage and establish its delimitations (where the passage logically begins and ends).

Step 4: Biblical Context Search the Old Testament for passages which refer to or allude to your New Testament passage. https://www.biblegateway.com/ Justify your connection: note any parallels or echoes. Analyze how your Bible passage is interpreted by the other passages.

You can do it with God’s grace.

Jesus is the Word of God so He completely has your back.

I am praying for you!!

Example from last year

Assign Topics

Look up your passage and begin to do research Look up your passage and begin to do research. Underline words that you want to complete your words study on. Read the footnotes on your passage in your Bible.