Synthesis Assignment
Description
This writing assignment is a synthesis paper. The goal of the assignment is to synthesize the material covered in readings into a coherent, concise presentation on the meaning and significance of an Old Testament book (Genesis-Esther).
Requirements
Page Length:6-7
Research: check your statement with at least 4 sources.
Components
1) Synthesis statement – The synthesis statement is a sentence that states the main message of the biblical book. It should consist of a subject and predicate. It should also use the language and imagery of the biblical book as much as possible. This section should also include a paragraph explaining the synthesis statement.
2) Outline of the book – The outline should include each major section of the book. For a small book, each section will likely consist of several verses. For a large book, each section will likely consist of several chapters.
3) Justification of the synthesis statement – For each major section of the book, as determined by the outline, justify the synthesis statement. Please do not summarize the contents of the section; show how the contents of the section relate to and confirm your synthesis statement. Each section should answer the following questions: How does the content of this section support the synthesis statement? What major interpretive questions need to be answered and how and why answer them as you have?
4) Alternatives or major tensions – This section shows that you are aware of other ways of looking at the book. It should answer one or more of the following questions: 1) How else can this book be read and what leads to such a reading, 2) what part of the book poses the greatest challenge to your synthesis statement, or ) how did your own understanding of the book develop over the course of working on the synthesis statement?
Some Resources That May Help
Clines, David. The Theme of the Pentateuch. Sheffield Academic Press, 1997. See especially his introduction where he defines “theme.”
Waltke, Bruce K., and Charles Yu. An Old Testament Theology: An Exegetical, Canonical, and Thematic Approach. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2007. See the introduction and his discussion of “message.”
Williams, Joshua E. “The Message of the Pentateuch,” SWJT 52.1 (2009): 2–17.
See also Old Testament Introductions, especially as they discuss the theme of the book.
Maybe consult academic (not preaching or devotional) commentaries such as Word, New American Commentary, Expositor’s Bible Commentary, New International Critical Commentary, Old Testament Library, International Critical Commentary, Hermeneia, and others.
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