[Your Name]

SCTR 175 Wealth, Work & the Gospel

Research Paper Outline

[Submission Date]

[Your Working Title]

I. Introduction

Thesis: Identify your thesis and discuss how you will present it in the paper.

II. [Your title for the topic of this section]

Main point of this section: [Write a short paragraph in which you discuss the biblical passage you’ve chosen and what you will argue about its original economic circumstances. Then break down your argument, use the lettering/numbering scheme to which you’re accustomed. Use at least 3 nested levels (that is. A.1.a).]

III. [Your title for the topic of this section]

Main point of this section: [Write a short paragraph in which you discuss the ethical teaching is in your passage’s original situation, and how the text works to persuade its audience of that point of view. After that brief description of your aim in this section, use the lettering/numbering scheme to which you’re accustomed to break down your argument into at least 3 nested levels (that is. A.1.a).]

IV. [Your title for the topic of this section]

Main point of this section: [Write a short paragraph in which you discuss the contemporary analogy you have identified for the original situation of the biblical text, and what main points you hope to make in defense of your correlation. Then, as above, outline the main points of the argument you will make in some greater detail, using nesting.]

V. [Your title for the topic of this section]

Main point of this section: [Write a short paragraph in which you identify how you would translate the biblical ethical teaching in today’s circumstance, then outline in nested form the main proofs or points in support of your thesis.

VI. Evaluation

Main point of this section: [Write a short paragraph in which you indicate how you will evaluate the applied biblical teaching for the contemporary situation.]

VII. Conclusion

Note: While this template appears to be one page, see the sample; it should run 2-3 pages once you have filled it in.