For this week’s dialogue, please respond to the prompt stated below. A grading rubric for this assignment can be found in the “Grades and Progress” section of the main menu. Locate the assignment and click on “View Rubric.”
Select ONE of the articles below from DPL’s Dictionary of Paul’s Letters:
“Creation and New Creation”
“Diaspora”
“Purity and Impurity”
“Religions, Greco-Roman”
“Cross, Theology of”
And select ONE of the prompt questions below:
Choose one of the cities Paul visited on his second missionary journey and describe—in specific detail—the Greco-Roman religious culture that he likely dealt with when ministering in that city.
Based on your reading (including a reading of Acts 9), describe the person of Paul before his conversion (his beliefs, education, personality, his Greco-Roman and Jewish influences). What are the similarities and differences of this Paul with the Paul who later met Jesus on the Damascus road and proclaimed the gospel?
What are the similarities and differences between how Luke represents Paul in Acts, and how Paul is portrayed in his letters?
(1) Select and read ONE of the assigned articles above from DPL’s Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. In two developed paragraphs (minimum of 250 words), present to the class the key truths and principles that you believe are most interesting or most helpful for the class to learn from the article that you read (so that we can learn collectively). At the end of these paragraphs, cite the article as a bibliographic entry (“article/chapter in an edited book”). No need for footnotes or references in this section.
(2) Choose and answer ONE of the prompt questions above based on your reading (cite your textbook or outside sources). Write at least two developed, cohesive paragraphs and incorporate specific detail, 3rd person, and support (minimum 250 words). Cite your source(s) each time they are used. Include at least three scholarly sources (textbooks and/or outside scholarly sources). See the rubric requirements for grading guidelines.
For Replies, respond to two other students’ posts (100-word minimum each). EITHER read over the article the student wrote about and add insight or information which would help the class learn more specifically about the subject, OR respond to the student’s answer to the prompt question he or she selected (students do not have to agree with each other; avoid posts that only praise the author). Aim to add substantively to the discussion.
To submit your post, you can click on the link above to directly access the Discussion link, when you are on the Community Board Page, click on the Dialogue link for that week. Click on Add Thread to create a space for your post. Click Submit to make your post available to the rest of the class. To respond to other students’ threads, click on the Reply button in the bottom left corner inside of a message.
