Tag: Deuteronomy 28
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Imago Dei and the Material World (Part 3)
Throughout most of history, the Church has taken an instrumental view of human work and economic activity. There is no question that work has such value. Through our labors, we provide food, clothing, and shelter. Work sustains us so we can do those distinctly human activities like worship God, meditate on who God is, educate…
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Household: The Fictive “rosh to kephale” Exceptions in the Septuagint (Part 1)
The Hebrew Bible was translated into Greek from the third through first centuries B.C.E. This translation became known as the Septuagint (LXX). As we saw earlier, in most cases where the Hebrew authors use the word rosh (head) metaphorically, it was not translated as kephale (head) in Greek. Rosh usually indicated "chief" or "ruler" when…
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Theology and Economics: Israel and the Coming Shalom
God's mission is renewal of shalom. What will this age of shalom look like? The vision was unveiled over time. First, I will look at the Old Testament vision of the coming age and then turn to the New Testament vision. God had promised Abraham that "…in you all the families of the earth shall…