Due: Class #13 
 

This paper should be approximately three to five double-spaced typed pages in length.  You may choose to write on either topic below.  I encourage students to visit the Writer’s Workshop with a rough draft of your paper.  I will gladly review a draft or an outline.
 
A.  The paper should be as comprehensive as possible, drawing from information gleaned from Bernhard Anderson’s Understanding the Old Testament, the biblical readings to date, and relevant class notes: Analyze the environmental factors that affected the development of the people of Israel in the Ancient Near East.
 
B.  Choose one character from any of the narrative portions of the Old Testament that we have so far read and analyze his/her character as it can be gleaned from the biblical texts.  This will involve a careful consideration of what the character says, what the character does, what is said about the character, the situations in which the character occurs, etc.  If you choose a major character whose story is spread throughout many chapters or even more than one book, either analyze the character from a limited portion of the text (and indicate that in your title and thesis statement), or else analyze the character in such a way that no chapters or episodes contain words or actions that can be understood to contradict the analysis you provide.