THEMATIC APPLICATION/REFLECTION PAPER

THEMATIC APPLICATION/REFLECTION PAPER
Description: This assignment will require you to write a paper on a major theological theme or topic of your choice that flows throughout the Old Testament. This paper should concentrate on the importance of the role this theme/topic plays in the Bible, the identification and discussion of
the biblical verses where this theme/topic is manifested, and finally and most importantly, how it impacts and informs your life, personally, as a Christian (in other words, how does the topic/theme you have chosen impact your spiritual life). The goal of this assignment is to have you prayerfully consider an issue or topic in your own life that you need to wrestle through, grapple with it in light of our semester working through the OT, and then capture your reflections in writing.

Some of the topics that you could write about include, but are not limited to, the following:

Faith
Mission(s)
Prophecy
Obscurity
Dishonesty
Leadership
Free Choice
Divine Providence
Trust
Generosity
Care for the Underprivileged
Insecurity
Idolatry
Memorial
Remembrance
Obedience Praise
Prayer
Sexual
Purity
Immorality
Sin Judgment Unbelief Failure
Worship Suffering
Pain Persecution Fear
Holiness
Wisdom
Family
Humiliation & Exultation

This paper should adhere to the standard formatting procedures and is to be at least five (5) pages in length but no longer than seven (7). In order to be successful in this assignment, you should aim to make the paper roughly 50% exposition of the Biblical theme you have chosen and then dedicate the remaining 50% to a personal application/reflection of that theme.

Assessment: Graded upon the legitimacy of the theme/topic chosen in light of biblical support as

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