Source Analysis & Tradition History
Grading Protocol
last update 13 April 2006

Part One: References

  1. The complete and accurate Chicago Manual of Style version bibliographic references for the original sources should be listed at the top of the first page of the analysis, followed by the your name and the date the assignment was completed.
  2. The document should be compiled in html or xml format and submitted electronically to the course web or via email to the instructor.
  3. If the review is submitted in print form, the document should have a two-line header that appears on the top left of each page, with the your name on the first line and the references for the texts you are analyzing on the second line; page numbers should appear at the top right of each page of the analysis.
 
3
 Bibliographic reference is complete; correctly follows Chicago Manual of Style; reviewer's information is complete; html or xml file submitted electronically
 
2
 Bibliographic reference is complete; correctly follows Chicago Manual of Style; reviewer's information is complete; doc or wpd file (with correct header and page enumeration) submitted electronically
 
1
 Bibliographic reference is complete; correctly follows Chicago Manual of Style; reviewer's information is complete; doc or wpd file (with correct header and page enumeration) submitted in print form
 
0
 Bibliographic reference is incomplete or does not correctly follow Chicago Manual of Style; or reviewer's information is incomplete; or doc or wpd file (with incorrect or no header and page enumeration) submitted in print form

Part Two: Content

  3 Accurate identification of the key features of the Biblical texts you are analyzing (genre, form, structure, etc.)
  Given the features of the four Pentateuchal sources:
  3 a. Which do you find in each of your texts?
  3 b. Where do you find each of them?
  3 c. In each case, what textual features contributed to your identification?
  3 d. If there are places where sources are layered upon each other, with one or more later sources building on one or more earlier ones, where do you see those changes and how do they affect the content/meaning of the text?
  3 What historical and theological significance do you see in the multiplicity of sources behind your texts?
  3 What historical and theological significance do you draw from the fact that the core tradition is repeated in the Bible?

Part Three: Evaluation of this Exercise

  1. What is the most important thing you learned by doing this analysis?
  2. What are two or three questions you would like to raise for class discussion of these texts?
 
3
 Clear, succinct, complete, and interesting response to Q1 and 2–3 good questions for class discussion
 
2
 Adequate response to Q1 and 1–2 good questions for class discussion
 
1
 Vague response to Q1 and 1–2 insubstantial questions for class discussion
 
0
 No response to either of these questions

Composition: Grammar, punctuation, spelling, etc.

 
3
 Perfect work
 
2
 One or two punctuation mistakes OR one spelling or grammatical or syntactical error
 
1
 Three or more punctuation mistakes OR two spelling or grammatical or syntactical errors
 
0
 Three or more spelling or grammatical errors OR several punctuation mistakes and one or two spelling or grammatical or syntactical errors
  
Total Points (of 30)
 – less points for late submission
  
Net Points