DB 3 & 4

Discussion Board 4 & 5

Reply to the following threads with not less than 450 words, 2 references, and all in APA format.

DB #4

Topic: Synthesis of Literature

Question/Prompt: Using a story drawn from at least 3 of the Gospels, synthesize the accounts in your own words, providing commentary. You will quickly learn that creating a synthesis is indeed a more difficult task than most people expect. You can locate parallel Gospel accounts of the same story on various websites (e.g., http://www.bible-researcher.com/parallels.html#sect2). The passage must be inclusive of at least 5 verses in each of the 3 Gospels used. For example, an account of John the Baptist appears in all 4 Gospels and is at least 5 verses long in each. A synthesis of all 4 stories would include perspectives from all 4 accounts, explaining how they align and/or differ. Cite the various accounts accordingly. Here is an abbreviated example:

"During the reign of the Roman Caesar Tiberius (Luke 3:1), a man came on the scene in Israel named John the Baptist (Mark 1:4). It’s interesting to note that only the passages in Mark and Matthew use that particular name for him. Otherwise, he is variously known as John, son of Zechariah (Luke 3:2), or just plain John, “a man sent from God” (John 1:6). He must have been quite the sight, since he is regularly described as wearing a garment made of camel’s hair with a leather belt (Mark 1:6) as he went about preaching a message of repentance (Luke 3:2; Mark 1:4; Matthew 1:2)."

DB #5

Topic: Writing a Problem Statement

Question/Prompt: Using the assigned readings as a guide, identify a broad, general problem to be studied and narrow it to a specific problem that can be examined in a reasonable research study. For instance, a general problem might be the integration of English language learners into higher education, and the more specific problem might be integrating a recent influx of Syrian refugees into a local community college in the mid-Atlantic region. Synthesize your problem into a coherent argument for your study, identifying and explaining the essence of the problem (including related issues). This is your opportunity to concisely identify the persons, places, things, and/or ideas you will be studying. Keep in mind that there may be 1 or more interrelated issues examined. Include your Statement of the Problem in your thread, and explain how you might investigate the topic using quantitative or qualitative methods.