Assignment
Leland Ryken. How to READ the BIBLE as LITERATURE, 1984. Zondervan, ISBN: 0-310-39021-4
The book has totally 12 chapter,
Each chapter 2 pages, 12 times new roman, double... Totally 24 pages.
a. Write a character analysis of God as He occurs in Genesis. Analyze God as you would a literary character: is He static or dynamic? How complex (or even contradictory) a character is He? Interaction with other characters? His words? His actions?
2 pages.
b. Analyze any one of the stories from the list of main characters - Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah, Babel, Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, Joseph - in order to show how it contributes to the larger themes that run throughout Genesis
2 pages.
c. Analyze how the Psalms, the Book of Ruth, the Song of Solomon, Job, OR Ecclesiastes (select one) describes human beings and a relationship with God. Consider how that book portrays the human condition, the relationship between the Divine and human and how it impacts human life, what it means to be human, and the rewards and punishment in human life
2 pages.
d. Explain why Jesus spoke in parables. What was his explanation? Who understood the parables? Focus either on different parables within a single gospel or compare the same parable as presented in Mark, Matthew, and Luke. Be sure to consider when in the gospel a parable occurs and to whom it is narrated
2 pages.
e. Analyze the relationship between the teachings of Jesus from the Gospels and the teachings of Paul and Peter the Epistles. How, if at all, do the teachings of Jesus transform into the teachings of Paul and Peter?
2 pages.
f. Discuss about different kinds of genre the Bible uses and give examples of them.
2 pages.
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
1. The answer should be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides.
2. The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
3. Also include a reference page. The Citations and references should follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.