In the duration of Term 2, I have only been reading the "Old Testament" in the Bible; while reading I, with the guide of the activity book as well began to chose which I will write a "summary" about.
The stories/events that I chose were; Genesis - The Garden of Eden; Noah's Ark; Exodus - Moses - Ten Commandments and Daniel in the Lions' Den.
After the Term, in several periods of the holidays, I have started to write the "summaries". This was done in order starting from "The Beginning" up to the "Daniel in the lion's Den". I've made several changes to how the wording in most parts of my writing. Though however, some are entirely quoted from "The Bible"; by that, I am stating that some of the writing in which we would see a character talking, most was kept original. This was done so that the writing would have some aesthetics of where it originated.
I am currently reading more, however, the topic I am focusing on now; again continuing on the Biblical Reference, I am reading the New Testament.
Kia Ora Axle,
ReplyDeleteFirstly can I say that the amount of time and effort you have put into your work is outstanding, it is great to see your passion for the subject. Well done. I would love to know which stories you felt most connected to, were there any lessons from them that you felt you could apply to life in our society, or ones that we should be trying to include more often?
I will send over a book for you to have a read through that might help you make connections between these biblical stories and others.
Keep up the amazing work!
Hello Ms Handley,
DeleteThank you very much for the feedback, I am very glad that you liked the work that I have done. I felt quite connected to Noah's Ark, I admire in the story how Noah, even though was made fun of, he dedicated himself to do it did not stop him. He beleived what he was doing was of a purpose, he and his family were commited into their task, however long it took. In my opinion I think that we should take from that, being more commited to what we believe is right. Pursue what you want to pursue and dedicate yourself to it.
Thank you very much for the book that you've lent me; it will certainly help me in my writing, I really appreciate it.
These are great summaries Axle; well done! Did you know that most of the stories in the Old Testament prefigure and foreshadow Christ in the New Testament?! Maybe that could be a line of thought for you to consider studying next?! Also, the bible has A LOT of wonderful examples of language features for writing. Would you also like a copy of 'The Element of Eloquence' that explains these language features? Either way, let's catch up and talk!
ReplyDeleteHi Mr Aitken,
DeleteThank you for your comment, it pleases me that you've liked my summaries.
I didn't know that it foreshadowed the New Testament, I've always thought of them as two different parts and ideas. Thank you for telling me that, this would really help me when I start to connect both the Old Testament and the New Testament. I would really love to be able to have a copy of 'The Element of Eloquence'. I really want to learn more language features and how I can incorporate it in my writing. I woud be really glad if we could have such a time to catch up and dicuss.
Once again, thank you very much.