Assignment Instructions:
Jesus and His Followers—Christianity: Then & Now
Your “Final Essay Learning Tool” provides the opportunity to integrate / synthesize / compile / apply the resources and insights of each of your prior Six Modules into one deeply comprehensive Essay.
Given the following “Four Perspectives” of the Christian tradition, form an Essay of at least 350 to 400 words holding commentary around EACH of the following four themes—
The life of Christian Community as realized by:
1How Jesus and the Christians evolved over time: (Jesus’s biography and early Christian history) – (Weighted at 25%)
2 How Jesus and the early church in the 1st three Christian Centuries worshiped: (Examples of Christian prayer life and rituals and the “Eucharist” the early church celebrated and likewise continues today.) – (Weighted at 25%)
3 How Jesus selected his Apostles & examples of the “rules / values” that governed and continues to govern the lives of Christians today: (See the Gospels of “Mark”, “Matthew”, “Luke” and the “Acts of the Apostles” in Christian Scripture located in “Resources”) – (Weighted at 25%)
4 How Jesus and his disciples ministered to people and continues to minister today through Christian communities: (Social / charitable outreach) – (Weighted at 25%)
“Final Essay Learning Tool” Weighted at 100%
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/matthew/0
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/mark/0
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/luke/0
https://bible.usccb.org/bible/acts/0
Please indicate the “Perspective” Number prior to beginning your Responses for each of the “Four Perspectives”; as in…:
“Perspective One”, “Perspective Two”, etc.
Would suggest drafting an Outline prior to forming your Essay.
To shape your Essay consistent with your prior Outline.
If you so choose, to perhaps fashion your Outline by using each of the themes linked to each of the four Perspectives referenced above, for example:
1. Biography of Jesus & History of the early church community:____________
2. Worship / Rituals & Prayer:__________________________
3. Rules – Values – Governance / Leadership:_____________
4. Ministry / Charitable Outreach:________________________
No need to upload your Essay Outline onto the Assignment Page; it sieves as your guide to forming your Essay.
To upload your “Final Essay Learning Tool” as a Word .doc onto the Assignment Page.
***A WORD ABOUT QUOTATIONS – CITATIONS (REFERENCES)***
Though NO quotations are anticipated in your Essay, yet, should you opt to place a quotation(s), to please, please avoid placing direct quotes, word-for-word, from sources WITHOUT placing at the beginning and end of your quote(s) a Quotation Mark(s).
Should you opt to place a quotation(s), to please, please indicate, at the conclusion of your Essay, the location of where you obtained the word-for-word quotation(s).
To not include the number of words within your quotation(s) in the “Word Count” of your entire Essay. Recall, the required “Word Count” for your Essay is no less than 350 words up to 400 words. When reviewing your Word Count prior to uploading your Word .doc onto the Assignment Page, to omit the number of words used in your quotation(s).
Essays which hold quotations that are not referenced / cited and / or that appear without Quotation Marks, will render a failing score (0%) for the Essay. Given your Essay is weighed at 100%, a “0%” for the Essay will significantly impact your overall score for the semester.
