BIL 101 WORKSHOP 1.4 SYNTHESIS PAPER
Download Activity 4: Individual Assignment: Synthesis Paper
Your synthesis paper will be between three and four pages long. Please follow APA style guidelines, and be sure to cite your sources. Copy the questions into the body of your paper and answer the questions in well-written paragraphs. Do not simply make lists or answer in sentence fragments. Show that you have “synthesized” the information: you’ve thought about the material, and developed your understanding. Some of the questions will require that you apply the principles learned to life in the 21st century. Please include the question/assignment in your discussions and papers for this course. Submit a copy to your instructor using the Dropbox by 11:59 PM EST on the last day of the workshop.
1. What is the most important thing to learn from the Bible, according to Lennox (chapter 5)? Summarize and briefly discuss the four safeguards we are to remember to help us avoid misunderstandings about God as we read the Old Testament. 2. Lennox (2009) says, “The Babylonians believed humans were created evil because they were made from the blood of a rebellious god. The Bible tells a different story. Humans were created ‘good’ but chose to disobey God” (God With Us: An Introduction to the Old Testament, p. 64). What did Adam and Eve lose after they disobeyed God? What are some of the effects of sin or sins results that you find in Genesis 3? What others sins and sin-results do you identify in Genesis 411? You may refer to Lennox pp 64-68 for insights that you see beyond the biblical text (be sure to cite and reference Lennox where you quote or paraphrase his thoughts). 3. What evidences of God’s grace and kindness are found in Genesis 3-11. Again, refer to Lennox pp 64-68 for insights that you see beyond the biblical text (be sure to cite and reference Lennox where you quote or paraphrase his thoughts). 4. Genesis 9:9 is the first time we read the word “covenant” in the Old Testament. In Scripture, a covenant is an agreement or a promise ratified between two or more entities. In the OT, a covenant is something that God initiates and it is God who stipulates the terms in the covenant. Humanity either accepts or rejects the terms but does not have the privilege of offering alternatives. Blessings come from trusting that God will always honor the covenant and that obedience to the God-given terms brings peace and wholeness to human life. The covenant between God and Noah and his sons begins in 9:1 and goes through 9:17. God was setting out an agreement or understanding at the start of a “new world” after the flood. What were the main points of this agreement? Does any of this apply to us now?