The paper must include the following: 1. Authorship 2. Date of writing 3. To who

The paper must include the following:
1. Authorship
2. Date of writing
3. To whom the book was written
4. Occasion for writing the book
5. Setting of the book
6. Purpose of the book
7. Major themes of the book
8. Any distinctive of the book
Evaluation Rubric
An evaluation rubric will be used for the research paper. (See Course Materials)
Paper Requirements:
The paper must be six to eight pages, not including a title page or a bibliography. If the paper is less than six full pages or more than eight pages, the grade will be deducted. Each paper must have a bibliography and use a minimum of ten sources cited as footnotes or endnotes in the paper. Five sources must be credible, academic resources (i.e. Bible encyclopedias, dictionary, commentaries). Students who choose to use online resources must select sources that are appropriate for academic research. (DO NOT USE Crosswalk.com, Christianity.com, GotQuestions.com, etc. These are NOT academic sources). The student is not allowed to use class notes as a resource. The student is encouraged to use resources from the Class Bibliography provided by the professor (See Course Materials). The paper must use 12 pt, Times New Roman font, double spaced and may be written in any of the following acceptable styles: MLA, APA, or Chicago/Turabian.
A sample research paper is in the folder “Research Paper Helps” in the “Course Materials” folder. Other writing/research helps are available in the same folder.