Identify and give a brief desсrіption of the genre
Identify the Genre: Identify and give a brief desсrіption of the genre; then identify its particular interpretive principles. (These are covered in Russell′s chapter on each genre. In your own words, briefly describe or explain each principle. A sentence or two should be fine for each principle. What must one keep in mind when reading and interpreting from this genre? Please footnote Russell for each principle. (Instructions for footnotes are below.) State the ″Big Idea″ of the selected passage: After reading the passage a few times, try to express the core idea of the passage in one concise sentence. The sentence should express the ″big idea″ of the passage. Find background information: Identify the author (of the biblical book your passage is in) with a brief bio, date, and audience of the book. State observations made regarding historical, cultural, or literary background of the passage. How does this passage fit into the rest of the chapter? Theme of the book? But how do I find this information? There are introductions to the Old and New Testaments that will offer good insights for the author, date, etc. (link to an OT Intro is below) You will need to footnote each time you use the insight of another scholar in your writing (see #2 below). Analysis of the text: Incorporate commentaries as you discuss the meaning of the passage. PDFs of two recommended academic commentaries for the passage are linked above. (You will find PDFs for future SIM passages in the Canvas assignment detail for that particular SIM.) Grow familiar with using these recommended commentaries. This is where you can find out what good scholars might have to say about the meaning of the text. This would be the time to research what jumped out at you (and perhaps what didn′t quite jump out at you) as you first read the text. If questions came up in your reading, you might find these questions addressed here. As you read these scholars′ comments, try to incorporate new insights gleaned from the recommended commentary (or commentaries) you used. As you look into the commentaries, here are a couple recommended approaches to writing this section (you Analysis of the text): Apply the appropriate interpretive principles as you discuss the meaning of the passage. Take the reader through the passage from start to finish, explaining pertinent words, phrases, questions, themes, structural issues, etc., along the way. The commentaries will help bolster and support your interpretation as you incorporate the new insights you find. Note: this will ideally be the longest section of your paper, comparatively. Apply lectio divina. Spend 30 minutes meditating on its meaning, importance, and significance. Be prepared to discuss your insights in the next section… Application. Having established the boundaries of the original application by the original author, make a contemporary application that does not violate the author′s original intent. What impact and/or relevance does this passage have on your own present spiritual formation? Be really specific. Give evidence of having used Lectio Divina. Important additional notes: Don′t forget to give evidence of having used Lectio Divina: After exploring the meaning of the text and incorporating lectio divina, be sure to give some indication of your use of it in each SIM. One could simply say, ″In Lectio…″ or ″During my time of meditation…″ Begin to use Footnotes: Footnotes are important because they give credit to the scholars to whom you have referred in researching your SIM passage. We will be using the Turabian style of formatting. Your computers have easy prompts for footnoting. I understand that footnoting is probably new to you, so comments will be made on your SIM papers when the format needs attention. To get you started here is how Russell′s text is footnoted: Walt Russell, Playing with Fire (Colorado Springs: NavPress, 2000), 125.