Search results for: ruth (23)

Unemployment Tag Guide

Article

This is a guide to the most significant Theology of Work Project resources with the Tag of “unemployment” plus...

Small Group Studies

Small Group Study

Get your small group talking about work.

Course Module in OT - Economics and Contemporary Workplace Issues in Ruth

Seminary Curriculum

Integrate workplace issues into the study of the Old Testament by diving into the book of Ruth.

Ruth: the Ezer Daughter-in-Law

Article

Women's work takes many forms. Among the women in the Old Testament, some served as midwives, some as either prostitutes...

Address Modern Workplace Issues in a Seminary Class on Old Testament

Seminary Curriculum

This seminary assignment shows how to integrate workplace issues into the study of the Old Testament, specifically from...

Teaching the Old Testament: Ruth and Faithful Care

Article

This guide to teaching the Old Testament: Ruth and Faithful Care was prepared by Alistair Mackenzie, teaching...

Redemption: The Peculiar Calling of Jesus’ Followers

Audio

“The world breaks everyone.” - Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell to Arms Welcome to the Theology of Work Podcast. The...

God Works Through the Fruitfulness of Childbearing (Ruth 4:13-18)

Bible Commentary

In Ruth 4:13, we encounter only the second instance in the book (in addition to Ruth 1:6) where an event is expressly...

God Works Through Legal Processes (Ruth 4:1-12)

Bible Commentary

Redemption: The Peculiar Calling of Jesus' Followers at Work (Click to listen) Boaz accepts Ruth’s...

God Works Through Human Ingenuity (Ruth 3:1-18)

Bible Commentary

In instigating the courtship between Boaz and Ruth, necessity once again leads Naomi to move beyond the bounds of...

God’s Blessing is Redoubled When People Work According to His Ways (Ruth 3:1-4:18)

Bible Commentary

In the remarkable episode of Ruth gleaning in Boaz’s field, we see a vivid demonstration of Boaz’s compassion,...

God Leads Individuals to Provide Economic Opportunities for the Poor and Vulnerable (Ruth 2:17-23)

Bible Commentary

Boaz was inspired to go significantly beyond what the law required in providing for the poor and vulnerable. The...