New Testament
Assignment
Summary of Text Book
Format to Follow
Comments, Suggestions, Helps
Example of Summary of Text

TO COMPLETE THE COURSE, one requirement is to complete a summary for each of the 11 chapters and 2 appendices in  Bruce Metzger's The New Testament: Its Background, Growth, and Content.

Format to Follow

The following Format MUST BE FOLLOWED

• Email a separate summary for each chapter. (Do not combine different chapters in the same email.)

IN THE BODY:

Date:

Then do the assignment using the following order:

• Title of Chapter Summarized
• Outline of chapter reproducing Metzger's outline
• Summary of chapter
• Your reaction/thought/reflections on the chapter
• See Example

Comments, Suggestions, Helps

• You may create/do your assignment directly in your email program or in your word processor and attach the file to the email.
• Since, Metzger is not always clear and consistent with his outlining,
  • You may have to use your best judgment

Example of what I am looking for :

January 1, ????

2.. The Cultural and Religions Background of Palestinian Judaism

I. Survey of Intertestamental Jewish Literature

Classes
(a) historical
(b) legendary or novelistic
(c) didactic or sapintial
(d) Apocalyptic

II. Sects, Parties, and Classes  Within Palestinian Judaism

1. The Pharisees

(a) Believed in foreordination
(b) Believed in immortality of soul and resurrection
(c) Highly developed view of angels and demons
(d) Supreme authority of the Hebrew scriptures

2.  The Sadducees

3. The Essenes

4.  The Herodians

...

V. The Synagogue and Its Worship

Order of Worship
(a) Open with invitation to prayer
(b) Prayer - "lifting up of hands"
(c) Reading of lessons from Mosaic law
(d) Closed by the priestly or Aaronic benediction

SUMMARY

Summary of what Metzger wrote...

YOUR REACTION

Your personal reaction/response here...

Last Updated 24 April 2007