Exegesis Assignment 1000wrds, due 24 hours.
Halifax
Lecture17-ExegesisPaperBackgroundParagraph.pptxExegesis Paper
Background Paragraph
Announcements
Last Class of the Semester: Monday, November 29
Final Exam: Thursday, December 2
Revised Paper & Exegesis Paper due: Tuesday, December 7
You may revise ONE of your papers IF:
You received C- or worse on your Article Review or Research Paper
The highest grade you may receive is a B-
No extensions are allowed on the final papers
Overview of an Exegesis Essay (1000 words)
Title page
Introduction
Background paragraph
3 Body Paragraphs
Conclusion
References
Background Paragraph: an Overview
Research when the book was written & the authorship.
Provide historical context & genre for readers to understand your Bible story.
Write a summary (2-3 sentences).
Do not use “direct quotes” but paraphrase the information with a citation.
Transition sentence: Use a synonym of your BIG IMPRESSION.
Genres within the Bible
What is “Genre”?
“a class or category of artistic endeavor having a particular form, content, technique, or the like” – (dictionary.com)
Specific type of text/literature/movie…
Genre in the Bible
Historical narrative: Genesis, Exodus (the first half)
The law: Exodus (the last half)
Wisdom literature: Proverbs, Job…
Gospel: Matthew, Mark, Luke, John
Acts of the Apostles: Acts
Letter: Romans, Galatians, Hebrews..
Parables: a short story that teaches a lesson (Jesus teaching his disciples)
Sample Background Information for John 13
Research
Context: “just before the Passover Festival” – close to Jesus’ arrest & death
“Jesus knew that the hour had come for him to leave this world and go to the Father. Having loved his own who were in the world, he loved them to the end.”
Author: John (Jesus’ disciple)
Genre: Gospel (or historical narrative or biography)
Background Information for John 13
2) Summary (2 – 3 sentences only)
Use present tense: “Much to the disciples’ shock and dismay, Jesus begins to wash the disciples’ feet”
Paraphrase everything – no quoting anything from the Bible at this point
3) Transition Sentence (use a synonym of the thesis key word)
“Therefore, the story of Jesus washing the disciples’ feet demonstrates His humble character”
Checklist
Authorship: you may want to mention debates on authorship
Date: why would the written date of the text matter?
Historical context: Anything of importance in what is written immediately before and after the story? Are we missing anything by just reading our passage?
Mention this in the summary part of the paragraph
Transition Sentence!
This Week
Complete task #8 by Thursday at the VERY LATEST
Complete task #9 after Thursday’s lecture
