Discussion of texts that are key to its development.

Your essay should include a list of those texts in which the theme appears, discussion of any Old Testament background for that theme or text, any Greco-Roman background for that theme, and discussion of texts that are key to its development. If a theme is found more than twenty-five times, you need not list all its uses, but should at least give statistics on its use.

• Signs – Works

• “I am” Sayings / Passages in John (you may focus on one)

• The Good Shepherd Discourse in the gospel of John

• The Upper Room Discourse (a.k.a., Farewell Discourse) in the gospel of John

• The Bread of Life Discourse in the gospel of John

• Jesus’ Prayer in John 17

• Testimony – Witness

• God the Father

• Jesus as the Sent One

• Holy Spirit

• Believe – Trust

• Truth – Falsehood

• Light – Darkness

• Love – Hate

• Life – Eternal Life

• Rabbi – Teacher in the gospel of John

• The Descent – Ascent Motif in the gospel of John

• Women in the Gospel of John

• Gentiles (non-Israelites) in the Gospel of John

• Jewish Feasts in the Gospel of John

• The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia in Revelation (you may focus on one)

• The Seals in Revelation

• The Trumpets in Revelation

• An Image or Set of Related Images in Revelation

• The Book of Life

• The Theme of Life in Revelation

• Crowns in Revelation

• Texts in Revelation in which “Amen” Is Used

• Texts in Revelation in which “Behold” Is Used

• A Selected Theme from the Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia

• Old Testament Backgrounds for a Selected Chapter or Passage in Revelation

You must make significant use of at least four sources in addition to Scripture.

You should avail yourself of Logos resources (e.g., Bible dictionaries, essays in Faithlife Study Bible, commentaries) and digital sources such as journals found in the Ebsco Journals & eBooks database found in the Research Links box on any DCC Moodle course site.