So how do other scholars sum up Paul's thoughts on evil? Readings (1) Read Gaventa's essay on the cosmic power of Sin in Our Mother, Saint Paul, chapter 9. (2) Next, read the Fitzmyer section on Sin,

So how do other scholars sum up Paul's thoughts on evil?

Readings

(1) Read Gaventa's essay on the cosmic power of Sin in Our Mother, Saint Paul, chapter 9.

(2) Next, read the Fitzmyer section on Sin, Death, Satan, and the Flesh in Paul and His Theology, pp. 71-74 (paragraphs 81-88). This reading is on Paul's anthropology, that is, what Paul believed about human nature and its relation to evil. 

Questions

In the box below, write one clarifying question about the Gaventa or Fitzmyer reading. Please refer to the rubric for how to earn a passing (3.5/5) or outstanding (5/5) grade. 

After you write the clarifying question, I will either answer you directly here or answer it in a message to the entire class.

Please go to the next assignment, where you will write an interpretive question about these readings and discuss them with classmates. 

Criteria RatingsPts

This criterion is linked to a Learning OutcomeClarifying Question

5.0 pts-The question refers to a specific part of the text and provides the page number. The question does not call for an interpretation, but for a concrete answer that helps one better understand the author's argument. It is evident that the student has made an effort to look up words and understand the content before asking the question. For example, do not simply ask what a word means, but say you looked it up and it means _____, but you want to better understand how it fits in the author's argument.

3.5 pts-The question refers to a specific part of the text and provides the page number. The question does not call for an interpretation, but for a concrete answer that helps one better understand the author's argument.