Purpose:  The purpose of this template is to provide a common structure for the development of research papers, issue analyses and book reviews. 

Various types of papers are encouraged, and the format used for reporting will help writers know what could be included (at a minimum). 

Members do not have to submit papers.  This is just a common structure for those who want wish to.

Date:

Title:

Type of Paper:  (Below are several different types of possible papers that PSL members might consider tackling; each is described.)

Summary Statement:  (approx. 20-100 words)

Paper:  (the paper itself would go here)

References:  (those used in the paper)

Key Scriptures: (those central to the paper's thesis)

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Paper types:

1.  Research Question:  A question of interest to understanding some aspect of prophecy. 

Examples:  (a) When in the end-times scheme do prophecy scholars and teachers place the Ezekiel 38-39 attack on Israel? (b)  What are the most credible estimates of the rapture season?  (c)  What are the specific signs of the end-times that have been fulfilled to-date?

2.  Book Review:  A summary of a book on prophecy that allows the reader to see the central ideas and claims made by the author and their relevance to current events and end-times prophecy. 

Examples:  Hal Lindsey’s The Final Battle; Tim LaHaye’s Revelation Unveiled, John Walvoord’s Armageddon, Oil and the Middle East Crisis.

3.  Inductive Bible Study:  A study of a specific text in the Bible using the inductive method of Observation, Interpretation and Application. 

Example:  (see internet web sites re: this method for more specifics).

4.  Topical Bible Study:  A study of a specific topic of Biblical prophecy by tracing its roots, trunk, and branches in Scripture. 

Example:  Concept, reality, and prophecy of the rapture.

5.  Article Review:  A summary and analysis of an article regarding end-times prophecies; may be drawn from hard-copy print, printed sermons, or on-line articles. 

Examples:  Jack Kinsella article at omegaletter.com, Hal Lindsey article at hallindseyoracle.com, or articles at olivetreeviews.org/topics/prophecy. 

6.  Current Events Analysis:  An analysis of events as published in the news about recent events, especially as they relate to end-times prophecy. 

Example:  How does Biblical prophecy inform our decision to encourage the splitting of Israel, giving up land for peace with the PLO?

7.  Theory Construction:  The proposal of working theory about the outcome of prophecy, or how Biblical principles work in the unfolding of prophecy. 

Example:  Article supporting a view of the Ezekiel 38 battle as occurring before the 7-year Tribulation.

8.  Research Proposal:  A description a particular problem or issue in end-times studies, including its background, and a research question that would attempt to get at the answer(s) to that problem or issue. 

Example:  “Understanding the great snatching away of millions of Christians: What Biblical examples are available to illustrate or preview the rapture?”