Overview
- This assignment should be completed after you have completed Modules 1 & 2.
- You should submit this assignment by sending the answers to your tutor.
- This assignment should be completed within 3 months of enrolling in the unit.

Instructions
- Answer the following quz by sending the answers to your tutor. Questions 1 and 4 are worth 3 points, all others are worth 2 per correct answer.

Q. 1 What is the best description of the Hebrew word 'ruakh' other than 'spirit'?
a) Person
b) Gift
c) Body
d) Breath

Q.2 Who was the first prophet in the Bible who was empowered by the Holy Spirit?
a) Abraham
b) Joseph
c) Elijah
d) Ruth

Q.3 At his baptism, the Holy Spirit descended on Jesus like...
a) A Dove
b) The Divine Council
c) The Angels
d) The fruits of the spirit

Q.4 Which 3 are all fruits of the spirit?
a) Joy, prosperity & gentleness
b) Love, kindness, wisdom
c) Faithfullness, self-control & peace
d) Forebearance, power & goodness

Q.5 True of False. God's spirit is teh giver of life and breath...
a) True
b) False

Q.6 Tim Mackie presents the spirit as God's personal ____?
a) Presence
b) Authority
c) Knowledge
d) Understanding

Q.7 In Exodus 31:1-3, who was filled with the Spirit of God?
a) Moses
b) Uri
c) Bezalel
d) Aaron

Q.8 How is the 'spirit of God' presented at teh beginning of the creation narrative?
a) Hovering
b) Shaping
c) Breathing
d) Empowering

Q.9 Upon his resurection, Jesus poured out his spirit on...
a) A select few apostles
b) All his disciples
c) The writers of the gospels
d) The Jerusalem Church

Overview
- This assignment should be completed after reviewing the content of Modules 3 & 4.
- You should submit this assignment by sending it to your Tutor.
- This assignment should be completed within 3 months of enrolling in the unit.

Modules 3 & 4 both contain readings on the Holy Spirit in Old and New Testaments.

Instructions

For this task, you are required to write a short response of no less than 300 words analysing the arguments made in one reading from either Module 3 or Module 4.

In the response you should focus on the way in which the author presents the Holy Spirit. How similar or different is it to other views you’ve seen throughout the course? Do you feel the author’s interpretation is based on strong evidence or do you believe they have missed something or that their reasoning isn’t based on strong foundations. Inversely, you may also like to discuss how the insight form the reading has challenged and contributed to your perspective on the Holy Spirit.

Overview
- This assignment should be completed after reviewing the content of both modules.
- You should submit this assignment by sending it to your Tutor.
- This assignment should be completed within 3 months of enrolling in the unit.

Instructions
Choose 1 of the questions below to write a extended response with a minimum of 500 words. The response should include a short introduction, body/argument and a short conclusion. There is no right or wrong to this response and you are strongly encourage to be analytical however your assertions must be backed up with biblical, academic and/or reputable evidence.

Q.1 The Spirit of God is present in both the Old and New Testaments however there has been a lot of discussion on how the spirit is represented in each.

What are the similarities and differences of how the Holy Spirit is represented between the Old and New Testaments and what are the implications of these?

Q.2 Whilst the Holy Spirit is recognised as a foundational part of the Christian faith, there is large debate in regards to the nature of the spirit and its operation, with a particular focus on the ‘gifts of the spirit’.

With reference to scripture and other appropriate sources, what is your informed understanding of the nature and operation of the Holy Spirit and has this view changed to any extent over the course of this subject?

Estimated time to complete module: 30mins

This introduction gives an overview of the holy spirit, including a look at how it is represented in passages in the old and new testaments.

Resource 1 - Video - 'Holy Spirit' - The Bible Project

Resource 2 - Bible Reading - Genesis 1:1-2 - Shows the role of the spirit in the creation narrative.

Resource 3 - Bible Reading - Exodus 31:1-3 - This is an example of God filling people with his spirit in the old testament.

Resource 4 - Bible Reading - Psalm 34 - Luke 3:21-22 - At Jesus' baptism, the spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove.

Resource 5 - Bible Reading - Galatians 5:13-26 - Paul describes life by the spirit.

Estimated time to complete module: 1hr

This talk was given by Ps Tim Mackie when he was Pastor of Door of Hope Church in Portland, OR.

This talk looks at what we mean as Christians when we say 'God's spirit' or the 'Holy Spirit'. This talk takes us through the origins of the Holy Spirit in the Old Testament and builds a theological foundation for us to study the rest of this subject.

Lecture 1: Video - Spirit as Life Giver - I Am Who I Am - Tim Mackie from The Bible Project

This video is 59 minutes long.

The Bible Project's animated video describing Acts Ch. 1-7.

The Holy Spirit features prominently in the first part of Acts which this video demonstrates.

Resource 1 - Video - 'Acts Ch. 1-7' - The Bible Project

This paper takes us through a comprehensive overview of the Holy Spirit in the New Testament with comprehensive references to scripture. The paper looks the spirit in 3 main periods including the gospels, the Holy Spirit in Acts and the Holy Spirit in the Epistles and Revelation.

The paper also includes an appendix on whether or not speaking in tounges, which has been viewed as a miraculous gift of the Spirit. This appendix argues a cessationist view of speaking in tounges. In later modules will explore the Charismatic and Pentecostal views of the gifts of the Holy Spirit.

Note: You may write Assignment 2 on this Reading.

Resource 1 - Academic Article - The Holy Spirit in the New Testament - Gregory Smith - Liberty University

The discussion about whether the miraculous gifts of the spirit are active today has been a large feature of 20th & 21st century christianity. There are a range of debates as to the validity of the claims of both sides of the Cessationist/Charismatic debate.

Resource 1 - Bible Reading - 1 Corinthians 12 - Paul describes the miraculous gifts of the spirit and how they work/worked in the church setting.

Resource 2 - Bible Reading - 1 Corinthians 13 - This passage is used as a proof text by cessationists as biblical evidence for why the miraculous gifts aren't operative today.

This talk was given by Dr Lynn Moresi is a Lecturer at Whitley Baptist College and a pentecostal minister based in Melbourne, Australia. She is an incredibly effective communicator and engaging speaker with a broad understanding of Christian theology from a range of different perspectives.

In this video, Lynn discusses the theology of baptism by the Holy Spirit as well as the Pentecostal view of the operation of the 'gifts of the spiri't, in particular speaking in tounges. Alongside the Pentecostal view, Lynn provides an overview of other theological perspectives including cessationism, oneness pentecostalism & the charismatic views.

Lecture: Video - Baptism in the Holy Spirit: Power for Living - Dr. Lynn Moresi

This video is 49 minutes long.

Resource 1 - Bible Reading - 1 Corinthians 6:19-20 - Paul speakes about our bodies being temples of the Holy Spirit.

Resource 2 - Bible Reading - Romas 8:1-17 - Paul speakes about the spirit being in believers.

This talk was given by Dr Tim Mackie when he was Pastor of Door of Hope Church in Portland, OR.

This talk looks at the idea of the 'Spirit as the Temple'. In Judaism, the temple in Jerusalem was the place where God's Spirit was present and was only accessible to the High Priests. This talk sheds a new light on the theology of the spirit. Tim explains how through our baptism in the spirit as new believers in Christ, we become part of the temple of God.

Lecture: Video - The Spirit and the Temple - I Am Who I Am - Dr. Tim Mackie

This lecture goes for 53 minutes