Select Biblical Material on Use of Natural and Material Resources/Possessions
GEN205 / Christianity and Consumption Honors Seminar
Students are to responsibly research and interpret the following passages, utilizing biblical resources such as Bible dictionaries/encyclopedias, commentaries, and books. Be prepared to discuss each passage and its relevance to material possessions and the environment.
Gen 1
Gen 12:2-3; 13:2
Gen 41
Num 26:52-56
Lev 25:23
Exo 20:15, 17
Exo 22:25-27; Lev 25:35-37; Deut 23:19-20
Exo 23:10-12; Deut 15
Lev 27:30-33
Lev 19:9-10
Exo 22:21
Lev 5:7, 11; 12:8
Deut 24:6
Lev 19:15
1 Sam 2:7-8
Deut 17:17
1 Kings 21:1-16
Old Testament Writings and Prophets (Feb 1)
Job 29:12-16
Job 31:24-28
Prov 12:11; 13:21
Ps 37:16-17; Prov 15:16-17
Prov 23:4-5
Ps 82:3-4
Ps 40:17
Prov 13:22, 25
Prov 6:10-11
Prov 3:9-10; 27-28; 29:7
Isa 2:7-8, 20
Ez 22:29; Micah 2:2; Amos 5:11-12
Amos 4:1; 6:4-6; Hab 1:16-17
Micah 3:11-12; Isa 10:1-2
Isa 1:17; 61:1; 58:6-7
Jer 9:23-24; Mal 3:8-10
Jer 29:7
Isa 54-55; 60-66; Ezek 34:25-31
Lk 7:41-43
Mk 4:18-19
Mat 13:44-46
Mt 18:23-35
Luke 10:29-37
Luke 12:16-21
Luke 14:12-24
Luke 14:28:33
Luke 16:1-13
Luke 16:19-31
Mat 20:1-16)
Luke 19:11-27; Matt 25:14-30
Mk 12:1-2
Mt 4:1-11; Luke 4:1-13
Mathew 5-7; Luke 6
Luke 4:16:21; Isaiah 61:1-2; 58:6
Mark 8:36
Mark 10:17-31; Luke 19:1-10
Mark 11:15-17
Mark 12:13-17
Mark 12:41-44