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Chloe Combs & Joseph Laurendeau

Redefining Communication and Education Through Storytelling and the Arts.

The majority of the world’s population identify as oral learners, meaning they more effectively understand and exchange information by means other than reading and writing. Despite this fact, oral communication has become a lost art over the years. Education systems and daily human interaction have come to rely on technology and print communication almost exclusively. This presentation focuses on the power and importance of orality-based communication, and addresses the benefits and validity of storytelling and the arts in education.

CM 499, Capstone

Terry O’Casey

P114

10 – 10:30 AM

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Travis Frederickson, Joseph Laurendeau & Lily Wanous

The History and Meaning of the Greek word for “grapevine”

This poster presentation explores the meaning of the Greek word for “grapevine” (ampelos) as it occurs in John 15:15 and other passages of the Bible. In determining the meaning of this word in this passage, we will explore its use and understanding throughout scripture in the light of historical and theological backgrounds. We are conducting research to find the meaning of the word “grapevine” in John 15:1-5 and Isaiah 5:1-7 and how the two relate. Isaiah and Jeremiah mention how Israel was the vine of God’s planting but it failed to bear good fruit; but in John 15:1-5, the new generation of God’s people are the branches growing from the “vine” (Jesus) and bearing good fruit. The representation of how the word “grapevine” changes throughout history by looking at the Gospels, New Testament writings and the Septuagint. The endings and use change over time as the texts were all written at different times in history. And finally the secular meaning of the word in Greek culture, poetry and writings throughout history. We will be looking into the meaning of the word in other metaphors that are not biblical and the relationship between the bible and secular (Pagan) Greco-Roman culture.

GRK 301 Elementary Greek

Dennis Lindsay

Banquet Room

1 – 3 PM