Mobile Ed: PD331 Wealth and Stewardship in the Bible: A Practical Guide (7 hour course)
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Overview
Dr. Keith Reeves presents a biblical theology of wealth, showing that although the Old Testament often views wealth positively and the New Testament negatively, there is a theme of stewardship throughout. Dr. Reeves leads you through key biblical passages and discusses such topics as saving, debt, investment, vocation and more. He also presents case studies showing how biblical guidelines apply to a number of specific life situations.
Course Outline
Unit 1: The Old Testament View of Wealth
- What Is Wealth?
- The Land
- Learning about Land Inheritance with Morphology Search and Bible Word Study
- Ownership of the Land
- Provision for Nonlandowners
- The Monarchy: Taxation and Centralization
- The Monarchy: The Confiscation of Naboth’s Vineyard
- The Monarchy: Additional Critiques from the Prophets
- Discovering and Comparing Weights and Measures
- The Exile
- Children as Wealth
- A Definition of Stewardship
- Discover Greek Words for Underlying Hebrew
- Examples of Stewardship
- Lessons in Stewardship, Part 1
- Using Clause Participants to Understand Words
- Lessons in Stewardship, Part 2
- Lessons in Stewardship, Part 3
- Alternative Voices
Unit 2: The New Testament View of Wealth
- Comparing Old and New Testament Views
- Wealth in the Gospel of Luke
- Is Luke’s View of Wealth a Mandate?
- Jesus’ Actions Regarding Wealth
- Consider Jesus’ Occupation Using Bible Word Study, Atlas, and Factbook
- The Parable of the Rich Fool
- The Parable of the Dishonest Manager
- The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
- The Parable of the Pounds
- Zacchaeus
- Wealth in the Book of Acts
- Widows in Acts
- Paul’s Offering to the Church in Jerusalem
- James
- Using the Topic Guide to Find Dictionary Entries
- The Love of Money
- Working and Eating
- Interacting with Systematic Theologies and Ancient Literature through the Passage Guide
Unit 3: Personal Stewardship
- What Is Stewardship?
- Generosity
- Self-Control and Gratitude
- Prudence
- Economics in One Lesson
- It All Begins with Savings
- Long-Term Savings
- Tithing and Debt
- Borrowing for College
- Investing in the Stock Market
- Ten Tips for Saving Money
- Spending Money on Yourself
- Conspicuous Consumption
Unit 4: Stewardship in Family, Church, and Work
- The Family
- Stewardship in the Church
- Stewardship and Work
- What Is Vocation?
- How Do You Find a Vocation?
- Vocation and Spiritual Gifts
- Examples of Callings
- Types of Vocations for Christians
- Preparation for Vocation
Unit 5: Stewardship and the Greater Society
- Economic Systems Matter
- Causes of Wealth
- Causes of Poverty
- Why I Am No Longer a Socialist
- Capitalism
- Why Don’t You Hear This in Church?
- American Affluence
- Income Inequality
- Jubilee and Income Redistribution
- Explore the Year of Jubilee with the Factbook and Interactives
- The Role of Government
- Christian Citizens
- Is Government the Solution?
- Relationships Matter
- Consumer Society or Productive Society?
Unit 6: Responding to Needs: Guidelines
- How Should We Be Generous?
- Do We Have the Resources?
- How Does This Square with Moral Proximity?
- Will Your Generosity Solve the Problem?
- Will You Create Dependency?
- The Conviction of the Holy Spirit
Unit 7: Responding to Needs: Case Studies
- Family Inheritance
- Medical Need versus Capital Campaign
- Loss of a Job
- Saving for a Child’s Education
- Teaching Stewardship in Churches
- Business Owners
- Giving Money Away
- Giving Ten Percent
- The Church and the Homeless
- The Christian and the Beggar
- Lawsuits
- Helping Poor Money Managers
Unit 8: Romans as a Fund-Raising Letter
- The Purpose of Romans
- The Body of Paul’s Letter to the Romans
- Grammatical Construction Comparison, Part 1
- Grammatical Construction Comparison, Part 2
- Why Is This Relevant?
- Using Propositional Outlines to See the Significance of a Greek Phrase in Context
- Punctuating Romans 1:13–14
- Lessons Learned about Wealth
Product Details
- Title: PD331 Wealth and Stewardship in the Bible: A Practical Guide
- Instructor: Keith Reeves
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2014
- Product Type: Logos Mobile Education
- Resource Type: Courseware, including transcripts, audio, and video resources
- Courses: 1
- Video Hours: 7
About Keith Reeves
Dr. Keith Reeves is Professor of New Testament and Early Christian Literature at Azusa Pacific University in Southern California. He is the author of The Resurrection Narrative in Matthew: A Literary-Critical Examination (Mellen Biblical Press) and coauthor of What Christians Believe about the Bible: A Concise Guide for Students (Baker Academic).
Dr. Reeves has served as founding editor of the Journal for Christian Theological Research (1996-2007), chair of the Computer Assisted Research Group of the Society of Biblical Literature, and editor of the Gorgias Press The Bible in Technology series. He has presented widely at conferences and seminars on areas of biblical and theological studies, including the use of technology in biblical research and study—which makes him a great fit for Logos Mobile Education.
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