Title of Essay Summarise the key distinctions between the different apologetic methods/approaches: Classical Evidentialism Presuppositionalism Relational Experiential Narrative Furthermore, identity three reasons as to why you prefer one particular method/approach as well as outlining a major weakness found in the other methods/approaches. Commentary: This was a subject that I have not enjoyed at...
Title of Essay “The nations ‘remain on the sidelines’ (R. N. Whybray, Isaiah 40-66, 32) in the Writing Prophets’ view of the future.” Discuss this assertion in relation to the prophecies of Isaiah, Amos and Zechariah. Commentary: I had a few options to pursue in the “Writing Prophets” and chose the one that I actually thought would be the hardest. The others appeared to me to be...
Title of Essay Analyse the Effectiveness within Scripture of the following approaches to Apologetics: General Revelation, Historical Record & Eyewitness Testimony, Fulfilment of Prophecy and The Witness of Our Lives.To what extent are these approaches still valid for the apologetic task today? Commentary: I really don’t like this subject. I am not a fan of a structured approach to the...
Title of Essay With an audience in mind (e.g., youth, university), provide a script for a talk addressing and critically analysing the key areas that underpin the issues in one of following areas of applied ethics: Divorce and Remarriage Evidence must be drawn from Scripture and secondary literature. The scenario I chose was to present as if I was asked to give an address to a conference for...
So I made a bit of a mistake in this one by writing this essay in a systematic theology style rather than writing this as a historical survey of the topic from the Pentateuch. Some of my biblical referencing was inadequate. Still achieved a Distinction. Apparently one of only three in the class. Result was 80%. Abstract Each of the covenants within the Pentateuch (and indeed the later covenant...
How does a thorough analysis of the life of Jesus’ (imitation) ethical approach found in Scripture reveal the ways in which it shapes and informs the moral framework of individuals within the Christian faith, and what scholarly insights and contemporary relevance can be drawn from this analysis? Commentary: This one, I got the word count issue sorted out! All in all, I am pretty happy with this...
Title of Essay Summarise the key distinctions between deontology, utilitarianism, and virtues ethical theories and explain how each theory approaches the concept of morality differently? Commentary: So, right off the bat, the big mistake I made with this assignment was that I messed up the word count. I used Word’s word count function but didn’t exclude footnotes. This resulted in a...