CWV 101 Week 4 Assignments

Please address each question below with complete sentences and clear, specific explanation. The total word count of your writing should be between 750-1,250 words.

1.      Select one teaching of Jesus from one of the following Bible verses: Matthew 5:21-24, Matthew 5:43-48, Matthew 6:19-24, Matthew 7:15-23, Luke 15:1-32, John 13:1-17 & 34-35, John 15:1-11. Answer the following questions:

a.       What was Jesus’ point in the teaching?

b.      What sort of relevance does this teaching have for other worldviews?

c.       What does this teaching reveal about Jesus?

2.      Identify at least one claim that Jesus made about His nature and/or the purpose of His ministry (such as Mark 2:1-12, Matt 9:9-13, Luke 7:18-23, John 5:16-18, John 10:25-38, John 14:5-11). What is the significance of this claim?

How would you personally answer Jesus’ question, “But who do you say that I am?” Describe your own beliefs about Jesus.

Extra Credit Commentary Instructions

You may submit up to 2 extra credit commentaries on any of the assigned (non-textbook) readings throughout the semester.  Each commentary is worth 2 points of extra credit added to your overall point total for the semester.  To earn these points, you must submit a 3-5 page double-spaced response to a selected assigned research article on Canvas.  Your commentary should have a clearly stated argument which you then support with logic and additional academic sources.  As long as you critically engage with a reading in an organized, coherent manner that is generally free of grammatical and spelling errors, you will earn both possible points.  Some example prompts for a commentary include (but are not limited to):

• Explain why the article made an important contribution to the field.
  • Briefly summarize the state of research prior to the article and how the article built off of that foundation and propelled the field forward in a meaningful way. Use class readings or outside sources to support your argument.
• Argue that the article’s findings are suspect and should be interpreted with caution.
  • Point out some limitations of the author’s methods or logic using class readings or outside sources to support your claims.
• Propose a follow-up study for the research presented.
  • No study is perfect. Describe a follow-up study the authors could do to improve upon the one they presented in the article.  Use class readings or outside sources to support your suggestion.