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Group Projects

Be separated into groups (4-5)

Pick an interest, you'll be grouped with others of the same interest

First thing, find out what you want to do for your project (focused around text of the Gospels)

No final exam, instead class presentations

Class presentations Dec. 17th

Write-up + class presentation

Ideas

• STEM - Medical Journal
• Social Sciences - Political Powers
• Social Sciences - Jewish Oral Law
• Social Sciences - Social impact of Jesus in his day and in ours
• Visual Arts - Portrait of Jesus
• Visual Arts - Survey of Pictures of Jesus
• Literature - Personal Monologues
• Literature - Poetry
• Doctrinal - Beatitudes Children's Book
• Doctrinal - Christlike attributes in each Gospel

Write-up

Everyone answers first part together

• What did you do?
• What was the goal?
• What aspects of the content did you master?
• Upload some form of the project

Individually

• What worked well? What didn't?
• Did everyone do their part?
• How much was together? How much was alone?
• How does it apply to you?

Key Points

1. Collaborate, collaborate, collaborate!!! Should have regular meetings throughout the semester. Maybe at least once every biweek.
2. Focus on texts in the Gospels.
3. How do you want to present it?
4. Bring your best skills to the project!

Lecture

Luke seems to be writing to Theophilus. Could be a general audience (Theophilus = friend of God). Could be a friend of Luke. Could even be a benefactor paying Luke to do his work. Luke focuses on Mary.

John uses "in the beginning" - reflects us to Genesis. Establishes Jesus as the creator of the world, He was with God. Then skips straight to his ministry.

Matthew focuses on the royal line of Jesus. Uses geneology. Often connects to Abraham and David.

Mark is clear. First verse, *Jesus is the Son of God. Mark is a fast-paced narrative that lays it all out there.

Synoptic vs. John

Matthew, Mark, Luke share their sources (Mark being a source for the other two). Not just what they're telling, but how their telling is similar.

92% of John is unique. He does his own thing.

Every Gospel is really a testimony. Each has its own perspective to share, but they're all talking about the same Jesus.