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

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