Read John 2:1-12 and watch “The Chosen” Season 1, Episode 5 “The Wedding Gift” [it’s free online] and notice how they juxtapose two events (the finding in the Temple, and the Wedding Feast at Cana) in order to bring out what Jesus is doing and who He is.
–Be sure to notice how they portray this in the episode, noting the choices they make: which characters are placed where, how are conversations filled out, etc.
Then choose an event in the Gospel of Mark (if you like a different account in one of the other Gospels, you can use that too). Pair it with an Old Testament event. And discuss how you would write/direct an episode to bring out the two events and show how the New Testament event about Jesus has added meaning from and is fulfilling the Old Testament in a way that further reveals who Jesus is. Basically, how would you shoot or write an episode with a brief 3-4 minute depiction of the OT event and the rest of the episode being the NT event that shows the typology present in the Old and New Testament.
–If you are having trouble thinking of examples, don’t hesitate to make an appointment with me. We can talk through an example, but at least have chosen 2 or so New Testament passages you are interested in.
■ It should be no shorter than 4 pages. The paper should:
–Firstly, tell me what the exact two passages are that you are working with and what happens in them.
–Secondly, tell me how the OT event prefigures and is fulfilled in the NT event. You should also say how understanding the OT event helps in understanding the NT event (especially Jesus) and note any typology. [Typology- antetype, type]
–Explain how you would write/shoot an episode to bring this out typology and meaning out (what characters would you emphasize, what would you do with dialogue, are there any particular ways you would shoot scenes?)
■ Be sure to include a thesis statement in the first part. It should have what your two passages are and the main things you plan to discuss and emphasize in your episode writing/shooting that illuminate the two passages. Again, be mindful of your grammar. Double space and include a heading and title.
Quotations should be done from Scripture in the form of: “Quote (Book Name Chapter Number: verse number-verse number). While you do not need to use secondary research, if you have any additional quotes please use MLA formatting.
