Instructions for the Interpretive Commentary on the Book of Jonah
Attached Files:
OBST520 JONAH TITLE PAGE AND BIBLIOGRAPHY RUBRIC 
(21.717 KB)- Procedures for Exegetical Commentary (21.137 KB)
- Obadiah Example.docx (44.852 KB)
- OBST 515 and 520 Commentary Assignment_Graduate_Project_Grading_Rubric.docx (22.725 KB)
You will write a minimum of a 2500-word interpretive commentary on the Old Testament book of Jonah, in current Turabian format, that will include 4 major components:
- an introduction to the historical setting ( approximately 200 – 300 words )
- an exegetical outline of the book (to provide structure for the commentary)
- an interpretive commentary on Jonah chapters 1–4 (approximately 500 words per chapter)
- a conclusion that supports at least 3 applications to the Christian life (approximately 300 – 500 words)
The documents that are attached provide instructions for the Interpretive Commentary on Jonah and an example of a similar assignment on the book of Obadiah. The example assignment is simply to provide a visual idea of what the Interpretive Commentary on Jonah might look like.
Submit your Title Page & Bibliography by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 2.
Submit your final Interpretive Commentary by 11:59 p.m. (ET) on Sunday of Module/Week 7.
