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Paper2Instructions.docxPaper 2
Choose just one of the two options below to complete this assignment.
Option A
Identify any historical purpose(s) behind the writing of Mark’s and Matthew’s Gospels. Include a
reference to any historical factor mentioned in the recommended sources that may have triggered the
writing of both Matthew’s and Mark’s Gospels as well as references to statements within both of the
Gospels themselves. Class lesson material can be used in addition to the recommended
sources. Include at least one historical factor and at least one reference to each Gospel studied. A
historical factor is one a historian would recognize whether the historian has religious faith or not.
Be sure to distinguish between paraphrase and direct quotes. Type a 350-750 word paper using MLA formatting.
Resources relative to Mark’s Gospel:
See chapter 5 of the ebook via SLU library:
Incigneri, Brian J. The Gospel To The Romans : The Setting And Rhetoric Of Mark's Gospel. Leiden:
Brill, 2003. (http://saintleo.worldcat.org/title/gospel-to-the-romans-the-setting-and-rhetoric-of-marksgospel/oclc/191953236&referer=brief_results)
See also the ebook via SLU library: Stanton, Graham The Gospels of Jesus . Oxford U. Press 2nd
