Research Paper 651

You will write a 3600–4500-word research-based paper using the current Turabian format that focuses on a topic selected from the approved topics. The paper must include at least 10 graduate-level sources, only 5 of which may be course textbooks and the Bible. Since this paper is a graduate school research paper, the sources utilized must be appropriate for graduate-level work (reference works, serious commentaries, books, and articles from theological journals).

The following minimum form and style standards must be met:

• 1” margins, top, bottom, and sides

• Must follow current Turabian style (with full footnotes)

• Double-spaced

• 12-point standard font (Courier, Times New Roman, Arial, etc.)

• Indent paragraphs 5–7 spaces

• Must have table of contents (or outline page)

• Sub-headings must be included

• Must include page numbers

• Use spell check

• Review grammar suggestions from word processing program

The following topics have been approved for use in the Research Paper:

1. Interpretations of the Genesis Creation narrative
2. ANE creation accounts and Genesis
3. Creation, Genesis, and Scientific Cosmology
4. The nature of the Genesis Flood and its implications for Creation
5. Exegesis of the Genesis Creation Accounts

6. Creation out of nothing and Genesis