Title of the Assignment An interaction with a philosophical document from the ancient/medieval periods with significance for the relationship between Christianity and a major philosophical issue. Summarise the key ideas of one of the documents below, and outline what contribution (or questions) it makes/raises for the relationship between Christianity and the philosophical perspective or issue...
Saul and David
Commentary I got a distinction for this exam answer (84%). I can’t recall the question but it related to the transition from the Judges to the Kings and Yahweh’s role as ultimate king. The significant issue that you will note at the end of the assessment is my horrendous time management – I just messed up how long I have and wrote the last sentence as the clock ran down with...
Joshua
Commentary I haven’t kept the questions for these exams, so the titles will be just covering the broad subject area. I got a distinction for this exam answer (80%). All in all, I was pretty happy with my work on this one. I’ll repeat my comment on my mark on all of these exam responses. I include my marks because they are an important indicator of the quality of the answer for your...
Is Christianity Good for the World?
Title of Essay With a particular audience in mind (University Christian Youth Forum for this essay), provide a script for a talk responding to the following key question within the field of apologetics: Is Christianity good for the world? Evidence must be drawn from within both Scripture and secondary literature. Commentary: Unfortunately, I am still not enamoured of this subject. I understand...
“The Nations”
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...
Tithing and Stewardship
Introduction I have been hesitant to write about tithing and stewardship because it is an uncomfortable topic and I am aware of the deep seated disputations on the subject. On the one hand, those who argue for the tithe in Christian context claim that those who do not support tithing are greedy, unfaithful and unwilling to give back to God. On the other hand, those who argue against...
Toward a better understanding of marriage, divorce and remarriage
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...
Imitating Christ
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...
Living in a Broken World
Dwelling with Brokenness, how is a Christian to live in this world of rampant wickedness, war, pestilence and social ill.