Theology of work Bible commentary.
Theology of Work Project (Boston, Mass.)
Messenger, William,1960-editor.
McDonough, Sean M.,1964-editor.
Theology of Work Project (Boston, Mass.)
Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-126) and index.
Introduction to the prophets -- Who were the prophets? -- Situating the prophets in Israel's history -- Timeline of the prophets -- Isaiah and Work -- Introduction to Isaiah -- An overview of the book of Isaiah -- God's view of our work -- Worship and work -- Arrogant pride and self-suffiency -- Exploitation and marginalization -- Peace and prosperity -- Life, knowledge, and wisdom -- Servant at work -- Work's ultimate meaning -- Conclusion from Isaiah -- Jeremiah & Lamentations and work -- Introduction to Jeremiah and Lamentations -- Jeremiah and his times -- The reluctant prophet's call and job description -- An overview of the book of Jeremiah -- Calling to work -- Goodness and defilement of work -- Acknowledgment of God's provision -- Injustice, greed, the common good, and integrity -- Faith in God's provision -- Work within a balanced life -- Blessing the wider society through work -- Goodness of work restored -- Slave set free -- Taking a stand at work -- Jeremiah the poet at work : Lamentations -- Ezekiel and work -- Introduction to Ezekiel -- Ezekiel's call to become a prophet -- Israel's responsibility for its predicament -- Israel's systemic breakdown -- Where does success come from? -- The call to warn others -- Israel's failure of leadership -- Israel's covenantal hope -- Daniel and work -- Introduction to Daniel --The big picture of the book of Daniel -- Introduction : in exile at Babylon U. -- God will overthrow pagan kingdoms and replace them with his own kingdom -- Sufferings, yet rewards, for faithful witnesses to God in the meantime -- The humbling of the pagan king -- The overthrow of the pagan kingdom -- Sufferings, yet rewards, for faithful witnesses to God in the meantime -- God will overthrow pagan kingdoms and replace them with his own kingdom -- Conclusions from Daniel -- The twelve prophets and work -- Introduction to the twelve prophets -- Historical backdrop of the twelve prophets -- Faith and work before the exile-Hosea, Amos, Obadiah, Joel, and Micah -- Faith and work during the exile-Nahum, Habakkuk, and Zephaniah -- Faith and work after the exile-Haggai, Zechariah, and Malachi -- Jonah and God's blessing for all nations -- Conclusions from the twelve prophets.
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