EXEGESIS RESEARCH PAPER part 1

Using Introduction to Biblical Hermeneutics by Kaiser and Silva as a reference guide, you will write an Exegesis Research Paper submitted in 3 parts. You will choose between 3 biblical passages listed below on which to write the paper.

Passage Options:

· Psalm 1:1–6

· Mark 4:26–34

· Ephesians 4:7–16

Each part of the paper will begin the process of helping you gain experience with submitting an Exegesis Research Paper through the following stages:

Part 1: Introduction and Context of the Passage

You will write an introduction that serves as an overview of the content of the paper, providing background and cultural information about the setting of the book in which the selected passage occurs. You will write a thesis/purpose paragraph that alerts the reader as to what you plan to achieve in the writing of the paper. Identify the literary context of the selected passage and discuss its relevance for interpreting the passage. Each section will have its own heading following current Turabian style. Be sure the paper uses the School of Divinity Standardized Title Page and reflects a graduate level of vocabulary.

Part 2: Meaning of the Passage and Bibliography