NBST 515 - New Testament Orientation I

NBST 515 Discussion Board Forums (2)

Discussion boards are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student must participate in 2 Discussion Board Forums during the course in which the student must post a thread in response to the Discussion Board prompt and then respond to 2 different students’ threads. Each Discussion Board thread must contain at least 400 words; each reply must contain at least 200 words. Any sources used, including textbooks, assigned videos or presentations, or outside resources must be documented with parenthetical citations and a bibliography of sources used. (MLO: A, B, C, D.)

NBST 515 Gospel Christology Paper

The student will be assigned one of the four canonical Gospels and write a paper, not to exceed 15 pages, double-spaced, in which the student identifies and traces through the Gospel the primary Christological interpretation of Jesus employed by that Gospel writer; for example, “Jesus as miracle worker;” or “Jesus as Son of God;” or “Jesus as Servant of the LORD;” etc. In the paper, the student must identify the particular stories and passages in the Gospel where this portrayal is emphasized, as well as his or her reasons for thinking so. The student must work chiefly with the text of the assigned Gospel, though secondary sources must also be used, especially academic commentaries on the biblical text, as “conversation partners” with whom to test the student’s hypothesis. The student will be assigned a Gospel on which to work based on the first letter of his or her last name: A-F (Matthew), G-L (Mark), M-R (Luke), S-Z (John). The paper must be in current Turabian format with all sources documented with appropriate footnotes and bibliography. References to the text of the Gospel may be included in the body with parenthetical citations. (MLO: A, B, D, E.)

NBST 515 Reading Reports (8)

The student must complete the required reading each module/week and report the completion of reading each module/week in Blackboard. (MLO: A, B, C, D.)

NBST 515 Presentation Reports (8)

The student must complete the required viewing of visual presentations (video and PowerPoint) each module/week and report the completion each module/week in Blackboard. (MLO: A, B, C, D.)

NBST 515 Exams (4)

The student must take 4 exams, each focusing on material from the 2 most recent modules/weeks. Each exam contains 20 multiple-choice and true/false questions, is open-book/open-notes, and must be completed in 1 hour. (MLO: A, B, C, D.)