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Work matters : lessons from Scripture / R. Paul Stevens.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. ; Cambridge : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., c2012.Description: viii, 176 p. ; 22 cmISBN:
  • 9780802866967 (pbk.)
  • 0802866964 (pbk.)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 248.8/8 23
LOC classification:
  • BS680.W75 S74 2012
Contents:
God-given work : an introduction to the first five books -- Good work : Adam and Eve -- Degraded work : Cain -- Virtuous work : Jacob -- Vocational work : Joseph -- Spirit work : Bezalel -- Stewardship work : an introduction to the historical books -- Survival work : Ruth -- Royal work : David -- Shrewd work : Nehemiah -- Providential work : Esther -- Soul work : an introduction to the wisdom books -- Wild work : God and Job -- Slothful work : the sluggard -- Entrepreneurial work : the businessperson -- Enigmatic work : the professor -- Just work : an introduction to the prophets -- Imaginative work : Ezekiel -- Exilic work : Daniel -- Missionary work : Jonah -- Kingdom work : an introduction to the New Testament -- Contemplative work : Martha -- Tent-making work : Paul, Aquila, and Priscilla -- Lasting work : Paul -- Heavenly work : John -- Epilogue : how then shall we work?
Summary: Marketplace theology expert R. Paul Stevens revisits more than twenty biblical accounts -- from Genesis to Revelation -- exploring through them the theological meaning of every sort of work, manual or intellectual, domestic or commercial. --from publisher description.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 172-176).

God-given work : an introduction to the first five books -- Good work : Adam and Eve -- Degraded work : Cain -- Virtuous work : Jacob -- Vocational work : Joseph -- Spirit work : Bezalel -- Stewardship work : an introduction to the historical books -- Survival work : Ruth -- Royal work : David -- Shrewd work : Nehemiah -- Providential work : Esther -- Soul work : an introduction to the wisdom books -- Wild work : God and Job -- Slothful work : the sluggard -- Entrepreneurial work : the businessperson -- Enigmatic work : the professor -- Just work : an introduction to the prophets -- Imaginative work : Ezekiel -- Exilic work : Daniel -- Missionary work : Jonah -- Kingdom work : an introduction to the New Testament -- Contemplative work : Martha -- Tent-making work : Paul, Aquila, and Priscilla -- Lasting work : Paul -- Heavenly work : John -- Epilogue : how then shall we work?

Marketplace theology expert R. Paul Stevens revisits more than twenty biblical accounts -- from Genesis to Revelation -- exploring through them the theological meaning of every sort of work, manual or intellectual, domestic or commercial. --from publisher description.

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