BIL 101 WORKSHOP 3.4 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. Don’t 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 of the last day of the workshop.
1. Summarize the characteristics of the covenant that you see in Joshua 5:1-12 and Joshua chapter 24. Discuss your thoughts as to why the book of Joshua begins and ends with these repetitions of the covenant. 2. God and the Hebrews had established a covenant together, with the Hebrews saying things like, “We will serve the Lord our God and obey Him” (Joshua 24:24, NIV). Select three judges from the book of Judges. Briefly describe the surrounding historical context of Israel’s sin, its oppressor, their cry to God in repentance or cry for mercy, and God’s deliverance through the judge. Detail how the general behaviors of each party fit into covenant agreement or covenant violation (God, the judge, and Israel). (Hint: The notes and outlines in the LASB for the book of Judges will be helpful here.) 3. List and describe the major contributions of David’s monarchy to the establishment of the nation of Israel. (Use notes at the beginning of 2 Samuel in the LASB to answer this question.) 4. Discuss God’s promise to David in 2 Samuel 7. Describe how these promises compare with God’s promises to Abraham in Genesis 12. Describe how these two “covenants” are still meaningful in our time. 5. Billy Graham is said to have read through the book of Proverbs each month for many years of his life. Assess the value of this habit. Answer this question by discussing the major topics addressed in the book of Proverbs; cite references from Proverbs as examples of these topics.