Exegesis on the Book of Joshua, Chapter 2, Verses 1-14

• Read the passage in several translations of the Hebrew Bible (NRSV, KJV, NIV, etc.) noting differences in wording.
• Include transliterations of Hebrew into the body of the text. 
• Consider how this literary unit fits into the surrounding text.
• Consider the historical setting of the text and what effect that has upon your understanding of the text.
• Identify world behind the text factors that need to be understood in order to better exegete the text.
• Conclude with your understanding of the meaning of the text within its literary context.

• Identify the genre of the passage.

• Identify the historical setting of the text.

• Identify other historical considerations such as author, date of composition or final

redaction, etc.

• Place the passage within its literary context.

• Identify and discuss key terms in your text.

• Discuss features of the text you find important, such as repeated words/themes,

characterizations, dialogue, significant observations from your study, theological

issues that arise within the text, etc.

• Let the title of your submitted work reflect the main point, not “An Exegesis of X”.

• Engage 3-4 commentaries and two journal articles in your research and include them

in your bibliography.  Use these resources to support or critique your point of view,

do not merely quote them for the sake of quoting.

• Do not use long quotations from Scripture, rather simply include the biblical citation

in your tIdentify the genre of the passagIdentify the historical setting of the text.

• Identify other historical considerations such as author, date of composition or final

redaction, etc.

• Place the passage within its literary context.

• Identify and discuss key terms in your text.

• Discuss features of the text you find important, such as repeated words/themes,

characterizations, dialogue, significant observations from your study, theological

issues that arise within the text, etc.

• Let the title of your submitted work reflect the main point, not “An Exegesis of X”.

• Engage 3-4 commentaries and two journal articles in your research and include them

in your bibliography. Use these resources to support or critique your point of view,

do not merely quote them for the sake of quoting.

• Do not use long quotations from Scripture, rather simply include the biblical citation

in your text.

• Footnotes and bibliography must follow Turabian Manual of Style guidelines.