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REL 415 - Pauline Literature III

The Prison Epistles and Pastoral Epistles of Paul
Study Topics and Assignments
Week 1 - Introduction to the Course

For this Week you should familiarize yourself with the resources and tools you will be using during the course.

The Bible

It is recommended that each student use at least 2 different translations of the Bible which include the Apocrypha.
If a student has facility in another language besides English, it is good to read the Bible in that language also.
Students who are learning Greek should read and translate at least a few verses each day.

The Textbook

The Zondervan Illustrated Bible Backgrounds Commentary, volume 3 (Romans to Philemon), editor : Clinton E. Arnold, ISBN 0-310-21808-X, available in the ENMU Bookstore, or from general Bible Book Stores or suppliers
This is part of a set of volumes covering the whole of the New Testament. The full set should be available in the ENMU Golden Library. Volume 3 is also the textbook for the course REL 406 - Pauline Literature I - which is given as an Online Course at other times.

The Library

Students who are at the ENMU main campus should familiarize themselves with the Golden Library.
Students who are beyond easy driving distance from Portales should locate and familiarize themselves with at least one local Library which they can use as a resource.
The Golden Library Web Site starts at http://www.enmu.edu/academics/library/index.shtml
The Page for InterLibrary loans is at http://www.enmu.edu/academics/library/services/ill/index.shtml

Turnitin

Students should be enrolled with Turnitin © and should check their work for originality before sending it to the Instructor. A Turnitin score in the orange or red is an indication that much of the work is copied from other sources; it should be re-written before sending it to the Instructor.
Please contact Dr. Rollinson at rollinsondr@yahoo.com,rollinsondr@hellokitty.com,rollinsondr@catholic.org if you have not received the Password by email, or if you have difficulty enrolling or working with Turnitin.

Textbook Resources

InterNet Resources

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This Week's Assignment

Twenty Questions on a separate Web Page

Use MSWord or a text editor such as Notepad to prepare and save your work, then send it as an Attachment to, or pasted into, an email message to Dr. Rollinson at rollinsondr@yahoo.com,rollinsondr@hellokitty.com,rollinsondr@catholic.org.
Please use all 3 email addresses in case any of the mailboxes go down.

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Dr. Rollinson

Department of Religion
ENMU
Portales, NM 88130

Last Updated: December 30, 2006

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