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OBST 515

Interpretive Commentary: Final Assignment Instructions

Overview

The Interpretive Commentary Assignment provides an opportunity for the student to write their own commentary on an assigned passage in the Old Testament. This is essentially an interpretive paper but should be structured as a commentary would be structured, following the literary units within the assigned Old Testament passage, and providing interpretive analysis of each literary unit. The Interpretive Commentary Assignment engages directly with the biblical text so that the student may observe, interpret, and apply the text through an inductive means that also incorporates research into the interpretive issues that surround the historical, literary, and theological elements of Scripture. In this assignment the student will finalize the Interpretive Commentary by completing: 1) Their exposition of the literary units within 2 Chronicles 26 - 29, and 2) Their conclusion that clearly identifies at least 3 enduring theological truths found in the text of 2 Chronicles 26 – 29 and connects each truth to the New Testament, thereby demonstrating their relevance for Christian life today. This final assignment will incorporate the two earlier Interpretive Commentary assignments and produce a complete Interpretive Commentary of 2 Chronicles 26 - 29.

Instructions

The Interpretive Commentary: Final Assignment is an interpretive paper on 2 Chronicles 26 – 29. You will write a detailed exposition discussing historical, literary, and theological insights found within the literary units of 2 Chronicles 26 – 29. The final paper should include these parts: a title page, contents page, introduction (which was submitted earlier and corrected, if needed), exposition of the literary units of 2 Chronicles 26 – 29 (which uses the interpretive outline submitted earlier as the structure for the exposition), a conclusion that identifies at least 3 enduring theological truths found in the text of 2 Chronicles 26 – 29 and connects each truth to the New Testament, thereby demonstrating their relevance for Christian life today, and the bibliography without annotations.

· Length of assignment: At least 10 pages but no more than 15 pages, excluding title page, contents page, and bibliography.

· Format of assignment: current Turabian format. Use appropriate headings, double space the paper, and include page numbers. The student must document Scripture passages with parenthetical citations within body of paper, but all other sources used must be documented with properly formatted footnotes in current Turabian format.

· Acceptable sources: The Bible (excluding study notes), at least 5 academic sources published within the past 50 years that directly address 2 Chronicles 26 - 29, especially academic biblical commentaries on 2 Chronicles. Internet sources require instructor’s prior approval.

· Main body of the paper: The exposition of 2 Chronicles 26 - 29 structured not merely by chapter breaks, but by literary units that are marked by cohesion of subject matter and genre. In narrative literature, paragraph breaks often indicate shifts between literary units. For each literary unit (as determined by your own structural analysis), you will provide interpretive commentary that discusses, analyzes, and interprets the content within that unit. A well-rounded commentary will engage in the historical, literary, and theological points of interest and interpretive issues within the text of 2 Chronicles 26 – 29.

Note: Your assignment will be checked for originality via the Turnitin plagiarism tool.

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