Parable The rich man and Lazarus

Possible formats.

Traditional exegesis paper. 3000 words (+/- 300 words). Choose a passage, research it, write a paper on it.
OR (Pick one)
Essay. 3000 words (+/- 300 words). Develop and defend a thesis about how a particular passage should be understood/interpreted.

write one paragraph in which you summarize the major sections or scenes in your passage. The rest of your paper will be double-spaced, beginning here.

Genre

Write about genre, drawing on secondary sources. Identify and describe the genre of your passage. What type or form of literature is this? You may also include an analysis of any literary devices in this section.

Background (or Setting)

Using secondary sources, describe the background of this passage. Fill in details of the context for this text.

Intention

In this final section, summarize your learnings to state what this passage likely meant for those who first heard it, in their context.

[Optional: Application]

If you wish, you may include a section in which you apply your research to life today.

[Sources – Here is how you cite the sources for this paper.]

Bibliography (separate page)

Your bibliography should contain every work you cite in your paper. If an item is listed in your

bibliography, it should be cited in your paper.