Discuss the background of the issue in light of Graeco-Roman culture. Some guiding questions…

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Task:

Choose one of the following four passages : I want you to focus on Philippians 3:17-21 for this Assessment

? Philippians 3:17–21 ? Ephesians 6:10–18 ? Colossians 2:16–23 ? Philemon 8–16

Then:

Discuss the background of the issue in light of Graeco-Roman culture. Some guiding questions could be (but do not limit yourself to these): a. What is the issue being addressed? b. How/why has it arisen? c. What cultural factors (secular/religious/otherwise) are behind the issue being addressed? d. How does the passage address the issue?

Discuss the literary context of your chosen passage; e.g., what is the theme of the overall section?

Discuss the message of your passage; what is the message/ideal it is attempting to convey? What is the intended outcome of the passage for its first hearers?

Outline the implications of your study for a modern (Pentecostal) Christian; e.g., how might your findings inform/challenge contemporary praxis?

To effectively do this, you will need to:

? Refer to approximately 10-12 academic references including books and articles. A large collection journal articles can be found under “assignment resources” on Moodle. Most commentaries and monographs can be found at the college library, but a more comprehensive collection can be found at the Macquarie University library.

? It is desirable, though not required, that in your paper you incorporate some primary source material—where relevant. Relevant sources can be found in Shelton, Jo-Ann, ed. As The Romans Did: A Sourcebook in Roman Social History. New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. (This text is worth buying) o Accessing primary sources can be done through the following:

? Macquarie University has the full Loeb Classical Library collection

? Most, though not all ancient sources can also be accessed online at http://www.perseus.tufts.edu/hopper/ as well as http://penelope.uchicago.edu/Thayer/E/Roman/home.html.