Assignment

Prepare a Book review on the book of Romans, using no sources but the bible! (KJV perferred)

A review depends on an engaged dialogue between the text and the reader; it should include your own evidence-based analysis and conclusion. (The evidence is the text of the book.) It should be modeled on good published reviews, and should include analytical reporting of the contents, including identifying important structural and thematic elements and discussion of genre, &c. It should also include some critical judgments, e.g., does the book succeed in reaching its goal? Is the book's thesis or goal a good one? Your review will involve no or very little secondary research (limit yourself to specific, necessary points). Do not tell me what others say the book is about. Read it and see for yourself. Do not simply record contents; report critically and analyze. Cite anything you use - but you may not need any outside sources.

Format. Your title should reflect your main point. The paper should be well-structured, reflecting a logical outline. The introductory paragraph should introduce your project, and include the name of the book, the methods you will use in reviewing it, why the book and your analysis are interesting, and your thesis or main point or focus. The paragraphs of the body of your paper should follow the line of your argument, and each should be like a link in a chain, clear and focused in itself and connected to what comes before and after. They should lead the reader to your concluding paragraph, which should review your argument and how it supports your thesis or main point or focus. Paragraphs should be fairly short and focused: about three paragraphs per page is a good general rule.

Constantly cite evidence to support your analysis, either by quotation or reference; in either case, explicitly cite chapter and verse, like this: Book ch#: vs# - vs#. E.g., Amos 5: 4-12 or 2 Samuel7:8-9:5 (ch 7 vs 8 through ch 9 vs 5).