In Part A, you should give one page including the subject or passage selected for the exegesis paper, along with 3-5 questions about the subject/passage that the paper will seek to answer. The second page should include a list of resources according to the instructions in Part B.
Part
A. Exegesis Paper Topic Selection (due by the close of Unit 1) When preparing this assignment, the following guidelines should be followed:
Romans 13:1-7
If a passage is chosen, a student can focus purely on the single passage and how it contributes to the argument of the letter.
The 3-5 questions should follow as a bulleted list and should be about the subject/passage you have chosen. Begin by asking probing questions about your topic/passage. For example, why does Paul use … as a metaphor for
Part B. Exegesis Paper Research Sources (due by the close of Unit 1)
Students should turn in a list of 5-8 scholarly resources as an addendum to their one- page research selection and list of questions (aka proposal). When preparing this assignment, the following guidelines should be followed:
• The list of 5-8 sources should be from the world of contemporary scholarship, consisting of commentaries, books, and/or articles about the particular book, passage that the student is treating.
As a result, the following sources should be completely avoided: Internet Sources (other than articles downloaded from the ATLA database); Whole-Bible Commentaries (Matthew Henry, etc.); works published before 1970 unless approved by the instructor; Study Bibles
Approved Sources: (You can find these books online and refer to them as physical books.)
(1) Bible
Dictionaries (i.e. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, IVP)
(2+)
Commentaries on Galatians or Romans
o New International Commentary on the New Testament (Bruce, etc.)
o Word Biblical Commentary (Dunn, etc.)
o Socio-rhetorical Commentary series by Witherington
o New American Commentary (Mounce, etc.)
o MANY more….
(2) Scholarly
journal articles from ATLA database; access through the Lee
University Library
Textbooks count
as one source
Source guidelines:
·
Only one source can be taken from a Bible dictionary (i.e. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters, etc.)
· Bibles
are not considered one of the 5-8 sources.
· The best place to obtain commentaries and books on Romans is Galatians is a theological library.
·Scholarly journal articles can be downloaded for free using the ATLA database. Students have this access through the Lee University Library.
So for Unit 1, you will be (a) selecting a passage or topic from Romans with a list of questions, and (b) creating a list of 5-8 sources. This part of the project should be submitted as one whole assignment under: 1.4 Course Project: Research Project – Topic Selection & Source List
