Assignment Requirements
Exegetical Report
Length: 2000 words
Task
Write an exegetical report on Acts 8:26-40.
Your report should be set out appropriately, with an introduction, a clearly structured body in which you synthesize your findings in a coherent manner, and a conclusion.
A range of scholarly sources should be consulted, including Introducing the New Testament by Mark Allen Powell, commentaries, books, journal articles, and theological/biblical dictionaries.
A suggested structure for your paper is (the internal word count, given as % of the total word count, is a guide only):
Introduction (10%)
Genre analysis (what kind of literature is this text? Implications?(10%)
Structural analysis (set out the structure of the passage) (5%)
Background to passage (author, date, to whom written) (15%)
Context (where the passage fits in the book/letter in which it is found) (5%)
Analysis of passage (what is the writer saying? This can be done by individual verses or in groups of verses) (45%)
Conclusion (this summarises your research) (10%)
Bibliography (not a part of word count)
Marking criteria
1) Adequately address the stated requirements of the task;
2) Explanation of the genre of the passage and its implications;
3) Description of the structure of the biblical passage;
4) Explanation of the background of the passage;
5) Identification of the context of the passage;
6) Understanding and explanation of the meaning of the chosen passage;
7) Critical use of scholarly resources such as commentaries, lexicons, journals and relevant specialised dictionaries as well as correct referencing;
8) Evidence of wide reading;
9) Effective writing and communication of ideas as well as sound grammar; and
10) Presentation – the way you set your paper out. RECOMMENDED
References/Resources
PLEASE REFER TO THE PRIMARY TEXT: Introducing the New Testament by Mark Allen Powell.
PLEASE REFER TO THE HIGHLY RECOMMENDED TEXTS:
Soulen, Richard N., and R. Kendall Soulen. Handbook of Biblical Criticism. 4th ed. Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011.
Green, J. B., S. McKnight, and I. H. Marshall, eds., Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1992.
DeSilva, D A. An introduction to the New Testament: Contexts, methods and ministry formation, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press; Leicester, UK: Apollos, 2004.
Kugler, Robert A. and Patrick Hartin. Introduction to the Bible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2008.
RECOMMENDED TEXTS ARE:
Erickson, R J. A Beginner’s Guide to New Testament Exegesis: Taking the fear out of critical method, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2005.
Fee, G D. New Testament Exegesis: A handbook for students and pastors, 3rd ed. Louisville, KY: Westminster John Knox Press, 2002.
Gorman, M J. Elements of Biblical Exegesis: A basic guide for students and ministers, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 2001.
Green, J B ed. Hearing the New Testament: Strategies for Interpretation, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 1995.
Holgate, D A, and Starr, R. SCM Study Guide to Biblical Hermeneutics, London: SCM Press, 2006.
Johnson, M D. Making Sense of the Bible: Literary type as an approach to understanding, Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans, 2002.
Kingsbury, JD, ed. Gospel Interpretation: Narrative-critical & social-scientific approaches, Harrisburg, PA: Trinity Press International, 1997.
Achtemeier, Paul J., Joel B. Green and Marianne Meye Thompson. Introducing the New Testament: Its Literature and Theology. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2001.
Brown, R E. An introduction to the New Testament, New York: Doubleday, 1997
Burkett, D.. An introduction to the New Testament and the origins of Christianity, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2002.
Hagner, Donald A. The New Testament: A Historical and Theological Introduction. MI: Baker Academic, 2012.
Holladay, Carl R. A Critical Introduction to the New Testament: Interpreting the Message and Meaning of Jesus Christ. Nashville: Abingdon, 2005.
Johnson, L T (with Penner, TC). The writings of the New Testament: An interpretation, rev. ed., Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1999.
Evans, C. A., and S. E. Porter, eds. Dictionary of New Testament background. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2000.
Freedman, D. N., ed. Eerdmans Dictionary of the Bible. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2000.
Hawthorne, G. F., R. P. Martin and D. G.Reid, DG, eds. Dictionary of Paul and His Letters. Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1993.
Hayes, J, ed. Dictionary of Biblical interpretation, 2 vols. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1999.
Marshall, I Howard. New Testament Theology: Many Witnesses, One Gospel. Illinois: InterVarsity Press, 2004.
Wenham, D, and Walton, S. Exploring the New Testament, Vol. 1: A guide to the Gospels and Acts, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2001.
Marshall, I H, Travis, S, and Paul, I. Exploring the New Testament, Vol. 2: A guide to the Letters and Revelation, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2002.
Jeffers, J S. The Greco-Roman world of the New Testament era: Exploring the background of early Christianity, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 1999.
Witherington III, B. New Testament history: A narrative account, Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2001.
Wright, N T. The New Testament and the people of God, London: SPCK; Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1992.
Martin, R P, and Davids, P H, eds., 1997. Dictionary of the later New Testament and its developments, Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press.
New Interpreter’s Dictionary of the Bible, 4 volumes, 2006. Nashville: Abingdon Press.
Conzelmann, H, and Lindemann, A. Interpreting the New Testament: An introduction to the principles and methods of N.T. exegesis, trans. Siegfried S. Schatzmann, Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 1988.
NOTE: PLEASE REFER TO THE PRIMARY AND HIGHLY RECCOMMENDED TEXTS AS RESOURCES WHEN COMPILING THIS ASSESSMENT. THE RECCOMENDED TEXTS ARE AS A GUIDE FOR FURTHER REFERENCING.
Exegetical Report
Length: 2000 words
Task
Write an exegetical report on Acts 8:26-40.
Your report should be set out appropriately, with an introduction, a clearly structured body in which you synthesize your findings in a coherent manner, and a conclusion.
A range of scholarly sources should be consulted, including Introducing the New Testament by Mark Allen Powell, commentaries, books, journal articles, and theological/biblical dictionaries.
A suggested structure for your paper is (the internal word count, given as % of the total word count, is a guide only):
Introduction (10%)
Genre analysis (what kind of literature is this text? Implications?(10%)
Structural analysis (set out the structure of the passage) (5%)
Background to passage (author, date, to whom written) (15%)
Context (where the passage fits in the book/letter in which it is found) (5%)
Analysis of passage (what is the writer saying? This can be done by individual verses or in groups of verses) (45%)
Conclusion (this summarises your research) (10%)
Bibliography (not a part of word count)
Marking criteria
1) Adequately address the stated requirements of the task;
2) Explanation of the genre of the passage and its implications;
3) Description of the structure of the biblical passage;
4) Explanation of the background of the passage;
5) Identification of the context of the passage;
6) Understanding and explanation of the meaning of the chosen passage;
7) Critical use of scholarly resources such as commentaries, lexicons, journals and relevant specialised dictionaries as well as correct referencing;
8) Evidence of wide reading;
9) Effective writing and communication of ideas as well as sound grammar; and
10) Presentation – the way you set your paper out. RECOMMENDED
References/Resources
PLEASE REFER TO THE PRIMARY TEXT: Introducing the New Testament by Mark Allen Powell.
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