What did the text mean in its ancient context?” to “what does the text mean in my context today?

Exegetical Essay on Ephesians 2:1-10 (ESV)

Each student will write a 400 – 500-word exegetical essay discussing how to faithfully apply their selected passage in a contemporary setting. The essay should be in 12 point, Times New Romans font. Format per the Turabian guidelines. Resources for Turabian formatting may be found in the Online Writing Center. Your paper should follow the footnote method of citation.

Instructions
After completing the assigned reading for this week, follow the guidance below to construct your essay:

Your goal in this essay is to explain how Christians today should faithfully apply the ancient passage of inspired Scripture that you have been working with throughout the course. Applications must arise from your prior analysis of the meaning of the passage in its original context.

Now, you need to carefully shift from asking “what did the text mean in its ancient context?” to “what does the text mean in my context today?” Imagine that Paul, as the ancient human author of this text, will be reading your proposed contemporary applications. You want to remain true to what he intended for the passage, but you also want to best represent what you think he would say about the same topic today.