(CRITICAL THINKING ASSIGNMENT)
The student is to only use the English Standard Version of the Bible (ESV) for the completion of this project.
- Structural Analysis
- Identify the key center of the passage.
- Identify the paragraph points of the passage in the writer’s own words
- In a paragraph identify how the biblical writer develops the truth in the passage.
- Give special attention to issues of form and genre (literary type).
- Situation Analysis
- In a paragraph summarize the situation the writer is writing to, from and/or about.
- Purpose Analysis
- In a paragraph summarize the writer’s or God’s purpose for writing the passage.
- Supplementary Studies
- Word Studies.
- Include a revised version of the Word Study assignment.
- Include footnotes.
- Cross Reference studies.
- Include a revised version of the Cross References assignment.
- Preceding & Following Context
- Comments regarding the relationship of the passage under study to the one preceding and following it. (Two to three sentences for each.)
- Personal Observations.
- Include a revised version of the Observation assignment.
- Commentary Work.
- Include a revised version of the Commentary assignment.
- Interpretation Paragraph
- In a paragraph, the student will summarize the meaning of the entire passage.
- Word Studies.
Provide the following.
- Central Idea of the Text
- Central Idea of the Sermon
- Specific Objective
- Sermon Outline
- Sermon Title
- Creative Introduction for the Passage
- Paragraph Title (One for each paragraph in the passage)
- Interpretive Discussion for each Paragraph
- (One for each paragraph in the passage)
- Application for each Paragraph
- (One for each paragraph in the passage)
- Interpretive Discussion for each Paragraph
- Conclusion for the Passage
- Works Cited Page
- Sources should be noted using Turabian format.
- Refer to the handout on how to cite Bible software found on Blackboard. Also see www.SAGUPaw.com for citation help.
- A Rubric is available on Blackboard.
- Consult the example found on Blackboard.
