Wisdom and Work: Theological Reflections on Human Labor from Ecclesiastes - Couverture souple

Charles, J. Daryl

 
9781725265370: Wisdom and Work: Theological Reflections on Human Labor from Ecclesiastes
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ISBN 10 : 1725265370 ISBN 13 : 9781725265370
Editeur : Cascade Books, 2021

Synopsis

Alluring yet frustrating. Charming yet maddening. Such is our reaction to the literary wonder called Ecclesiastes (Qoheleth), a “wisdom” book that has captured the fascination of readers everywhere for over two millennia with its mix of poetry and personal reflection, its probing of the human experience and its piercing assessment of human activity—especially human labor. Its “All is meaningless!” lament, which frames the document, is well known to all. But its message and the structure of the writer’s argument remain disputed, even among professional scholars. Often overlooked, when not ignored, is the relationship between joy or contentment and the fear of God. And almost universally ignored in standard commentary is the role that satisfaction in our work plays in the life of the God-fearer. Against the mainstream of biblical scholarship, Wisdom and Work argues for the presence of a double theme in Ecclesiastes. It argues that, based on the writer’s literary-rhetorical strategy, two diametrically opposed outlooks on life are being contrasted in Ecclesiastes, and that meaning and purpose, not “meaninglessness,” are by divine design to be the norm – a norm that infuses the daily, the ordinary, and perhaps most significantly, our work.

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À propos de l'auteur

J. Daryl Charles is Director and Senior Fellow of the Bryan Institute for Critical Thought & Practice at Bryan College. Among the number of books he has authored are Retrieving the Natural Law: A Return to Moral First Things (2008) and The Unformed Conscience of Evangelicalism: Recovering the Church's Moral Vision (2002).

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Éditeur
Cascade Books
Date d'édition
2021
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1725265370
ISBN 13 
9781725265370
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
226
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9781725265363: Wisdom and Work: Theological Reflections on Human Labor from Ecclesiastes

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ISBN 10 :  1725265362 ISBN 13 :  9781725265363
Editeur : Wipf & Stock Publishers, 2021
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