Much of Luke consists of Jesus’ teaching. As it happens, the first teaching in Luke is directly about work, although it comes...
The proverbs do not stop with commending generosity but go further to claim that caring for the poor is a matter of...
Despite the attention to personal judgment we have seen in Psalm 73, in most of Book 3, it is the nation of...
The connection between the temple and the wall is significant for the theology of work. The temple might seem to be a...
The massive national effort needed to construct the Temple leaves Solomon the ruler of a powerful kingdom. During his reign Israel's military...
The length of text devoted to land allotment in Joshua 13-22 reflects the essential role of the land in shaping Israel’s identity, although it can make eyelid-drooping reading if we don’t look at...
The action of the Book of Ruth centers around gleaning, which was one of the most important...
Just as people and institutions must not contravene legitimate authority, people in positions of power must not use their authority illegitimately. Moses...
Prior to the Exodus, Israel had never been a nation. Israel began as the family of Abraham and Sarah and their descendants...
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