ASSIGNMENT
Book: Translated Christianities : Nahuatl and Maya Religious Texts by Mark Z. Christensen
Use the reading ( Section on Nahuatl and Maya Confessional Manuals pg. 93-110). Write an essay by answering the four questions attached below.
Write at least 500 words.
1. What is the author’s argument or position? Identify the reasons why an author wrote their work, which may be related to an issue or concern.
2. What did they use to make their case? Identify the evidence an author used to arrive at their conclusions. USE CITATIONS AND EXPLAIN THEM.
3. What do you think about the author’s argument and evidence based on your current academic major (biology major)? Relate how the author's argument connects to the field of biology. For example: you can write about if you think a sin is biological. Is there something about how Molina presents sin that seems to be inherent to a human biological condition? Is Molina doing something similar? You can challenge the author.
4. Identify a present-day issue or concern related to your source. This can be a social media post, a news story, a movie, tv-show, lyrics of a song, etc.
