Category: Theology

For the TERM PAPER. Must complete grammar and technical adjustments to pages written, and keep with tone. Also adding other writings for understanding of tone.

Using the ATLA database in the Harold F. Hunter Online library, find the following article, and write a 400-word response to it.
Docherty, Susan E. 2015. “‘Do You Understand What You Are Reading?’ (Acts 8.30): Current Trends and Future Perspectives in the Study of the Use of the Old Testament in the New.” Journal for the Study of the New Testament 38 (1): 112–25.

A Precis assignment is just a summary of the contents in the book. Do a Precis for the text in italics above. Do not engage or criticize the content, just provide a summary of the main contents of each chapter in your own words. Use Chapter and Section numbers as subject headers for your paper(s). Compile all precis papers into one file.
Your precis papers should be 1,500 words (5-6 pages of double-spaced text).
Use this site for this book https://www.logos.com/product/168013/echoes-of-scriipture-in-the-letters-of-paul?campaignid=18467614031&adgroupid=142254639305&keyword=&device=c&utm_source=google&utm_medium=advertising_cpc&utm_campaign=google_search-keyword_dsa_logos_us_en&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjw9IayBhBJEiwAVuc3fm8xjjx7b24i1gMwm-SSPPmDA62d_9SNqRZ6SwMsyYnaj08MP1KLIxoClEYQAvD_BwE

Select a passage of Scripture from the New Testament that is rich in Old Testament citations, echoes, or allusions and discuss the NT author’s usage of the text and demonstrate the exegetical approach the author employs and unpack the meaning of the text given its Old Testament usage in the passage. Be sure to exegete the original context of the OT passage to evaluate the NT authors usage.
In addition to your textbooks, use the Hunter Theological Library or equivalent to integrate at least ten (10) outside, non-textbook sources into your written assignment. Use footnotes in Turabian style to cite your references, and check to ensure that your paper is free from all grammatical, spelling, punctuation, and syntactical errors. Your paper papers should be 3,000 words (10-12 pages of double-spaced text).
Formatting must be in accordance with Kate Turabian’s A Manual for Writers of Term Papers, Theses, and Dissertations, 9th edition.
The one book that needs to be used is online free but can’t download but here is the site. Hays, Richard B. Echoes of Scripture in the Letters of Paul. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 1989https://faithlife.com/store/product/168013/echoes-of-scriipture-in-the-letters-of-paul

The Unity of the Nations Essay
An Essay on Vision and Mission
In the Unity of Nations (1962), Joseph Ratzinger (later Pope Benedict XVI) leans on Origen of Alexandria and Augustine of Hippo to develop his understanding of the universal vision and mission of the Church.1 For him, considering these two foundational theologians, the Ekklesia (Church) is the universal assembly of the People of God which replaces the particularized fatherland (State) of Rome. The biggest problem with Rome, Augustine suggests, is national pride—not in light of its universality, convoking the People of God into a universal Body of Christ, but in its particular temporal instantiation. In other words, Rome was just one polity (an empire) amongst others—asserting itself against others—in time but the Church is the polity which draws together the diversity of polities (nations) into unity for all time. Rome, not God, was its own source of pride – an error noted by Augustine and repeated by many others over the centuries.
This paper should be at minimum 2500 words, not including quotations or footnotes. You must use three assigned theologians as primary sources for your personal model and have 20-word declarative thesis.
The Task:
Define what you believe to be the Church and the State’s vision and mission to be. Be creative but be explicit. Draw this out through a declarative thesis, building out your mission and vision.
In order to define your position, you must discuss the following questions synthetically:
What is the relationship of the spiritual and temporal powers (the two powers)?
Is the Church (or a religious body of another sort) a necessary institution representing the spiritual power on Earth?
Is faith best mediated by institutions or by the liberty of one’s conscience?
What is the distinct function of the State? How do you manage diversity and unity?
Should the Church and State be separated or integrated? And, if integrated, what are the checks and balances you perceive as necessary?
What sort of authority is legitimate for Church and State governance? A Crown? A Council? A Parliament? A Democracy? Nothing at all?
What are the principle social concerns the Church and State should address? Poverty? Climate?
Individual liberty? Create a hierarchy if you believe it should be multiple.
These do not require lengthy extrapolations; they simply need to be discussed.
Alongside the development of your own model relating Church and State, outline your vision and mission in life. Explain, alongside your ideal model, how your own vocation in life fits into the universal vision and mission you have just designed. If it does not fit, ask yourself why not and address that in your essay. An easy entry into this is answer: What do I stand for?
1 Joseph Ratzinger, The Unity of the Nations: A Vision of the Church Fathers (Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, [1962] 2015).
The Parameters
Again, this paper should be 2500 words not including quotes or footnotes. You must use Chicago style notation for your footnoted citations and must be consistent throughout the essay. Part of your grade will depend on your ability to do this well.
You must use three theologians (or more) from the primary readings to develop your framework and model. Examples of these include Thomas Aquinas, Dante, Delores Williams, Jacques Maritain, any of the popes, and many more. There are a wide range you can choose from that will hopefully allow you to lean on some structure to develop how you imagine the proper relationship of things are and ought to be. The only exception is that Ratzinger, Origen, and Augustine do not count towards your three theologians cited, as they are essential sources for your assignment.
Regarding The Unity of Nations, when you develop your own position, you must discuss that position in light of Ratzinger’s analysis. For example, when you outline your position on what the Church and State should care for socially, discuss that considering the tension Ratzinger notices between the particularity of diverse (and disunited) nations and the universality of the Ekklesia—pulling together the nations in unity. Is your worldview one wherein social goods only matter for a particular nation (i.e. yours)? Or do your social commitments extend universally, touching the whole of humanity, drawing together the nations? Do not feel compelled to take a global or humanitarian position if you do not actually believe it.
Further, regarding Augustine’s problem with Ancient Rome, how do you overcome the problem of national pride? Is national pride a limit on the accomplishments of your ideal social arrangement, or is it something which could act as an engine to drive it into existence? Think of examples in history wherein people will defend now-admonished traditions eventually overcome because they are “essential” to national character or wealth (i.e. Slavery in the South), but then others wherein national pride help in liberative ways (i.e. U.S. involvement in World War II). How can your model help furnish one over the other, accomplishing what you imagine to be the ideal social arrangement?
In other words, you must discuss The Unity of the Nations text insofar as it helps supply your model with frameworks and arguments. Do not simply regurgitate that text – use it.
The clearest and easiest way to address these questions above will be to have a social concern in mind from the start. If your problem is, for example, social cohesion, climate disruption, poverty, lack of ambition (i.e. work), political polarization, or whatever else, it will be easier for you to dive into how your model addresses this (or these) issue(s). Essentially, you can start to think about this broad set of problem by answering the question: “What do I stand for?”
(Professor said i don’t need to hit word count)
can upload a sample essay and will upload necessary source files

summarize the Cooperative Program work at the Local, State, and National levels. Questions to consider include (but are not limited to):
How does your local church connect with your local association?
What sorts of local cooperative ministries is your church involved in?
What is the status of your state Baptist association, and how does your church relate to it?
On the national level, how does your church related to the Southern Baptist Convention as a whole?
What are the various entities of the SBC?
visit your local association website, the state Baptist convention website, and the SBC website to inform your writing.

develop a research agenda and write a 12-15 page paper. This research project centers on the experiences of Black women within the Catholic Church, investigating their roles, perspectives, and challenges within the context of Catholic teachings on sexuality and morality. Through an intersectional lens that considers the interplay of race, gender, and faith, the study aims to illuminate how Black women navigate and negotiate their identities and beliefs within the Catholic tradition. By exploring the ways in which Black women engage with and potentially resist dominant narratives surrounding sexuality and morality, the research seeks to contribute to a deeper understanding of the complexities of both religious identity and social justice within the Catholic Church. Through qualitative inquiry and analysis, this project seeks to amplify the voices and experiences of Black women in the Catholic community, shedding light on their contributions and struggles in shaping the ethical landscape of their faith.
I have attached a bibliography for what you should use in the research paper. Also you should find additional articles/books that are relevant to the research project.
Copeland, M. S. (2010). Enfleshing Freedom: Body, race, and being. Fortress Press.
Grant, J. (2004). Black Theology and The Black Woman. In The Black Studies Reader (1st Edition). essay. 0415945542
Press, N. W., & Jayno, P. D. G. (2020, July 8). Black Catholic Women: Voice embodied. National Catholic Reporter. https://www.ncronline.org/news/guest-voices/black-catholic-women-voice-embodied
Press, N. W., & Jayno, P. D. G. (2020b, July 10). Black lives matter in the worshipping church. National Catholic Reporter. https://www.ncronline.org/opinion/guest-voices/black-lives-matter-worshipping-church

Write a essay, 1.5 line spacing, font size 12 Times New Roman or equivalent to answer the following question:
What is love according to Augustine?
You must engage at least one other secondary source from the course reader. ( The Secondary source is the 04 Gregory PDF I submitted. The Primary source is the confessions I submitted as well.)
Write the question that you wish to answer in your essay as the title. In your introduction, clearly specify your thesis statement and the structure of your essay. For the thesis statement it has to be in a format where you say “In this essay we will be answering the question …”
You are not allowed to use any other sources other than what I have submitted. It has to be a close reading and there has to be a lot of citations. When you cite you can just write the page number and which paragraph it was in please.

DISCUSSION ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
AFTER READING THE ASSIGNED SCRIPTURE PASSAGES IN THE BOOK OF EXODUS AND THE CORRESPONDING TEXTBOOK READINGS, ANSWER EACH OF THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS. INCLUDE EVIDENTIAL SUPPORT FOR YOUR PROPOSITIONS FROM SCRIPTURE AND THE TEXTBOOK. ADDITIONAL ACADEMIC SOURCES MAY BE USED FOR EVIDENTIAL SUPPORT IN YOUR RESPONSES.
HOW DO THE EXPERIENCES OF MOSES IN EXODUS 1-6 PARALLEL THE EXPERIENCES OF ISRAEL IN EXODUS 12-34?
WHAT SPECIFIC THEOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES ARE COMMUNICATED IN THE PARALLELS?
IDENTIFY THE SPECIFIC SCRIPTURE VERSE OR PASSAGE RELATED TO EACH PARALLEL YOU DISCUSS.
HOW DO THE PARALLELS OF MOSES’ EXPERIENCES IN EXODUS 1-6 AND ISRAEL’S EXPERIENCES IN EXODUS 12-34 RELATE TO CHRISTIAN LIFE TODAY?
BE SPECIFIC AND CONNECT THE THEOLOGICAL
LESSONS WITH NEW TESTAMENT SCRIPTURE SUPPORTING THE CONTINUED RELEVANCE FOR TODAY.
Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. For each thread, the student is required to interact with all assigned materials, including Scripture, textbooks, and presentations, and must document all sources used in current Turabian format. Use of Internet sources requires the instructor’s prior approval. Acceptable sources include the Bible (exclusive of study Bible notes), academic biblical commentaries, academic journal articles, textbooks, and course presentations. Engagement with at least the Bible and textbook is required in the argumentation supporting propositions and additional academic sources may be used. Evidential support from Scripture and academic sources should be included as appropriate to validate argumentation in the replies to peer threads.

Theological Brief #7: “Jesus is Black:” Cone on the Incarnation
In the sixth chapter of God of the Oppressed, “Who is Jesus Christ For Us Today,” James Cone develops an innovative but often misunderstood interpretation of the Incarnation, namely, that “Jesus is Black.” He bases this claim on a subtle threefold analysis of “who Jesus was” historically, “who Jesus is” in the present experience of the black people, and “who Jesus will be” as “the Coming Lord,” the eschatological symbol of hope and freedom.
In this theological brief, explain Cone’s claim that “Jesus is black” and his threefold theological argument for this claim. Remember your job is NOT to summarize everything here, but instead to identify and explore the critical elements of his argument. Be sure to explain in your brief what Cone means by the statement that Jesus blackness is literal and symbolic” (125).
The weekly papers shall enable you to practice analyzing and formulating in your own words a particular author’s theological viewpoint. You are expected to support your presentation of the author’s views with short quotations from the readings (parenthetical page-references suffice for these briefs).