Work and Vocation through the Lens of Ecclesiastes - Couverture souple

Soo Hoo, Gilbert

 
9781666731071: Work and Vocation through the Lens of Ecclesiastes

Synopsis

“I want my work to have significance” is an often-expressed declaration. But that desire faces a shocking challenge from possibly the wisest man who ever lived, Qohelet, through his writings in Ecclesiastes. Repeatedly, he pens the word “meaningless/absurd” to encapsulate his conclusions about work and life. We cannot simply dismiss his viewpoint as that of a madman because his words are canonized in Scripture. However, a second writer, the frame narrator, emerges at the end of Ecclesiastes to complement Qohelet without totally agreeing and with a greater urgency for our duty to God as our vocation. Both writers see the complexities and incongruities that typify our labor and life. Yet, through these challenges we can still find significance when we honor our God.

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À propos de l'auteur

Gilbert Soo Hoo is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Singapore Bible College. He is the author of The Pedagogy of the Johannine Jesus (2009).

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ISBN 10 :  1666723207 ISBN 13 :  9781666723205
Editeur : Resource Publications (CA), 2021
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