OBST 650 DB 3

Read the first 2 articles by Yamauchi and Oswalt in Perspectives on Our Father Abraham. Then post a thread that presents a letter or e-mail of at least 500 words to a skeptic or a non-believer who questions the historicity of the Patriarchal Narratives.

Use specific evidence from the 2 essays regarding both Yamauchi’s archaeological basis and Oswalt’s theological formation position but avoid a polemical or argumentative tone. Instead, seek to be persuasive. Remember that your letter recipient has very different assumptions regarding the Bible.

Use Turabian formatting for any other sources you include. In lieu of a formal cover page, add some specifics at the very front of your thread regarding the recipient of your correspondence, such as your prior relationship with them, age, and anything else that your peers might find relevant. This can be an actual person or perhaps a group of people you have encountered (for confidentiality do not use last names).