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God’s Story Research Paper BIBL100 Signature Assignment Instructions

Assignment Overview

In this course, we are learning that the stories in Exodus and Deuteronomy are an integral part

of the grand story of Christian Scripture. In many ways, God’s action in and through Moses and

the Israelites are a microcosm of the overarching themes of creation, fall, and redemption that

find meaning and movement throughout the entirety of the Bible. Exodus and Deuteronomy are

of particular importance because it is here that God initiates his plan of redemption among the

Israelites. In order to better understand the meaning and implications of God’s redemptive work

in the Old Testament, you will choose a person or concept that is highlighted in the course for

further research and analysis. The topic choices for research and analysis are Moses, Miriam,

Covenant, the Decalogue, or the Golden Calf. Note that each of these topics has a

corresponding article posted in the course from Dictionary of the Old Testament: Pentateuch.

The Signature Assignment affords you an extended time to explore Exodus/Deuteronomy in

light of the following four questions:

1. How does the topic (Moses, Miriam, Covenant, the Decalogue, or the Golden Calf)

connect to the larger themes of creation, fall, and redemption within the overarching

story of the Bible?

2. What is important to know about the history, culture, and/or theology surrounding this

person or concept?

3. What was the original meaning of this concept or significance of this person within

Exodus/Deuteronomy?

4. What insights gained could be meaningful for our context today?

Assignment Instructions

Your research, analysis, and response to these questions will take the form of a research paper,

and the project will be completed in three stages:

1. Part 1: Project Plan - Topic, Thesis, Resources, and Outline.

2. Part 2: First Draft - Introduction, plus body paragraphs addressing Questions 1, 2, and 3.

3. Part 3: Final Paper - Revisions of first draft, plus body paragraphs addressing Question 4,

and a conclusion.

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Assignment Requirements

Part 1: Project Plan

Submit a Project Plan, to include the following:

 Topic - Choose one: Moses, Miriam, Covenant, the Decalogue, or the Golden Calf.

 Thesis - What is the central message/argument of the paper? See the APU Writing

Center resource Thesis Statements for help.

 Resources - The paper must reference:

o The Drama of Scripture.

o The accompanying topic article found in the course from Dictionary of the Old

Testament: Pentateuch.

o Two additional sources from the APU Library; see the APU Writing Center’s

Research Tips and Resources for suggestions about finding good resources.

o NOTE: In APA style, classical works - including the Bible - are not listed in the

References page. Embed biblical citations within the text as follows: “Then

Moses turned and went down the mountain, carrying the two tablets of the

covenant in his hands” (Exod 32:15, NRSV). Only indicate the Bible version in

the first citation; it is not necessary to identify each citation as NRSV.

 Outline - Organize the paper to address the following four assignment questions:

1. How does the topic (Moses, Miriam, Covenant, the Decalogue, or the Golden

Calf) connect to the larger themes of creation, fall, and redemption within the

overarching story of the Bible?

2. What is important to know about the history, culture, and/or theology surrounding

this person or concept?

3. What was the original meaning of this concept or significance of this person

within Exodus/Deuteronomy?

4. What insights gained could be meaningful for our context today?

Assignment Expectations

 Submit the assignment in Times New Roman 12-point font.

 The Project Plan is 2 pages in length.

 Outline identifies the introduction/thesis statement, at least four main ideas, and 3-4 sub-

points beneath each main idea.

 List references in APA format.